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| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2015-07-15 | 2014-10-15 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Brown and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 APL1011 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 7.92 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1043mAh Battery | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 is better than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, getting a 74.5 score against 65.6. The Google Nexus 9 counts with Android 5.0 OS, while Apple iPod touch 6th generation works with iOS 12.x OS. Even though the Google Nexus 9 is a better tablet than the Apple iPod touch 6th generation, we must note that it is also an older, much heavier and much thicker tablet.
The Google Nexus 9 features a bit better display than iPod touch 6th generation, because although it has a little less pixels per display inch, it also counts with a way better 2048 x 1536 resolution and a much larger display. The Google Nexus 9 counts with a quite superior hardware performance than iPod touch 6th generation, and although they both have 2 cores, the Google Nexus 9 also has a higher amount of RAM memory and a 64-bits processor.
Apple iPod touch 6th generation counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, because it has more internal storage. Google Nexus 9 features a much longer battery duration than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because it has 6700mAh of battery capacity instead of 1043mAh.
The Apple iPod touch 6th generation shoots much better videos and photos than Google Nexus 9. Both have a F2.4 aperture, the same video frame rates, the same resolution back facing camera and the same video definition.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Google Nexus 9 is also very cheap compared to the other tablets, making it an easy decision.
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