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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.0 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-10-15 | 2021-09-24 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 10.34 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Pink, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 5.85 |
| 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 + 12.00 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5078mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 6.8 |
| 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 much better than the iPad mini (6th Gen), having a 74.5 score against 65. The Google Nexus 9 works with Android 5.0 OS, and iPad mini (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS. The Google Nexus 9 is an extremely older, much heavier and thicker tablet device than iPad mini (6th Gen).
The Google Nexus 9 has a lot better hardware performance than Apple iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has lesser processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. Google Nexus 9 counts with a bit sharper screen than iPad mini (6th Gen), because although it has a bit lower resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a just a bit less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a little bit bigger display.
The Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) features a greater camera than Google Nexus 9, because it has a lot better resolution back facing camera, a much larger diafragm aperture and a lot better (4K) video definition. The iPad mini (6th Gen) features much more memory capacity for games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because it has 64 GB internal memory.
The Google Nexus 9 features improved battery duration than iPad mini (6th Gen), because it has a 32% greater battery size.
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