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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2014-10-15 | 2020-05-05 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 9.63 x 6.07 x 0.28 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 16.47 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | Angora blue, Chiffon pink and Oxford gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 349.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.4 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2000 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 12.98 |
| 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is a little bit better than Google Nexus 9, with a general score of 78.2 against 74.5. Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is a much newer and just a little bit thinner tablet than Google Nexus 9, although it's just a little bit heavier. The Google Nexus 9 features a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per display inch and a bit higher resolution of 2048 x 1536px.
The Google Nexus 9 features just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite features much more storage to install applications and games than Google Nexus 9, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has a much better camera than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have a back-facing camera with an 8 megapixels, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video definition, the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite also has a much bigger aperture. Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has just a little bit longer battery life than Google Nexus 9, because it has a 5% larger battery size.
Although Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Google Nexus 9, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Google Nexus 9. If you are trying to save some money, you can get the Google Nexus 9, giving up some specs and features, but you'll get the most with your budget.
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