Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0 | Android 5.0 |
| 2012-02-27 | 2014-10-15 |
| 10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 21.16 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| -- | Black, Brown and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 435.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.02 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 9 is much better than Galaxy Note 10.1, with a 74.5 score against 66.3. Both devices in this review include Android OS (Operating System), but the Google Nexus 9 has a more recent 5.0 version and Galaxy Note 10.1 has Android 4.4. Google Nexus 9 is a notably newer tablet, and it is also somewhat thinner and noticeably lighter than Galaxy Note 10.1.
The Google Nexus 9 has a superior performance than Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has 2 less CPU cores , and they both have a 2 GB RAM, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a 64-bits CPU. The Google Nexus 9 features a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 and way more pixels per inch of display.
The Google Nexus 9 captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a much better 1920x1080 video resolution and a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera. Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that holds up to 32 GB.
The Galaxy Note 10.1 features a little longer battery duration than Google Nexus 9, because it has 7000mAh of battery capacity instead of 6700mAh.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Google Nexus 9 is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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