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Global Score
74.571.3
Basic Information
GoogleSony
Android 5.0Android 4.4
2014-10-152014-09-03
8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches
15.38 ounces9.52 ounces
Black, Brown and WhiteBlack and White
Scratch-Resistant GlassScratch-Resistant Glass
$ 249.00$ 249.00
Display / Screen
8.9 inches8 inches
1536 x 2048 pixels 1200 x 1920 pixels
IPS LCDIPS LCD
288 pixels per inch283 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
8.48.3
Performance
NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset
64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor
2 GB RAM3 GB RAM
Kepler DX1 GPUAdreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU
9.369.36
Storage
32 GB internal memory16 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot
5.86.72
Camera
8.00 MP + 1.60 MP8.10 MP + 2.20 MP
f/2.40 aperturef/2.40 aperture
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution
7.267.48
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSMLTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM
SIMNano SIM
6.47
Battery Life
6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery4500mAh Battery
Non-Removable BatteryRemovable Battery
--1100 hours standby time
19 hours talk time
8.086.32
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 4.0
GPSGPS
NFCNFC
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor

Comparison review

The Google Nexus 9 has a global score of 74.5, which is slightly better than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact's general score of 71.3. The Google Nexus 9 is a somewhat thicker and noticeably heavier tablet than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. Both of these tablets have Android OS, but Google Nexus 9 has a more recent 5.0 version while Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has Android 4.4 version, so it gives you a couple nice extra features.

The Google Nexus 9 has a slightly better screen than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a little greater pixel quantity in each inch of display, a little higher 2048 x 1536px resolution and a little bigger screen. The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact and Google Nexus 9 both count with incredibly similar processing units, because although the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a 32 bits CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM memory, a graphics co-processor and a greater number of faster cores.

The Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, because although it has just 16 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 128 GB. Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the same video frame rate and a same size aperture, the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact also has a higher 8.1 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.

Google Nexus 9 features a much better battery lifetime than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has 6700mAh of battery capacity.

The Google Nexus 9 and the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact cost the same.




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