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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Android 5.0 | Windows 10 |
| 2014-10-15 | 2018-08-02 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 288 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.46 |
| 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 + 5.00 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 | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 9 has a general score of 74.5, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface Go's score of 66.5. Google Nexus 9's construction is just a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter than the Microsoft Surface Go, despite of the fact that it was released 4 years before. The Google Nexus 9 works with Android 5.0 OS, while Microsoft Surface Go counts with Windows 10 OS.
The Google Nexus 9 has a better performing CPU than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have 2 CPU cores, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a 64-bit processor. The Google Nexus 9 has an incredibly better screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 2048 x 1536 resolution and a greater quantity of pixels per inch in the screen.
Google Nexus 9 counts with a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Go. Both have a 8 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates. Microsoft Surface Go counts with a much better storage to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 9, because it has more internal memory.
The Google Nexus 9 counts with a very superior battery life than Microsoft Surface Go.
Google Nexus 9 is not only the best devices in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes it very easy to pick between these devices.
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