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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.0 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-10-15 | 0000-00-00 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.26 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 has a general score of 74.5, which is a little bit better than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s general score of 72.3. Google Nexus 9 is a a bit lighter but a lot thicker tablet device than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). Google Nexus 9 works with Android 5.0 operating system, and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system.
Google Nexus 9 counts with a brighter display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a bit worse 2048 x 1536 resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater screen pixel density. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a much bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, because it has 128 GB internal memory.
Google Nexus 9 counts with a much better performing processing unit than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has an inferior number of cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Google Nexus 9 features a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) shoots a little bit better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 9, because it has a way bigger camera aperture and a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels.
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