HTC Nexus 9

HTC Nexus 9

General Information

  • Colors:
  • Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand
  • Price:
  • About 300 EUR

Network/Bearer

  • Technology:
  • GSM / HSPA / LTE
  • 2G bands:
  • GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • 3G bands:
  • HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
  • 4G bands:
  • LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 6(900), 13(700) - T-Mobile
  • Speed:
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

Launch

  • Announced:
  • 2014, October. Released 2014, November
  • Status:
  • Discontinued

Physical Specifications

  • Dimensions:
  • 228.2 x 153.7 x 8 mm (8.98 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)
  • Weight:
  • 425 g (Wi-Fi) / 436 g (3G/LTE) (14.99 oz)
  • SIM:
  • Nano-SIM

Display

  • Type:
  • IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
  • Size:
  • 8.9 inches, 257.7 cm2 (~73.5% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution:
  • 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~281 ppi density)
  • Protection:
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Platform

  • OS:
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)
  • Chipset:
  • Nvidia Tegra K1
  • CPU:
  • Dual-core 2.3 GHz Denver
  • GPU:
  • Kepler DX1

Memory

  • Card slot:
  • No
  • Internal:
  • 16GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32GB (LTE), 2GB RAM

Main Camera

  • Single:
  • 8 MP, AF
  • Features:
  • LED flash
  • Video:
  • 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec.

Selfie Camera

  • Single:
  • 1.6 MP
  • Video:
  • 720p

Sound

  • Loudspeaker:
  • Yes, with stereo speakers
  • 3.5mm jack:
  • Yes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

  • WLAN:
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
  • Bluetooth:
  • 4.1, A2DP, aptX
  • GPS:
  • Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
  • NFC:
  • Yes
  • Radio:
  • No
  • USB:
  • microUSB 2.0

Features

  • Sensors:
  • Accelerometer, gyro, compass
  • Messaging:
  • SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
  • Browser:
  • HTML5

Battery

  • Browser:
  • HTML5, Non-removable Li-Po 6700 mAh battery
  • Stand-by:
  • Up to 720 h (3G)
  • Talk time:
  • Up to 9 h 30 min (multimedia) (3G)

Tests

  • Performance:
  • Basemark OS II: 1890 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1540Basemark X: 28244
  • Camera:
  • Photo / Video