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Apple iPad mini
Wi-Fi Only 64 GB| Global Score | |
| 67.9 | 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 |
| $ 320.00 | $ 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, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.8 | 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 has a general score of 74.5, which is a bit better than Apple iPad mini's overall score of 67.9. Google Nexus 9 has Android 5.0 OS, and Apple iPad mini works with iOS 8.x OS. Even being the best we are comparing here, the Google Nexus 9 is a incredibly heavier and just a little thicker tablet than the Apple iPad mini.
Google Nexus 9 counts with a better performance than Apple iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, and they both have the same number of cores, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a 64-bit CPU. Google Nexus 9 counts with a much better display than iPad mini, because it has a little larger screen, a way better resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and a lot more pixels per inch of screen.
The iPad mini has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 9, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Google Nexus 9 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than iPad mini, because it has a 51% larger battery capacity. IPad mini counts with just a bit better camera than Google Nexus 9, although it has a worse 1920x1080 video resolution and a way lower 5 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, they both have a F2.4 diafragm aperture.
The Google Nexus 9 is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets, which makes it a great choice.
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