Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-10-15 | 2016-06-01 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 is slightly better than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), getting a 74.5 score against 70.2. Google Nexus 9 is an older tablet than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), but it's just a little bit thinner and lighter anyway. Both tablets in this comparison work with Android OS (operating system), but Google Nexus 9 has 5.0 version while Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has Android 8.1 Oreo version.
Google Nexus 9 features a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), and they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a 64-bits processor. The Google Nexus 9 counts with a lot better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels amount in each inch in the display and a bit higher resolution of 2048 x 1536px.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) captures much better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the same resolution camera and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a much bigger diafragm aperture for better low-light photos.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because although it has just 16 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 200 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features just a bit better battery lifetime than Google Nexus 9, because it has a 9% greater battery capacity.
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