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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2018-11-07 | 2014-10-15 |
| 9.74 x 7.02 x 0.23 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.51 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | Black, Brown and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 799.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2388 x 1668 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 7-core GPU GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| 7812mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 11-inch has a general score of 80.4, which is slightly better than Google Nexus 9's overall score of 74.5. IPad Pro 11-inch is a much newer and a lot thinner tablet than Google Nexus 9, although it is also just a bit heavier. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch features a bit better performance than Google Nexus 9, because although it has a 32-bit processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with more cpu cores and a greater amount of RAM.
The Google Nexus 9 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, it also counts with a just a little higher pixel density. The iPad Pro 11-inch has a very superior storage to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because it has 64 GB internal storage.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Google Nexus 9, because it has a 17 percent larger battery size. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch counts with a very superior camera than Google Nexus 9, because it has a much larger diafragm aperture for better low light photos and video, a much higher 12 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and a way better video resolution.
Although Apple iPad Pro 11-inch is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Google Nexus 9, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Google Nexus 9. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can buy the Google Nexus 9, letting go a couple features, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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