Updated : Aug 07, 2019, 7:26 AM

Google Nexus 9

Full Specifications

Android 7.1 Nougat

8.9-inch · 2048x1536px

This device is also known as HTC Volantis

9.3

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8.8

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Design
Dimensions	8.99x6.05x0.31 inches 228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm
Weight	15.38 oz (436.0 g)
Materials	Back: Plastic
Features	Notification light
Keys	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors	Black, Brown, White
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Display
Size	8.9-inch
Resolution	2048x1536px, 288 PPI
Technology	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body	69.90 %
Colors	16 777 216
Features	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	10 (Poor)
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Hardware
System chip	NVIDIA Tegra K1 (28 nm)
Processor	Dual-core 2300 MHz Denve
GPU	Kepler
RAM	2GB (DDR3)
Internal storage	32GB
OS	Android (7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 5.0 Lollipop)

Battery
Capacity	6700 mAh
Type	Li - Polymer, Not user replaceable

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 29.2 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash	LED
Video recording	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front	1.6 MP, Video capture: 1280x720 (HD)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.1
Wi-Fi	802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB	microUSB, USB 2.0, Features: Mass storage device, OTG, Charging
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Multiple speakers
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring	DLNA
Additional microphone(s)	Yes

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE Cat 3 (100/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type	Nano SIM

Phone Features
Notifications	Flight mode, Silent mode
Other features	Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability
Officially announced	Oct 15, 2014

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Alternative variants

Differences from the main variant:
Weight	14.99 oz (425.0 g)

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

T-Mobile

News

Android 7.1.1 Nougat has been around for less than a week now, but not all supported Nexus and Pixel devices received the update. Obviously, the unlocked units have already been updated to Android's latest version, but owners of carrier-branded devic...

T-Mobile rolls out Android 7.1.1 Nougat update to the Nexus 9

At the beginning of this month, HTC started Free Fone Friday. The contest allows you to win an HTC mobile device each week. So far, the manufacturer has given away a pair of HTC One M9 handsets, a pair of HTC Desire 626 phones, and a couple of HTC On...

Pair of Nexus 9 slates up for grabs with this week's Free Fone Friday contest from HTC

Google's upcoming media event on October 4th is expected to play host to the HTC-made Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones. Interesting developments over this weekend have the blogopshere touting the Big G's fabled Android-Chrome OS hybrid, codenamed 'Andr...

Google testing 'Andromeda' Android-Chrome OS hybrid on Nexus 9

While it's been several weeks since Google started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat updates, owners of the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 LTE still have to make do with Android 6.0 Marshmallow (despite the fact that the two devices are on the official Nougat upda...

Google Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 LTE should be updated to Android 7.0 Nougat in the coming weeks

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Overall User Rating

(10 reviews)

8.8

Build quality

8.2

Camera quality

7.6

Performance

8.8

Display

8.8

Battery life and charging

8.7

fadyrefaat

Arena Apprentice

The best tablet I have seen and used

Posted: Jul 22, 2016, 3:05 AM

Phone owned for more than a year

A nice and neat tablet that is perfect for the price, it is a reliable one, it always works, always available, with a good battery life, reliable and clean software, fast performance, nice colorful display, two front speakers, and the awesome built quality of htc. What do I need more, I have it for more than two years now and it is still working like new, thanks to Google vanilla Android software.

Arjun594654

Arena Apprentice

This device rocks

Posted: Jan 19, 2016, 6:28 AM

Phone owned for less than a year

This tablet is a solid Google tablet enough to blow the socks of off any tablet out there.
I love it the day I got it such a good tab even rivals the I pad air 2.
If you are an android fan you've got to get this tab.

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What I like

It feels very good in the hands
Blazingly fast
Latest Android version

What I don't like

No microsdhc slot

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Malikai625

Arena Apprentice

My First Tablet

Posted: Mar 14, 2015, 3:05 PM

Phone owned for less than a year

Google and HTC has created a very solid tablet with the Nexus 9. Everything from the screen to the dual-front facing stereo speakers, dual-core NVIDIA K1 64-bit processor, this tablet screams quality. This is one the Android's best tablets of 2014.

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