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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-15 | 2020-04-27 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 288 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| 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 + 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 | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a score of 74.6, which is just a bit better than Google Nexus 9's general score of 74.5. Both of these tablets use Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has 9.0 Pie version while Google Nexus 9 has Android 5.0 version, giving a couple nice extra features and increased performance. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) body is a lot newer, just a bit thinner and lighter than the Google Nexus 9.
The Google Nexus 9 has a bit better processing unit than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has lesser cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The Google Nexus 9 features a sharper screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a little bigger display, a little higher pixels density and a slightly higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Google Nexus 9 features superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 34 percent more battery size.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much better camera than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have a camera with an 8 mega pixels resolution, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a way larger aperture to take better low-light images.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) not only is the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the Google Nexus 9.
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