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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2014-10-15 | 2017-10-10 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 9 is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), with a 74.5 score against 65.7. These devices come with Android OS (Operating System), but Google Nexus 9 has the older 5.0 version while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie version. Even though the Google Nexus 9 is a lot older and heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), it's body is still somewhat thinner.
Google Nexus 9 features a faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), 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 has an incredibly better screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a little bigger screen, a much higher 2048 x 1536 resolution and a lot greater amount of pixels per screen inch.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, because although it has only 16 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Google Nexus 9 features greater battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has 6700mAh of battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a better camera than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the same video frame rates and a same resolution back camera, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) also has a way bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light images and videos.
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