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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 65.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2014-10-15 | 2015-07-16 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 11.64 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Mali-T628 MP4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 6.38 |
| 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 | 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 9 is better than Huawei MediaPad M2, getting a score of 74.5 against 65.5. Google Nexus 9's construction has the same thickness than Huawei MediaPad M2, but it is notably heavier. Both of these tablets work with Android operating system, but the Google Nexus 9 has 5.0 version and Huawei MediaPad M2 has Android 5.1 Lollipop version.
Google Nexus 9 has a slightly better screen than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a little bit better display density, a quite better 2048 x 1536 resolution and a little bigger screen. Huawei MediaPad M2 has a way bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Huawei MediaPad M2 also has an external SD slot that allows up to 128 GB.
Google Nexus 9 has a bit faster processor than Huawei MediaPad M2, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and less cpu cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The Google Nexus 9 features a superior camera than Huawei MediaPad M2. Both have the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 video quality and a same resolution back facing camera.
The Google Nexus 9 has a much better battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a 40 percent bigger battery size.
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