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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Windows 10 Pro | Android 5.0 |
| 2017-06-15 | 2014-10-15 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 27.65 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Brown and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 2699.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 23 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has a general score of 82.4, which is much better than Google Nexus 9's score of 74.5. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) comes with Windows 10 Pro OS, and Google Nexus 9 counts with Android 5.0 OS. Microsoft Surface Pro (2017)'s construction is noticeably newer than the Google Nexus 9's, but it is just a little bit thicker and way heavier.
The Google Nexus 9 has just a bit better processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have 2 processing cores, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Google Nexus 9 has a much better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because although it has a way lower resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a much smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater amount of pixels per inch of screen.
Google Nexus 9 takes much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017). Both of them have the same video frame rate, a 8 mega pixels resolution camera in the back and the same 1920x1080 video quality. Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) counts with a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, because it has more internal storage.
The Google Nexus 9 has a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017).
Although Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Google Nexus 9, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Google Nexus 9. If you are trying to save a few dollars, you can get Google Nexus 9, giving up a few features and specs, but you will get the most with your savings.
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