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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.0 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-10-15 | 2021-09-24 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| 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 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 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 | 8.58 |
| 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 | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 9.36 |
| 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
Google Nexus 9 is slightly better than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), having a general score of 74.5 against 73.2. The Google Nexus 9 counts with Android 5.0 operating system, while Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system. The Google Nexus 9 design is somewhat lighter than the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), although it is a bit thicker and was released many years before.
Google Nexus 9 counts with a bit better screen than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 2048 x 1536px and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little higher display density. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a much greater storage capacity for applications and games than Google Nexus 9, because it has 64 GB internal memory.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) has just a bit better hardware performance than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have a 64 bits processor, the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) also has a greater number of cores. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a much better camera than Google Nexus 9. Both have the same resolution back camera, the same video frame rate, the same (Full HD) video definition and a F2.4 diafragm aperture.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features longer battery duration than Google Nexus 9, because it has a 27% bigger battery capacity.
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