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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2014-10-15 | 2018-11-07 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 22.26 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Apple 7-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (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 | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is a little bit better than Google Nexus 9, getting an 81.1 score against 74.5. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) body is a lot newer and way thinner than Google Nexus 9's, although it's also way heavier. The Google Nexus 9 counts with a slightly better looking display than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), because although it has a way worse 2048 x 1536px resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a bit better screen pixel density.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) features a bit superior processing unit than Google Nexus 9, because although it has a 32 bits processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a greater number of cores. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) counts with a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Google Nexus 9, because it has a 45% larger battery capacity. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) captures way better photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, because it has a lot higher (4K) video resolution, a back-facing camera with a much higher 12 mega pixels resolution and a lot bigger diafragm aperture.
Although iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Google Nexus 9, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Google Nexus 9. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can get the Google Nexus 9, giving up a few features and specifications, but you will get the most with your budget.
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