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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2014-10-15 |
| -- | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black, Brown and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8.9 inches |
| -- | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 288 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.8 | 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 | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 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 a general score of 74.5, which is just a bit better than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s global score of 70.4. Google Nexus 9 works with Android 5.0 operating system, and iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Google Nexus 9 features a much better display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller screen.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a superior storage for games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because it has more internal memory. Google Nexus 9 features a much powerful processing unit than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 6 lesser CPU cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a superior battery lifetime than Google Nexus 9, because it has a 45% larger battery capacity. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures way better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 9, because it has a back-facing camera with a way better 12 megapixels resolution, a lot larger camera aperture for better low-light photos and videos and a lot better (4K) video definition.
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