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| Global Score | |
| 74 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2015-09-03 | 2014-10-15 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 13.83 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Brown and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5870mAh Battery | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 has a general score of 74.5, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's 74 score. Google Nexus 9 is an older, heavier and noticeably thicker tablet device than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. The Google Nexus 9 features a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 2048 x 1536px, the Google Nexus 9 also counts with a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Nexus 9, because it has 64 GB internal memory and an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB. Google Nexus 9 has a little better performance than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has 6 lesser cpu cores and 1 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Google Nexus 9 features just a little better battery life than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a 6700mAh battery capacity. The Google Nexus 9 counts with a superior camera than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. Both of them have the same video frame rate, a 8 mega-pixels camera in the back and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
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