Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Google Nexus 9
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Asus | HTC |
| Announced | |
| June 2012 | October 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - July 2012 | Available - October 2014 |
| Colors | |
| Black | Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm (7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in) |
228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm (8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 340 g (11.99 oz) | 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound |
Display
| Type | |
| LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 7.0 inches [Similar] | 8.9 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar] | 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 59.45% | 69.76% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2 | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar] | Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| ULP GeForce [Similar] | ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB storage | 16/32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| N/A | HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML, HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM | 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Non-removable Li-Po battery |
| Capacity | |
| 4325 mAh | 6700 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| 300 h | Up to 720 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h | Up to 9 h 30 min |