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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.0 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-10-15 | -- |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 15.38 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 288 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 6.5 |
| 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 | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 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 | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| 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
Google Nexus 9 has a general score of 74.5, which is much better than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s global score of 60.6. Google Nexus 9 counts with Android 5.0 operating system, while Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system. Google Nexus 9 features a much sharper screen than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a really smaller display and a quite lower 2048 x 1536 resolution, it also counts with a greater pixel amount per inch of screen.
Google Nexus 9 has a much powerful processing unit than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 6 less CPU cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) features a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, because it has more internal memory.
Google Nexus 9 counts with a very superior battery life than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen). IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) shoots slightly better videos and photos than Google Nexus 9, because it has a much larger aperture for better low light captures and a camera in the back with a lot higher resolution.
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