Comparing the Apple iPad Air to the iPad 2, MacBook Air and Google Nexus 7

A side view of the iPad Air. Yes, it is thin and light. (Photo: Nandagopal Rajan)

As the iPad advertisement says, it is as thin as a pen. (Photo: Nandagopal Rajan)

Put it near a paperback and you realise who wafer thin this new Apple tablet is. (Photo: Nandagopal Rajan)

The MacBook Air is not all that fatter than the iPad Air. Then the former is a full-fledged computer, not just a tablet. (Photo: Nandagopal Rajan)

The Google Nexus 7 looks obese when placed next to the iPad Air. (Photo: Nandagopal Rajan)

There is not much to differentiate the iPad 2 and iPad air. The difference is under 1.5 mm and hard to spot. (Photo: Nandagopal Rajan)

From top you can see that the iPad Air has a much thinner bezel on the sides than the iPad 2. (Photo: Nandagopal Rajan)

This means the iPad Air is not as wide as the old iPad 2. (Photo: Nandagopal Rajan)

Edge to edge there is a difference in design, but not much in thickness. (Photo: Nandagopal Rajan)

Kept face to face, you can clearly see who the iPad Air is much smaller. This is also what makes it almost 150 grams lighter. (Photo: Nandagopal Rajan)