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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.0 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-10-15 | 2024-05-07 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 288 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 6.8 |
| 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 is slightly better than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), getting a 74.5 score against 71.3. Google Nexus 9 is an a lot older and way thicker portable tablet than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), but Google managed to build it a lot lighter anyway. Google Nexus 9 counts with Android 5.0 operating system, and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x operating system.
The Google Nexus 9 has a very superior performance than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The Google Nexus 9 has a lot better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a really smaller display and a way lower resolution of 2048 x 1536px, it also counts with a just a little greater display pixel density.
The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) features a slightly better camera than Google Nexus 9, because it has a lot larger diafragm aperture to capture better captures in low-light situations and a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a much greater storage for games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because it has more internal memory capacity.
Google Nexus 9 features a superior battery performance than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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