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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.0 | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2014-10-15 | 2020-10-16 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.26 | 9.9 |
| 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 | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 is slightly better than the iPad Air (2020), with a 74.5 score against 71.7. Google Nexus 9 works with Android 5.0 operating system, and iPad Air (2020) counts with iPadOS 14.x operating system. Google Nexus 9 is an extremely older and a lot thicker tablet than iPad Air (2020), but Google could make it a little bit lighter anyway.
Google Nexus 9 counts with a little bit better looking display than Apple iPad Air (2020), because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher screen pixels density. Apple iPad Air (2020) has much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity.
The iPad Air (2020) has a little bit better performance than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have a 64-bit processor, the iPad Air (2020) also has more CPU cores. The iPad Air (2020) captures way better videos and photos than Google Nexus 9, because it has a way more megapixels back camera, a way larger aperture for better photography and videos in low light situations and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
The Google Nexus 9 counts with a really longer battery duration than iPad Air (2020).
Google Nexus 9 is not only the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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