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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 5.0 |
| 2017-11-01 | 2014-10-15 |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Brown and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 520.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 has a general score of 74.5, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab Active 2's overall score of 70. These tablets include Android OS (Operating System), but Google Nexus 9 has older 5.0 version while Galaxy Tab Active 2 has Android 9.0 Pie version. Google Nexus 9 is a incredibly older and a little heavier tablet than the Galaxy Tab Active 2, but Google could make it way thinner anyway.
Google Nexus 9 has a bit better performance than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has an inferior number of cores and lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU. Google Nexus 9 has an incredibly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a way better resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, a lot greater count of pixels per inch in the display and a little bigger display.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a bit better camera than Google Nexus 9. They have the same (Full HD) video quality, a 8 MP back facing camera and the same video frame rate. Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Google Nexus 9, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Google Nexus 9 features a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has 6700mAh of battery capacity against 4450mAh.
The Google Nexus 9 is not only the best devices in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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