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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.0 | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2014-10-15 | 2019-03-18 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 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 | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (2019) has a global score of 85.9, which is much better than Google Nexus 9's global score of 74.5. IPad mini (2019) comes with iPadOS 13.x operating system, while Google Nexus 9 has Android 5.0 operating system. The iPad mini (2019) design is newer, notably thinner and extremely lighter than Google Nexus 9.
Apple iPad mini (2019) has a greater performance than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have a 64-bit processing unit, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also has more RAM and a larger number of cores (and they are faster). Google Nexus 9 has a little more vivid screen than iPad mini (2019), because although it has a little worse screen pixel density, and they both have exactly the same 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a bit larger screen.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) has a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because it has more internal storage capacity. Google Nexus 9 counts with better battery performance than Apple iPad mini (2019), because it has a 32% greater battery size. IPad mini (2019) captures greater photographs and videos than Google Nexus 9. Both of them have the same video frame rates, the same video resolution, the same resolution camera in the back and the same diafragm aperture.
Although Apple iPad mini (2019) is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Google Nexus 9, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Google Nexus 9. If you want to save some dollars, you can buy the Google Nexus 9, letting go a couple features and specs, but you will get the most with your savings.
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