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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-15 | 2019-04-26 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 14.11 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Black, Gold and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 316.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 288 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.26 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 7040mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S5e has a general score of 78.6, which is just a bit better than Google Nexus 9's global score of 74.5. Both tablets we are comparing include Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab S5e has a more recent 10 version and Google Nexus 9 has Android 5.0 version, so it gives some extra features. Galaxy Tab S5e is a notably newer tablet, and it is also much thinner and just a little bit lighter than Google Nexus 9.
Google Nexus 9 counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab S5e, although it has a quite smaller display and a little worse resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, they both have the same screen pixels density. Google Nexus 9 has a bit better CPU than Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has an inferior number of cores and less RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Galaxy Tab S5e features a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because it has an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB and more internal memory. The Galaxy Tab S5e features a little better battery lifetime than Google Nexus 9, because it has a 7040mAh battery size.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e captures much better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 9, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution and a bigger camera aperture to take better low light photos and videos.
The Galaxy Tab S5e costs more money than the Google Nexus 9, but you can get a better tablet for that few more dollars.
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