Google Nexus 9 has finally hit the store shelves and a tough rival of the Apple iPad Air 2 as it is the first Android tablet to run on a 64-bit processor Android 5.0 Lollipop.
Google Nexus 9 Vs Apple iPad Air 2: Which tablet is worth your money? We pitted down these newest tablets in the market.
Design and Screen
The iPad Air 2 has a larger screen size of 9.7 inch screen with an LED-backlit IPS LCD, a resolution of 1536×2048 pixels, 264ppi and is coated with scratch resistant glass. It also boast a reduced glare of 56%.
The Nexus 9 has sports a screen size of 8.9inch. Its dimensions stand at 228.2 x 153.7 x 7.9 mm and weighs 425g. It features a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and 287ppi.
Camera
The Nexus 9 sports an 8MP Rear camera with f/2.4 aperture auto-focus and LED flash along with a 1.6MP Front camera with a f/2.4 aperture.
While, the second generation iPad Air sports a 8MP with auto-focus and 1.2MP fron facing camera.
Hardware and OS
The Nexus 9 is powered by 2.3 GHz quad core 64-bit Nvidia Tegra K1 makes it hard to beat in terms of power. It is the first tablet to run on Android 5.0 Lollippop and supported by by 2GB of RAM. The Nexus 9 offers 16GB or 32GB of storage and do not support a microSD expansion.
On the other hand, the iPad Air 2 features an Apple A8X Triple-core 1.5 GHz processor, 2GB of RAM and an un-expandable storage fixed between 16, 64 and 128GB. The iPad Air 2 runs on the iOS 8.1,noted from the REM.
In addition, the iPad Air 2 offers a 16GB, 64GBG and a 128GB variants of internal storage.
Prices
The Nexus 9 is on sale for $399 (16GB Wi-Fi), $479 (32GB Wi-Fi) and $599 (32GB LTE).
On the other hand, the iPad AIR 2 costs $399 for a 16GB Wi-Fi versus $500 for a 16GB Wi-Fi for the iPad Air 2.
Battery
According to the REM, "the iPad Air 2 Li-Po 27.3 Wh battery can last 10 hours and the Nexus 9 Li-Po 6700 mAh battery can last 9.5 hours."
