| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.0 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2014-10-15 | 2025-03-12 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 15.38 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core 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 |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| 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 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
The Google Nexus 9 has an overall score of 74.5, which is just a bit better than the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s general score of 70.4. Google Nexus 9 counts with Android 5.0 OS, while iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS. The Google Nexus 9 features a much more vibrant screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lot smaller screen.
Google Nexus 9 counts with a much greater hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has 6 less cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Google Nexus 9, because it has a lot larger camera aperture, a much higher 3840x2160 video definition and a way higher 12 MP resolution camera.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, because it has 96 GB more internal storage. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a superior battery lifetime than Google Nexus 9, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity.
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