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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 68.1 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 5.0 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2014-10-15 |
| 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 11.01 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Brown and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 281.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 162 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 8.01 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 9 is slightly better than iPad mini, with a 74.5 score against 68.1. The Google Nexus 9 construction is much heavier and a little bit thicker than iPad mini. Google Nexus 9 counts with Android 5.0 operating system, and iPad mini comes with iOS 8.x operating system. The Google Nexus 9 counts with a better performing processing unit than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, and they both have a Dual-Core CPU, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a 64-bits CPU.
The Google Nexus 9 has a better display than iPad mini, because it has a quite bigger screen, a much higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a way greater pixels density. The iPad mini features a little bit better camera than Google Nexus 9, although it has a way less MP resolution back camera and a lower (Full HD) video quality, they both have a same size aperture.
The iPad mini counts with a much better memory capacity for applications and games than Google Nexus 9, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Google Nexus 9 counts with a superior battery life than Apple iPad mini, because it has a 51 percent greater battery size.
Even being the best tablet in our comparison, the Google Nexus 9 is also cheaper, which makes it an easy decision.
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