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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.1, 4.0 | Android 5.0 |
| 2012-09-28 | 2014-10-15 |
| 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 20.70 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| -- | Black, Brown and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 250.00 | $ 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 |
| 7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 0.30 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 |
| 5.5 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 624 hours standby time | -- |
| 8.32 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Nexus 9 is much better than the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), with a overall score of 74.5 against 65. Both tablets in our current comparison work with Android OS, but the Google Nexus 9 has a newer 5.0 version while Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has Android 4.1, providing you some extra features. The Google Nexus 9 is a newer tablet device, and it's also much lighter and somewhat thinner than the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T).
Google Nexus 9 has a lot better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way higher pixel quantity per display inch and a way higher 2048 x 1536 resolution. The Google Nexus 9 has a better CPU than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, and they both have the same number of cores, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a greater amount of RAM and a 64 bits CPU.
The Google Nexus 9 takes way better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video definition, the Google Nexus 9 also has a back-facing camera with a lot better resolution. The Google Nexus 9 features slightly more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 32 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Google Nexus 9, because it has a 4 percent bigger battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Google Nexus 9 is also the cheapest one, which makes it an easy choice.
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