Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 2013 vs Google Nexus 9 vs Motorola Nexus 6

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus HTC Motorola
Announced July 2013 October 2014 October 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - October 2014 Available - November 2014
Colors Black Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand Midnight Blue, Cloud White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 114 x 8.7 mm
(7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 in)
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 290 g (Wi-Fi) / 299 g (LTE) (10.23 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.55 oz (LTE) ) 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - LTE Version GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - XT1103
4G Network LTE - LTE Version 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 , Push Mail, EMail, IM 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, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
GPU Adreno 320 ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) Adreno 420
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/32 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 8.9 inches 5.96 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi) 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (493 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.49% 69.76% 74.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash No LED flash Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection 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 Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+; LTE 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, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 (SlimPort) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 3950 mAh 6700 mAh 3220 mAh
Stand by - Up to 720 h Up to 330 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 9 h 30 min Up to 24 h