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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 5.0 |
| -- | 2014-10-15 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black, Brown and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 5.85 | 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/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.91 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Dual SIM | SIM |
| 10 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 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 better than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s 63.3 global score. Despite being the best tablet in this comparison review, the Google Nexus 9 is a somewhat thicker and heavier tablet than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). The Google Nexus 9 works with Android 5.0 operating system, and Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system.
The Google Nexus 9 has a bit sharper display than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has a bit less pixels per inch of screen and a little bit worse 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution, it also counts with a bit bigger display. The Google Nexus 9 features a much faster CPU than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has 4 lesser cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
IPad mini (A17 Pro) has a much better camera than Google Nexus 9, because it has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back facing camera with much more megapixels. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
Google Nexus 9 features a very superior battery lifetime than iPad mini (A17 Pro).
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Google Nexus 9 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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