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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Android 5.0 | Windows 10 |
| 2014-10-15 | 2019-10-23 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 11.50 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 27.94 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Matte Black and Platinum |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 288 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Intel Core i3 1005G1 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 10 nm (Dual-Core 3400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Intel UHD Graphics GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 9 is better than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, having a 74.5 score against 66.9. The Google Nexus 9 has Android 5.0 OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro 7 comes with Windows 10 OS. Google Nexus 9's design is much lighter and a little thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7, although it was released many years before.
Google Nexus 9 has a sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because although it has a really smaller display and a lot lower resolution of 2048 x 1536px, it also counts with a little higher pixels amount per inch in the screen. Google Nexus 9 features a bit more powerful processor than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have a Dual-Core processor, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The Google Nexus 9 features a superior camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 7. Both have a 8 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, the same video definition and the same video frame rate. The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 counts with a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The Google Nexus 9 features a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 7.
Google Nexus 9 not only is the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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