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| Global Score | |
| 54.7 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | |
| Android 4.2.1 | Android 5.0 |
| -- | 2014-10-15 |
| 8.00 x 5.40 x 0.30 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 13.40 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| White | Black, Brown and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 768 x 1024 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 160 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| Z2560 (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 is much better than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, with a 74.5 score against 54.7. Both of these tablets have Android OS (operating system), but the Google Nexus 9 has a newer 5.0 version and Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 has Android 4.2.1, so it provides the user some nice extra features and performance enhancements. Although it's the best portable tablet in this comparison review, the Google Nexus 9 body is a bit thicker and somewhat heavier than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479.
The Google Nexus 9 features a greater performance than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, and although they both have 2 processing cores, the Google Nexus 9 also has more RAM memory and a 64 bits processor. The Google Nexus 9 counts with a sharper screen than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, because it has a way better number of pixels per inch in the screen, a bit larger display and a lot higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels.
The Google Nexus 9 features just a bit more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 32 GB internal memory capacity. Google Nexus 9 features a way better battery lifetime than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, because it has a 6700mAh battery size against 4000mAh.
Google Nexus 9 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Google Nexus 9 also has a back camera with a lot higher 8 mega pixels resolution.
The Google Nexus 9 costs exactly the same than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479.
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