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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 63.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 7.0 Nougat |
| 2014-10-15 | 2017-05-30 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 9.91 x 6.78 x 0.35 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 17.28 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | MediaTek MT8735 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1450 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Mali-T720 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.26 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4680mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 is much better than the Asus ZenPad 10, with a general score of 74.5 against 63.6. Both of these tablets work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Google Nexus 9 has 5.0 version while Asus ZenPad 10 has Android 7.0 Nougat. Google Nexus 9 is an older tablet device than the Asus ZenPad 10, but Google could make it somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter anyway.
Google Nexus 9 has a superior processing power than Asus ZenPad 10, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. Google Nexus 9 has a much better display than Asus ZenPad 10, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a greater quantity of pixels per inch of display.
The Asus ZenPad 10 has a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because it has an external SD slot that supports up to 128 GB and 32 GB more internal memory. The Google Nexus 9 counts with a much better battery duration than Asus ZenPad 10, because it has 6700mAh of battery capacity.
Google Nexus 9 captures much better photos and videos than Asus ZenPad 10, because it has a way more megapixels camera in the back.
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