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| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2020-09-18 | 2014-10-15 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Brown and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 459.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple G11P GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 has a global score of 74.5, which is much better than Apple iPad (2020)'s 66.6 general score. Despite of the fact Google Nexus 9 is incredibly older and just a little thicker than Apple iPad (2020), it's design is still somewhat lighter. Google Nexus 9 has just a bit better screen than Apple iPad (2020), because although it has a bit smaller display and a little bit worse 2048 x 1536 resolution, it also counts with a little bit higher display density.
Apple iPad (2020) features a bit superior CPU than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have a 64-bit processing unit, the Apple iPad (2020) also has 2 more processing cores. The iPad (2020) and the Google Nexus 9 count with incredibly similar storage capacity to install applications and games, they have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory.
The Google Nexus 9 has a very superior battery life than iPad (2020). The iPad (2020) takes better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 9. Both of them have the same resolution back-facing camera, a F2.4 aperture, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate.
Google Nexus 9 is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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