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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-15 | 2019-07-05 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Black and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 288 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 6.88 |
| 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 a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), getting a 74.5 score against 69. The Google Nexus 9 design has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), but it is noticeably heavier. These devices use Android OS (operating system), but Google Nexus 9 has older 5.0 version while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has Android 11 version.
The Google Nexus 9 counts with a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has 2 less CPU cores (although they are faster), and they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a 64 bits CPU. The Google Nexus 9 features a way better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a way higher pixel density, a quite bigger screen and a much higher resolution of 2048 x 1536px.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) captures a bit better photos and videos than Google Nexus 9. They have a same resolution camera, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Google Nexus 9 has longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has 6700mAh of battery capacity.
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