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Apple iPad mini
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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 68.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.0 | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2014-10-15 | 0000-00-00 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 281.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.01 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 is just a bit better than the Apple iPad mini, getting a overall score of 74.5 against 68.1. Google Nexus 9 counts with Android 5.0 OS, and Apple iPad mini works with iOS 8.x OS. Although it's the best portable tablet in this comparison, the Google Nexus 9 is a extremely heavier and just a little thicker portable tablet than Apple iPad mini.
Google Nexus 9 features a more vivid screen than iPad mini, because it has a bit bigger screen, a lot greater screen density and a much better 2048 x 1536px resolution. The Google Nexus 9 counts with a superior hardware performance than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, and they both have 2 cores, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and 1,5 GB more RAM memory.
IPad mini has a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because it has 32 GB more internal memory. IPad mini counts with just a bit better camera than Google Nexus 9, although it has a way less mega-pixels back-facing camera and a lower video quality, they both have a F2.4 aperture.
The Google Nexus 9 features a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini, because it has a 51 percent greater battery size.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Google Nexus 9 is also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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