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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 62.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 4.0 |
| 2014-10-15 | 2012-10-09 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 420.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.26 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and EV-DO A |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 9 is better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, having a 74.5 score against 62.7. Google Nexus 9 is a much newer portable tablet, and it's also somewhat thinner and noticeably lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1. These tablets use Android operating system, but Google Nexus 9 has a more recent 5.0 version while Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 has Android 4.0 version.
Google Nexus 9 features a much sharper display than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot better 2048 x 1536 resolution and a lot greater pixel count per inch in the screen. The Google Nexus 9 features a superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, and they both have the same number of cores, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and more RAM.
The Google Nexus 9 captures a lot better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because it has a back camera with much more mega-pixels. Google Nexus 9 features a better memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 has just a bit better battery lifetime than Google Nexus 9, because it has a 7000mAh battery size.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Google Nexus 9 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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