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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| Windows RT | Android 5.0 |
| 2012-06-18 | 2014-10-15 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| -- | Black, Brown and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 123.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 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 |
| 4.29 | 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 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 is a lot better than Microsoft Surface RT, getting a global score of 74.5 against 58.4. Google Nexus 9 comes with Android 5.0 operating system, while Microsoft Surface RT works with Windows RT operating system. The Google Nexus 9 design is extremely newer, somewhat thinner and way lighter than Microsoft Surface RT.
Google Nexus 9 has just a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and doesn't have an extra GPU, and they both have the same RAM amount, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Google Nexus 9 counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot more pixels per inch in the screen and a much higher 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution.
Google Nexus 9 captures much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Google Nexus 9 also has a camera with a much better 8 mega pixels resolution. The Microsoft Surface RT counts with a much better memory to install games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because it has 32 GB more internal storage.
The Google Nexus 9 has a really longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface RT.
The Google Nexus 9 is way more expensive than the Microsoft Surface RT, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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