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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.0 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2014-10-15 | -- |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 499.00 |
| 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 A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 9.36 | 5.85 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 8.91 |
| 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 | Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 1.36 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 is much better than iPad mini (A17 Pro), getting a 74.5 score against 63.3. The Google Nexus 9 body is thicker and extremely heavier than the iPad mini (A17 Pro). The Google Nexus 9 has Android 5.0 OS, and iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS. Google Nexus 9 counts with a slightly better looking screen than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has a little bit lower 2048 x 1536 resolution and a just a bit inferior pixels count per inch in the display, it also counts with a little larger screen.
Google Nexus 9 has a very superior processor than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has less processing cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a much greater storage capacity for apps and games than Google Nexus 9, because it has 96 GB more internal memory.
Google Nexus 9 features a much longer battery duration than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). The iPad mini (A17 Pro) captures much better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 9, because it has a much higher video definition and a much more mega pixels back facing camera.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, the Google Nexus 9 is also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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