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Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 vs HTC Nexus 9

Product Comparison: Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 vs HTC Nexus 9

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 (SM-T820NZKABTU) 9.7-Inch, 32GB Tablet

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HTC Nexus 9 8.9 inch Tablet, Black

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General Specifications

Brand

Samsung

HTC

Model

Galaxy Tab S3 (SM-T820NZSAXAR)

Nexus 9

Origin

China

Taiwan

About the Product

Featuring High Dynamic Range on a Super AMOLED display, the Galaxy Tab S3 delivers cinematic vividness, detail and deep contrast to a screen that fits in your hands. The revolutionary S Pen has true-to-life pressure and angle sensitivity with the intelligence to translate, magnify, navigate and create with a full pallete of brush and pen types. And just like a real pen, it never needs to be charged. Powerful Quad speakers, tuned by AKG, calibrate with your movements as you rotate the Galaxy Tab S3, and intuitively reflect what’s playing on-screen.

Designed for work and play, the Nexus 9 features a just-right 8.9” screen with front-facing speakers for rich music and audio. 64-bit processor drives productivity and play to new levels, with intuitive voice commands and automatic Android updates that keep you on the cutting edge. Total device integration makes it mobile and access to over a million apps makes it amazing. Meet Nexus 9: For movers and makers.

Key Specs

Screen Size

9.7 in.

8.9 in.

Storage Capacity

32 GB

16 GB

Internet Connectivity

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4.1

Screen Size
Storage Capacity

What customers say about "Key Specs"

HTC Nexus 9 8.9 inch Tablet, Black

The battery is great and the screen is a brilliant size to watch videos on.
Great tablet very happy with it, nice size screen.
Nice size, bigger than my previous 8inch Samsung. Reasonable note taking via Microsoft OneNote. More convenient size to carry around than 10inch + tablets.
Size - perfect balance of screen size/portability for me.
Excellent tablet, easy to hold, just the right size for internet and movies. Slick and fast.

Size & Weight

Height

9.3 in.

8.9 in.

Width

6.65 in.

6 in.

Depth

0.24 in.

0.31 in.

Weight

15.1 oz.

15.2 oz.

Display

Display Type

sAMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Resolution

2048 x 1536

1536 x 2048

Pixel Density

264 ppi

What customers say about "Display"

HTC Nexus 9 8.9 inch Tablet, Black

Yes the screen has a little bit of bleeding around the edges but I only ever see this when it loads up on it's black background, after that the screen looks amazing.
The screen is a beautiful crisp image with very vibrant colours.
Responsive, well-built, slick Android tablet. Beautiful high-resolution display.
Great resolution, great sound, great quality. Very happy with it.
Was wonderful until an update a couple of months ago now crashes frequently and screen flickering awful!

Camera

Front-Facing Camera

5 MP

1.6 MP

Rear-Facing Camera

13 MP

8 MP

Front-Facing Camera
Rear-Facing Camera

Processor

Processor Model

Qualcomm APQ 8096

NVIDIA Tegra K1 Dual Denver

Number of Cores

Processor Speed

2.15 GHz

2.3 GHz

Number of Cores
Processor Speed

What customers say about "Processor"

HTC Nexus 9 8.9 inch Tablet, Black

Not even comparable to our old iPad2 in terms of speed and quality definition.
It's fast and snappy but the build quality lacks a little bit.
Greate tablet. Fast and most up to date system on the market.
Very fast, reliable and no lag, battery takes a while to charge though.
Very fast, good screen, seems to be very good battery life.

Features

Operating System

Android 7.0 Nougat

Android 5.0 Lollipop

Maximum Usage Time

12 hours

9.5 hours

Water Resistant

Extras

Lightning quick, Powerful Quad speakers, tuned by AKG, HDR-ready Super AMOLED display, Galaxy Tab S3 - S Pen

HTC BookSound, Gorilla Glass 3

Maximum Usage Time

What customers say about "Features"

HTC Nexus 9 8.9 inch Tablet, Black

The front speakers do make for a better listening experience compared to most other tablets.
Very good screen, good battery life, very light and easy to handle, good user interface.
Solid Battery life, (about 8h of continuous screen on time with wifi and bluetooth on).
The front facing speakers are great for watching video.
From time to time my sound goes awful and I have to simply wait till it sorts itself out.

Compatibility

Bluetooth

Yes

NFC Technology

Yes

Charging Interface

USB Type-C

Micro USB