Phone Comparison - Google Nexus 9 vs Motorola Nexus 6

Google Nexus 9
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Motorola
Announced October 2014 October 2014
Status Available - October 2014 Available - November 2014
Colors Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand Midnight Blue, Cloud White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm
(8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)
159.26 x 82.98 x 10.06 mm
(6.27 x 3.27 x 0.4 in)
Weight 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / TD-LTE 2500 - XT1100 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 28, 41)
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2500 - XT1103 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound Dual front-facing speakers, Water resistant

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 [Similar] Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) [Similar] Adreno 420 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches [Similar] 5.96 inches [Similar]
Resolution 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (493 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.76% 74.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, HDR, Dual Recording, OIS
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 6700 mAh 3220 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h Up to 330 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 30 min Up to 24 h