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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2025-03-04 | 2014-10-15 |
| -- | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black, Brown and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8.9 inches |
| -- | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 288 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 9 has an overall score of 74.5, which is slightly better than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s 69.6 score. The Google Nexus 9 works with Android 5.0 operating system, while Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Google Nexus 9 counts with a way better looking display than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little bit smaller display.
The Google Nexus 9 has a much more powerful CPU than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a bit longer battery lifetime than Google Nexus 9, because it has 7606mAh of battery capacity. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a much better camera than Google Nexus 9, because it has a way larger camera aperture to take better low light photography and videos, a back camera with a lot better 12 megapixels resolution and a much higher (4K) video resolution.
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