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| Global Score | |
| 54.8 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | |
| Android 4.4 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-10-02 | 2014-10-15 |
| 7.50 x 5.00 x 0.42 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 11.89 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, White and Yellow | Black, Brown and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 195.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| -- | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 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 |
| 5.17 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 3 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 has a score of 74.5, which is a lot better than the Amazon Fire HD 7's overall score of 54.8. The Google Nexus 9 body is noticeably thinner but heavier than the Amazon Fire HD 7, and both of them were released with only 0 months difference. These tablets work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Google Nexus 9 has a more recent 5.0 version and Amazon Fire HD 7 has Android 4.4 version, so it counts with a couple nice extra features and performance enhancements.
Google Nexus 9 has a quite superior hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 7, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster), it also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory and a 64-bit processing unit. Google Nexus 9 features a little bit better looking screen than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has a greater pixels density, a bigger screen and a way higher 2048 x 1536 resolution.
Google Nexus 9 counts with a lot better camera than Amazon Fire HD 7, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Google Nexus 9 also has a way more mega-pixels camera in the back. Google Nexus 9 features a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 7, because it has 32 GB internal memory.
The Google Nexus 9 counts with a much longer battery life than Amazon Fire HD 7.
The Google Nexus 9 costs more money than Amazon Fire HD 7, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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