I have a Kindle, ipad mini 2 which they dubbed retina and nexus 10...
For real reading dont think about a tablet...android or ios or anything else with magic retina or whatever..it is in no way a reading device and your eyes will tire in a couple of hours maxx.......just go for a kindle or kobo....i love the kindle personally..
For ipad mini vs nexus:
- Dont know if i ever knew the difference in resolution
- B/w the two i prefer mini bcoz of the small size...still i have put an app called forward to kindle on my android which sends all the articles to kindle too...so i dont need to even pick up either for reading
- The kindle app is same - i mean exactly same on both the devices...actually the kindle on my ipad faces a lot of problem trying to read the files i add via itunes...maybe i dont know how but on android i have found it much easier...
- Ibooks vs Play books app : I hate ibooks i mean i hate it...esp for audiobooks...there is no alternative good audiobook player on ios as well...In all in my opinion there is no comparison, i love play books app much more than ibooks
- Other useful apps like paytm, uber etc etc - Same on both of them...
- Indian Apps: Many indian apps actually dont even exist on ios like towness etc...big basket and others dont have an ipad version so it is just a bloated iphone screen being zoomed in
- Flipboard, Pulse etc. : Again same for both of them
- Magzter, Zinio etc magazine apps - Again same on both of them...
- Games: I dont play games on the tablets...have an xbox for that so cant comment
- Life: Both of them have been running for 3 years now so again dont know about the claims that android doesnt post competition