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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.0 | Windows 10 |
| 2014-10-15 | 2017-05-21 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 10.28 x 7.05 x 0.35 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 22.93 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 288 pixels per inch | 218 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Intel Core m3 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 2600 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 5 |
| 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 | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 is slightly better than Galaxy Book 10.6-inch, getting a 74.5 score against 71.1. Google Nexus 9 has Android 5.0 operating system, while Galaxy Book 10.6-inch comes with Windows 10 operating system. Google Nexus 9 is an notably older tablet than the Galaxy Book 10.6-inch, but it is thinner and much lighter anyway.
The Google Nexus 9 features a lot better looking screen than Galaxy Book 10.6-inch, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher 2048 x 1536 resolution and a greater pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch features a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Google Nexus 9 features a little better performance than Galaxy Book 10.6-inch, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have 2 cpu cores, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a 64-bits processor. The Google Nexus 9 counts with a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch.
Google Nexus 9 takes much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Book 10.6-inch, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Google Nexus 9 also has a camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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