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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2014-10-15 | 2019-09-25 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.29 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 17.39 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 559.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.26 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8827mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 10.2-inch is slightly better than Google Nexus 9, having a 79.3 score against 74.5. The iPad 10.2-inch construction is notably newer and just a little bit thinner, but also somewhat heavier than Google Nexus 9. The Google Nexus 9 has just a bit better processing power than Apple iPad 10.2-inch, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and 2 lesser and slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The Google Nexus 9 counts with a slightly better display than iPad 10.2-inch, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the display. Apple iPad 10.2-inch has much more storage to install applications and games than Google Nexus 9, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
IPad 10.2-inch features better battery duration than Google Nexus 9, because it has an 8827mAh battery capacity against 6700mAh. IPad 10.2-inch counts with a much better camera than Google Nexus 9. Both of them have the same video resolution, the same diafragm aperture, a same resolution back-facing camera and the same video frame rate.
Although iPad 10.2-inch is a better device, it costs a lot more than Google Nexus 9, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Google Nexus 9. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy iPad 10.2-inch, else you can save some money and buy the Google Nexus 9, resigning some features and specifications.
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