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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2014-10-15 | 2019-03-18 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2224 x 1668 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 A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2019) is much better than Google Nexus 9, with an 85.9 score against 74.5. The Apple iPad Air (2019) design is much newer and a lot thinner than Google Nexus 9's, although it's a little bit heavier. The Google Nexus 9 features a bit better looking display than iPad Air (2019), because although it has a quite smaller display and a little bit lower 2048 x 1536 resolution, it also counts with a just a bit better screen pixels density.
IPad Air (2019) has much more memory to install games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because it has 256 GB internal storage. IPad Air (2019) has a better performance than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have a 64-bit CPU, the iPad Air (2019) also has more RAM memory and 6 more processing cores.
Apple iPad Air (2019) features greater battery lifetime than Google Nexus 9, because it has a 21% greater battery size. The Apple iPad Air (2019) shoots much clearer videos and photos than Google Nexus 9. Both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the same resolution back-facing camera, the same video frame rates and a F2.4 diafragm aperture.
Although iPad Air (2019) is a better device, it is way more expensive than Google Nexus 9, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Google Nexus 9. So if you need that extra features, you can buy iPad Air (2019), otherwise you can save some money and buy the Google Nexus 9, resigning some specs and features.
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