Phone Comparison - Google Nexus 9 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Duos

Google Nexus 9
google nexus 9
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Duos
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung
Announced October 2014 October 2014
Status Available - October 2014 Available - October 2014
Colors Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand Frosted white, Charcoal black, Bronze Gold, Blossom Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm
(8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)
Weight 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1
TD-SCDMA 1880 / 2010 - SIM 1
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 7) - SIM 1
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound - Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- S Pen stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
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 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches [Similar] 5.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (515 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.76% 74.32%
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] 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash optical image stabil
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, optical stabilization, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] 3.7 MP, 1440p [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 HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
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, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3), USB Host, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6700 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h Up to 381 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 30 min -