Phone Comparison - Google Nexus 9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab E 9.6

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Samsung Samsung
Announced October 2014 March 2015 June 2015
Status Available - October 2014 Available - May 2015 Available - June 2015
Price - Rs. 12,270 ($179.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,500 ($147.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand Black/Silver White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm
(8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm
(9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in)
241.9 x 149.5 x 8.5 mm
(9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 in)
Weight 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz) 450 g (Wi-Fi) / 453 g (LTE) (15.87 oz (Wi-Fi) / 15.98 oz (LTE)) 490 g (17.28 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) - -
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches 9.7 inches 9.6 inches
Resolution 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (157 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.76% 71.99% 74.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE Yes
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0 v4.0
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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6700 mAh 6000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h - -
Talk Time Up to 9 h 30 min - -