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The recently launched tablet which have collaborated Google and HTC, Nexus 9 is the first device of its kind on the market with Android 5.0 Lollipop Factory, but faces the tablets top-end Apple and Samsung, the Air iPad 2 and Galaxy Tab 10.5 S.

So, depending on their characteristics and the selling price, are three of the best tablets that can be found : What can be adjusted more to what you’re looking this Christmas

Dimensions and weight

The three tablets ? have a similar size, but is the Apple iPad Air 2 the finest of all with their 6.1 millimeters thick. Its dimensions are 240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm and weighs 437 grams in the model only WiFi and 444 grams in WiFi + Cellular.

The finer following is the proposed Samsung, which is only about 0.5 millimeters thick and its dimensions are 247.3 x 177.3 x 6.6 mm and weighs 465 grams in its 467 version WiFi and LTE version.

Finally, the Nexus 9 has a dimension of 228.2 x 153.7 x 7.9 mm and weighs 425 grams only WiFi model and 436 grams the LTE model.

Display

Here is the Samsung Galaxy Tab S the ‘tablet’ with the larger screen of the three compared. The Samsung device has a 10.5-inch screen Super AMOLED.

Galaxy Tab S followed by the iPad Air 2 thanks to its 9.7-inch Retina display and, again, is the Google proposal who gets to tail with 8.9 inch LCD screen, which integrates IPS technology.

Processor

If until now was the Nexus September which was falling to the tail, in paragraph processor is the Galaxy Tab S which occupies the last position, since it is the only one of the three models compared to not have a processor architecture 64 bits.

On the one hand, the iPad has a A8x processor with 64-bit architecture that complements the M8 motion coprocessor. On the other hand, Google Nexus 9 has a Nvidia Tegra K1 proceador dual core 2.3GHz GPU power with Keppler.

Finally, the tablet Samsung has two options regarding processor model: Exynos 5 Octa eight-core (4 Cortex A15 1.9 GHz and 4 GHz Cortex A7 1.3) or Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core 2.3 GHz power.

Report

This section is where the Galaxy Tab S returns to take heart thanks to its 3 GB of RAM you are above the 2 GB of RAM Nexus 9 and above 1 GB iPad (although the latter figure comes from the ‘reviews’ of the device and not the manufacturer because Apple does not usually give some of their technical specifications).

As for the internal memory, the two devices with Android (Samsung and Google) operating system have the same internal storage options: 16 or 32 GB; while it is the iPad which offers more variety with three models:. 16, 64 or 128 GB

Mobile

The three devices have a camera 8MP rear so the difference is marked by the front lenses that are 2.1 MP if Samsung device; 1.6 MP in the Google and HTC; and 1.2 MP in the Apple.

In any case, do not be fooled by the numbers because, although Apple devices usually have less megapixel sensors, usually those who take better pictures thanks to the technology associated with the slow, as in the case of the front camera and FaceTime HD iSight back.

OS

Nexus 9 is the only device that has released three operating systems thanks to factory features the new Android 5.0 Lollipop series.

The iPad Air 2 shipped with iOS 8.1, but not It was the first device to use to use this version. The Samsung device uses version 4.4.2 of Android to which we must add the personalization layer manufacturer, TouchWiz.

Battery

Air iPad 2 features a lithium polymer battery of 8600 mAh, which according to the official website of the product gives up to 10 hours of battery life. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S has a Lithium Ion battery 7900 mAh, enough for 10 hours of use.

The Nexus returns to stay a little behind with its lithium polymer battery 6700 mAh which give an approximate autonomy of 9 hours.

Price

By far the tablet more expensive the Apple, in its cheaper version (only WiFi with 16 GB of internal storage) and costs 499 euros. Your WiFi + Cellular 16GB version is 609 euros.

The Galaxy Tab S is priced at 499 euros in its WiFi 16GB version and 599 euros in LTE version.

Finally, the Nexus 9 of 16 GB WiFi only is priced at 389 euros and its LTE 32 GB version (16GB + LTE is not available) costs 559 euros.

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