Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 5.0 | iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x |
| 2014-10-15 | 2015-07-15 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 4 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A8 APL1011 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 9.36 | 7.92 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1043mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 has a score of 74.5, which is much better than iPod touch 6th generation's 65.6 general score. The Google Nexus 9 counts with Android 5.0 OS, and iPod touch 6th generation comes with iOS 12.x OS. Despite being the best portable tablet in this comparison review, we must note that it is also an older, noticeably heavier and noticeably thicker portable tablet.
Google Nexus 9 has a bit better looking screen than iPod touch 6th generation, because although it has a bit worse pixels density, it also counts with a much larger display and a lot higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. The Google Nexus 9 has a better hardware performance than iPod touch 6th generation, and although they both have 2 CPU cores, the Google Nexus 9 also has a higher amount of RAM memory and a 64-bit processing unit.
IPod touch 6th generation counts with much more memory for applications and games than Google Nexus 9, because it has 96 GB more internal storage capacity. IPod touch 6th generation counts with a better camera than Google Nexus 9. They have the same video frame rate, the same video quality, a 8 MP camera in the back and a same size aperture.
The Google Nexus 9 counts with a way better battery life than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because it has 6700mAh of battery capacity.
Google Nexus 9 is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes it a great choice.
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