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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2014-10-15 | 2015-05-01 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 288 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.55 |
| 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 + 3.50 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 9 is much better than Microsoft Surface 3, with a 74.5 score against 66.3. Even though Google Nexus 9 and the Microsoft Surface 3 were released only a couple months apart, Google Nexus 9 is lighter and just a little bit thinner. Google Nexus 9 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 2 lesser cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
Google Nexus 9 features a lot better display than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and a higher amount of pixels per screen inch. The Microsoft Surface 3 has a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Google Nexus 9 features a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 3. Google Nexus 9 features a much better camera than Microsoft Surface 3. Both have the same video frame rate, a same resolution camera in the back and the same video quality.
In addition to being the best tablet in our comparison, Google Nexus 9 is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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