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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 5.0 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2014-10-15 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| Mocha | Black, Brown and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 240.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is just a bit better than Google Nexus 9, getting a 74.6 score against 74.5. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s construction is noticeably newer, much lighter and a little bit thinner than the Google Nexus 9. These tablets use Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Google Nexus 9 has Android 5.0.
Google Nexus 9 counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a little greater quantity of pixels in each inch in the display, a bit higher 2048 x 1536px resolution and a little bit bigger screen. The Google Nexus 9 features a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has lesser processing cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a better camera than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have a 8 megapixels back-facing camera, the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a much bigger diafragm aperture to capture better captures and video in poorly lited environments.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Google Nexus 9 has superior battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 6700mAh battery size.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is also cheaper than the Google Nexus 9.
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