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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 5.0 | HarmonyOS |
| 2014-10-15 | 2021-07-06 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 21.48 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Green, Matte Gray and Silver |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 12.6 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 288 pixels per inch | 240 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Kirin 9000E chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Mali-G78 MP22 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.81 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 8.08 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is just a bit better than the Google Nexus 9, with a 76.3 score against 74.5. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 comes with HarmonyOS OS, while Google Nexus 9 counts with Android 5.0 OS. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is a notably newer and thinner tablet than the Google Nexus 9, although it's incredibly heavier.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with just a bit better performance than Google Nexus 9, because although it has a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and they are faster) and a greater amount of RAM memory. Google Nexus 9 counts with a brighter screen than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and a way smaller display, it also counts with a quite better amount of pixels in each display inch.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because it has 96 GB more internal storage. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 takes much better photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, because it has a much larger camera aperture, a way higher video resolution and a back facing camera with a lot better resolution.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a very superior battery life than Google Nexus 9, because it has 10050mAh of battery capacity against 6700mAh.
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