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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iPadOS 13.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2019-03-18 | 2014-10-15 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.87 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black, Brown and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 679.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 32.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | 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 Apple iPad mini (2019) has a global score of 85.9, which is much better than the Google Nexus 9's score of 74.5. The Apple iPad mini (2019) body is newer, a lot thinner and incredibly lighter than Google Nexus 9. Apple iPad mini (2019) counts with iPadOS 13.x OS, and Google Nexus 9 has Android 5.0 OS.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) features a quite superior hardware performance than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have a 64-bits processing unit, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has a higher amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores. The Google Nexus 9 counts with a little more vivid display than iPad mini (2019), because although it has a quite lower display pixel density, and they both have an equal resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a little larger screen.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Google Nexus 9. Both of them have the same video resolution, the same video frame rates, a 8 mega pixels back camera and the same camera aperture. The Apple iPad mini (2019) has a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because it has 256 GB internal memory.
The Google Nexus 9 has better battery performance than iPad mini (2019), because it has 6700mAh of battery capacity.
Although Apple iPad mini (2019) is a better device, it costs a lot more than Google Nexus 9, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Google Nexus 9. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can buy Google Nexus 9, and give up a couple features, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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