Tablet HTC Nexus 9 LTE \u200b\u200bblack. The history of Nexus-tablets or "Google puts experiments on people"

Specifications

• Android 5.0.
• IPS display, 8.9 inches, 1536x2048 Points, 281 dot per inch, automatic lighting adjustment, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
• NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset, two cores up to 2.3 GHz (Denver), KEPLER DX1 graphic coprocessor
• 2 GB of RAM, 16 or 32 GB integrated
• Battery non-removable, Li-Pol 6700 mAh
• Frontal 1.6 megapixel camera, main megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash
• nanosim
• LTE Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
• Wi-Fi 802.11 A / B / G / N / AC, dual-band, Bluetooth 4.1, APT-X, NFC, USB 2.0;
• BOOOMSOUND stereo speakers
• Case Colors - White, Black, Sandy (Golden)
• Dimensions - 228.2 x 153.7 x 8 mm, weight - 425 grams (LTE version - 436 grams)

Positioning

The Nexus line appeared as a desire for Google to show the possibilities of pure and unlucky Android, without all sorts of shells, add-ons and additional programs. The first product in January 2010 was the Nexus One produced by HTC. No achievements from the point of view of sales, this device did not demonstrate, as well as most of the Nexus line, the happy exception of the steel tablets from ASUS - Nexus 7 version 2012 and 2013.

Google's perception has always been at a rather high level among technology enthusiasts, which cannot be said about ordinary consumers, the latter still choose the Google brand, but android, and look at other characteristics. The surprise of the situation is that the fame of the brand Android is stunning, it is 86 percent of the global smartphone market in 2014. And users know that the brand belongs to Google, but in the consumer consciousness Google is a search. Few people are ready to acquire glands from the search giant, and this has become one of the reasons for the closure of the Nexus line, which is not officially announced, and it is unlikely that the funeral will be lush. In January 2014, these plans only appeared, now we can say that a maximum of another device will be released in this series, and then it quietly and peacefully stops its existence. At the same time, Nexus 9 becomes the last tablet in the Nexus series. It seems to me that there is a certain symbolism that Nexus began with Google cooperation with HTC and, apparently, it ends.

One of the advantages of the Nexus line was a quick update of devices to the latest Android versions. It was the main advantage, in addition to the lowest price of the Nexus line devices. But since 2014, these devices have gradually raised, the number of manufacturers who want to produce them has declined, in fact, the ruler died by itself. Without aggressive cost, the Nexus line is not as interesting. And the fact that today is still a ghostly advantage, with the arrival of Android 5.1 (well, or how it will be called there, which is not important) will be a built-in option for any smartphone on this platform.

Fight for who will release the Nexus tablet among manufacturers were not observed. The fact that the Nexus was decided to use the Nexus brand for their device, it is clear, with the tablets, the company did not find it from the first days of their appearance, all attempts to become a successful player in this segment were turned into a failure. Even before the release of the iPad, the company created several prototypes, but they remained unhappy, they did not go into the series. The only serial device was the Flyer Tablet, which never gained special glory.

But at the same time, Flyer was created in the style of the company, given the fact that buyers are accustomed to see - metal, but the main thing is a design that is unlike the devices of other companies. In the Nexus 9 model, these features are partially preserved, but the device obviously tried to reduce it. It turned out a half-time solution that is always bad. On metallic background iPad Air. This apparatus is made of plastic, and quite inexpensive for sensations. But the main thing is that it does not amaze at all costs, it is quite high. Therefore, this Nexus is not highlighted, no one is counting on gigantic sales, and in Russia, retail networks consider it exclusively as a niche proposal. Initially, only a coherent agreed on his sales by choosing a top version of 32 GB and with LTE support. It is also an indication of how the product is perceived, its prospects on the mass fog market. In the world, the situation is approximately similar, Nexus products do not use wild demand, they are bought by pure Android fans, which are not so much. But often they scare their high cost. In the case of Nexus 9, I do not see some large audience of those who will cook such a tablet on Android and below, we will try to figure together why.

Design, dimensions, control elements

The model is produced in three color solutions - white, black and sandy, the last color can be safely considered gold, then they simply worked on the title so as not to echo with other manufacturers.

In all cases, the front panel is black, only the color of the back cover differs. The corpus is unbearable, which has long become the familiar feature of most tablets. In the LTE version on the case there is a connector for Nanosim, there are differences on this.

The quality of plastic, at first glance, is not bad, the feeling is saved until the moment you do not take the device in hand. Velvety in appearance, he impresses inexpensive, and most importantly, very thin. The back cover where the battery is located, has emptiness, and when the lid is unspected, the lid walks a little. We emphasize that when you take the tablet, you do not feel it. Maybe it will be once out of ten, but the slurness of this kind spoils the impression of the device. In the same iPad or Galaxy Tab S walks nothing walks, everything is assembled and fitted for a century.

The front panel is closed Corning Gorilla Glass 3, here you can see the front chamber's eyes with a resolution of 1.6 megapixel (720p video). From the remarkable note of the opening of two stereo speakers, which are located on the sides of the screen in landscape orientation. This is clearly done with intent so you can listen to music when watching a video or in games, hence the choice of such an orientation. Hands cover the speakers when you keep the tablet, and subconsciously wait for the sound worsen. This does not happen, moreover, the feeling that the sound becomes a little more louder. The system was called BOOMSOUND, this is the corporate development of HTC. From pleasant note that, unlike all other tablets, there is a deeper sound, above the volume, the device sounds good. He is far from external speakers or musical devicesBut among the tablets it is accurately allocated. Typically, dynamics in order to save space are located in the tablets on the ends, for example, in the video to this review, I show the difference between the sound with Galaxy Tab S 8.4.

On the top end on the left (in the landscape orientation) there is a button on / off, immediately - the volume key. The Western media discusses the fact that the buttons are strongly recessed and not very comfortable. Allegedly there are batch with the "bad" and "good" buttons. But I think that this is all very contrived, there were no changes in production, it is aberration of perception with specific people.

On the left end - 3.5 mm connector. The main chamber is postponed on the back panel, there is even a LED flash here. Why it is needed, taking into account the quality of the cameras in the tablets, it is unclear. Yes, and as a flashlight, it is unlikely to come in handy, although suddenly someone somewhere once. I do not know, in one word, why did it.

Tablet size - 228.2 x 153.7 x 8 mm, weight - 425 grams. This is no longer a compact device as 7- and 8-inch plates, which can be seen when compared with them in the photos below.

It is clear that the size of the tablet determines the diagonal of the screen, then it is 8.9 inches, but its geometry is the same as the iPad - 4: 3. Is this a minus? Yes, for those who love to watch a movie, the screen geometry 16:10 will be suitable (16: 9 as an option). The choice of such a screen dictated the total dimensions of the device, it does not look compact, respectively, it is rather to the class of large tablets whose popularity in lately Demands, demand shifts to more compact devices, and this question is not as much price as the convenience of daily use.

I considered that I can be unfair to assess the quality of the tablet, and praised all the surrounding, trying to achieve an answer, how they feel Nexus 9, which can say about the quality of the assembly. Almost unanimously said that it should be an inexpensive device based on the case materials.

Display

The screen in Nexus 9 is presented by absentee fans of this device as something deserving the most close attention. They, not knowing that themselves, really felt the most painful point in this device, but first let's look at specificationswho inspired certain expectations. The IPS matrix, 8.9 inches, has a resolution of 2048x1536 points, there is automatic brightness adjustment.

My first impression from the display was the most faithful - dim. Get used to use ipad third Generations (where the screen oh as far from the perfect) is 70 percent of the backlight, and here at the maximum everything is very sad. I miss the brightness, as well as the quality of the picture suffers from this, the color is the same dull, as if dusty. Something I recalled Motorola Xoom, but it came out in 2010. He took such a tablet as Galaxy Tab S 8.4 C Superamoled screen and maximum among all devices brightness. No comparison, Nexus 9 is simply from another league. On the screen, it loses almost all devices on the market, possibly comparable to budget. On the screen, they saved, and very much, however, it is possible to also have another explanation that a big brightness led to the Dieceless Jahor batteries. Playing video on the maximum brightness is about 7 hours at best. Other companies have from 10 hours and above. Do you feel the difference?

In the photos - just comparing the screens that fully transmits their difference, you need to look alive.

Perhaps the screen is the main component for the tablet, what we see constantly. To do it is not the best - this is the face of understanding. Even in the Nexus 7 2013, the screen is noticeably brighter and, as a result, perceived clearer.

Battery

The capacity of the built-in Li-Pol battery is 6700 mAh. At first glance, the tablet works exactly the same way as his classmates, in fact everything turns out to be at all so rosy. Maximum video playback time - up to 7 hours (without sound), while all key devices play it from 10 hours and above. Approximately the same in other modes of operation, the difference of 30-35 percent.

During operation, the tablet is quite warm in the area of \u200b\u200bthe main chamber. Moreover, this work is not under load, but under normal conditions, which is surprising and suggests that the platform from NVIDIA is not optimized. We did not observe anything like that in other two tablets on Tegra K1.

Hardware platform, memory, RAM

The tablet has no memory cards, which has become business card Nexus line. But if in previous generations it was explained by savings, then why did not put the memory card here, it is incomprehensible to me. You can buy two tablet options, 16 and 32 GB. In principle, for many it will be enough, but the restriction is quite rigid and for Android uncharacteristic, especially for the tablet of this price group.

The RAM 2 GB, apparently, also decided to save a little and not to put 3 GB.

Inside there is a processor from NVIDIA, this is Tegra K1 Denver. Dual-core with a maximum frequency of up to 2.3 GHz, while in synthetic tests showing non-lightable performance, at the level best processors from Qualcomm and Samsung, even more.

The first thing that can embarrass consumers who are accustomed to the processor race is only two cores. But the 64-bit Denver architecture was created in NVIDIA in order to reduce the number of nuclei while maintaining performance. The Nexus 9 tablet is the first device with such a processor presented in the market. NVIDIA is modestly said that such a processor provides PC level performance, such as Intel Haswell or Apple A7.

I can not judge, with which the heating of the device is connected, as well as its small time of work, but suspect that it can be a processor and its non-optimization in specific device. Compare, in fact, nothing with what, so I will not guess, let's see, perhaps NVIDIA will make the SHIELD update with this processor and will show its real capabilities. While the feeling that is very damp. In comparison with the same NVIDIA Shield Tablet, there is sometimes slowdown in the menu (the main menu, it can be seen on our video), I have not encountered such a long time.

Camera

In the tablets, the chambers are disappointing, and this tablet also does not please. When shooting in the dark, everything is bad and very bad, in sunny or cloudy weather you can watch pictures, but you do not hit anyone. Examples of pictures and video are below.

Communication capabilities

In the LTE version there is quite wide support for different ranges, the device will work around the world. From unusual - Bluetooth 4.1 with all profiles plus APT-X for music. Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 A / B / G / N / AC. Version USB 2.0.

Impression

Inside the tablet costs clean Android 5.0, describing it separately I do not see the point, changes in comparison with previous versions You can see in the video.

From the PR point of view in Nexus 9, many nice words for ear guika - Processor Tegra K1, comparable in performance with computer processors, stereo speakers with surround sound, high-resolution IPS matrix, Nexus brand. But in practice, the product turned out to be raw, and some incompleteness is felt in many aspects of his work. It does not produce any wow effect, rather, the opposite disappoints.

In addition to the tablet, you can purchase a transforming cover or keyboard cover.

In the US, the prices of this device are excluding taxes 399, 469 and 599 dollars for 16, 32 and 32 GB LTE version, respectively. For comparison, Galaxy Tab S 8.4 16 GB Wi-Fi in the USA costs $ 399, but it has a memory card and a significantly best screen. Someone will say that it is impossible to compare devices with a diagonal of 8.4 and 8.9 inches, but for me so nexus 9 is still closer to Tab S than to the iPad Air, the latter can be bought in the USA from $ 399. And here the dilemma gets up, take a well-known iPad Air in a metal case or not too understandable Nexus 9. What do you think the usual consumer will choose? I bet on the iPad.

In Russia, the price of a preliminary order at the end of October to the version of 32 GB and with LTE was put up as close as possible to American - 29,990 rubles. But in the same coherent, the cost was removed, although the page predant exists, and the periods of the model appeared already shone from November to the second half of December. And it is not very clear whether he needed at 35-36 thousand rubles, and even more.

On the russian market there is from what to choose, I would suggest to consider as an alternative Apple Air. The first generation is either Galaxy Tab S 8.4, these devices will completely cope with their tasks. But Nexus 9 I would definitely not be recommended as a purchase that will please you. It is possible that the enthusiasts of the Nexus lineup will not agree with me. Sorry latest tablet Nexus came out. Although, perhaps, there will be another device, but his fate is questionable.

The Nexus line was widely popular thanks to a good value for money, as well as the use of the Android operating system without any add-ons. This year, new Nexus models are especially important for Google, as they first come out with Android 5.0 Lollipop OS. But there is another moment: both the smartphone Nexus 6, and the hero of our review - the Nexus 9 tablet, increased markedly in price compared to its predecessors. With Nexus 6, we still understand, but for now let's see what interesting in Nexus 9. After all, in addition to higher prices, compared to Nexus 7, this tablet is a joint project of Google and the HTC company, with which they created the very first Nexus.

Contents of delivery

Nexus 9 comes in a compact box with rounded corners. Inside, except the tablet itself, you can find a brief manual of the user, as well as a charger block and a USB cable for it.

Design and materials

For the first time in the Nexus tablet line, an 8.9-inch display with the aspect ratio of 4: 3 is used in the new model. This, of course, has greatly affected appearance Devices. According to its proportions, it is closer to the iPad mini, but in terms of the design plan to distinguish the Google tablet from Apple will not be difficult.

Nexus 9 has a housing stronger from the top of the top and bottom of the display. Its front panel covers safety glass Gorilla Glass 3, sidewalls are made of polished metal, and the back of the matte soft-touch plastic. Tactile sensations from working with a tablet pleasant. Traditionally, for the devices of this class, it is impossible to remove the back cover. There are no complaints about the case materials in general, there is nothing unusual in them, but they are high-quality.

As for the design, this tablet is an atypical device for HTC, given the last smartphones. Externally, Nexus 9 is reminiscent of the increased Nexus 5, especially if you pay attention to its back cover and camera block.

This continuity of style looks a bit strange against the background of absolutely different design Nexus 6, but there is nothing repulsive in appearance Nexus 9. As for the tablet, the device came out pretty.

Ease of use

The dimensions of Nexus 9 are 228.25x153.68 × 7.95 mm, with a weight of 425 grams (436 g in version with LTE). The weight of the device allows you to comfortably keep it with one hand, and the dimensions, despite the diagonal enlarged compared to Nexus, cannot be called large.

By and large with an 8.9-inch tablet in Google immediately aimed at the segment in 10 and 8-inch models. And judging by the sensations, it is really a good compromise, in which there is still a fairly large display in a compact case.

The Nexus 9 display frames are thinner on the sides and increase on top and bottom. Despite this, you can keep the device with one hand both in a vertical and horizontal position. In the latter case, it is convenient to play and watch the video on the tablet. Stereo speakers on the front panel are located so that in the horizontal orientation they fall right under the arms. However, thanks to the location in the deepening, close them is not an easy task.

Such an engineering approach really allows not only not to overlap the speakers, but also to strengthen the sound, but, in addition, their recess also contributes to stuffing into the holes of dust.

The left face of Nexus 9 is completely empty.

The inclusion and volume keys are located on the right side.

They should be written separately, since their implementation leaves much to be desired.

The fact is that the buttons practically do not protrude from the housing, and if you turn on the screen, you can simply knock on it with your finger, then adjust the volume is very uncomfortable. The keys are not only recessed into the housing, their move is also badly felt.

On the bottom face of Nexus 9, you can find the port of MicroUSB, and on the top - 3.5 mm headphone jack.

The main control of the tablet is implemented through the touchscreen display. It is quite large and responsive, so as not to experience discomfort when working with the Android 5.0 interface. If you do not count the unsuccessful volume keys, it is generally convenient to use Nexus 9.

Display

As already written above, Nexus 9 is the first Google tablet, and one of the few on the market, which has an 8.9-inch display with the aspect ratio of 4: 3. It is based on an IPS matrix with a resolution of 2048x1536 points, which, taking into account the diagonal, forms a pixel density of 281 per inch.

The Nexus 9 display has a good color reproduction, it provides almost 100% coverage of SRGB color space.

Color temperature is in the range of 6000-6500K. The screen gives warm tones.

Gamma is slightly understated.

The color balance is stable on the entire range, while in the color setting slightly highlighted green color.

The maximum display brightness is 392 kD / m2, and the minimum is 9.6 kD / m2.

As a result, it can be noted that the display from Nexus 9 copes excellent. Aspect ratio 4: 3 allows you to comfortably read on the Nexus 9 books, logs, as well as view sites. As for the video, the user will have to either stretch the picture on the entire screen, or observe the black stripes from below and on top of the image.

Platform and productivity

In Nexus 9. company HTC. I installed one of the most productive chips at the moment - NVIDIA Tegra K1 with a 64-bit architecture, a 2-nuclear processor with a frequency of 2.3 GHz, as well as Kepler DX1 graphics. The amount of RAM in Nexus 9 is 2 GB, and the built-in can be 16 or 32 GB without the possibility of expansion. Despite the fact that the API and third-party applications were expanded in Android 5.0 full access To external drives, in Nexus 9 there is no slot for microSD memory cards.

With regard to productivity, both in real work and in synthetic tests Nexus 9 shows very good results. At the moment, this is one of the most productive tablets on the market. Another thing is that NVIDIA Tegra K1 to download Android today is almost nothing, the games are poorly optimized for a resolution of 2048x1536 points, they are scaled under it, but are very losing in detail. In addition, apparently, the same bad program optimization leads to a tangible heating of the Nexus 9 housing in games with which Tegra k1 on other devices copes without any problems. The hand does not punish the tablet, but after a few minutes of the game in Real Racing 3 keep it becomes not so comfortable.

Camera

Nexus 9 has an 8-megapixel camera with aperture F / 2.4 and LED flash. Despite the well-good characteristics, the camera in Nexus 9, as in the case of other tablets, is lagging behind the quality of smartphones. It slowly focuses and noise with the slightest lighting.

However, with good light from her you can achieve acceptable photo quality.

Interface

Nexus 9 is the world's first tablet that starts to be sold immediately with a new mobile operating room. google system - Android 5.0. . The interface in the tablet version of the OS is the same as in smartphones, with the exception of a small adaptation under larger displays.

For example, the list of settings and cards in Google Now are displayed in two columns.

Google applications also have become better adjacent to large screens, which cannot be said about third-party applications. Many of them still have an interface designed to use with smartphones. In Tog, some of the programs are simply stretched on the whole screen. For example, Facebook looks like.

As a result, working with Android 5.0 on the tablet is also pleasant and convenient, as well as on the smartphone, but developers would have to optimize their programs.

Multimedia

The Nexus 9 box can play the formats of Audio MP3 / WAV / EAAC +, as well as DivX / MP4 / H.265 video. For normal operation with other formats it is worth using a third-party player.

On the headphones, the tablet gives the sound in good quality, with a normal volume of volume. In addition, on the front panel Nexus 9, the external HTC stereo speakers with BOOMSOUND technology are installed. Their volume is at the level slightly above average, and for some reason they distort low frequencies.

Autonomy

The Nexus 9 uses a 6700 mAh bothering battery, which, according to the manufacturer, should be enough for 9.5 hours of operation in the browser when Wi-Fi-connect.

In our case, the tablet demonstrated 3 hours of screen operation at high load. Thus, with normal operation of autonomy Nexus 9 will be enough for 1.5-2 days of work.

Eventually

It can be stated that the new partnership between Google and HTC resulted in an interesting tablet that has uncommon characteristics. Nevertheless, taking into account the cost of Nexus 9 in the Ukrainian market and a number of flaws in it, this tablet looks less attractive purchase, compared to
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With his first tablet, Google gave an excellent alternative to all those who did not want to spend 30.000 p. on iPad. Large tablets based on Android, including Google, demonstrated noticeably smaller successes in the fight against the ruthless iPad. Thus, despite the past time, Google failed to stand side by side with Apple.

The new 8.9-inch Nexus 9 radically changes everything. Its sizes become a reasonable alternative to 9.7-inch iPad and 7.9-inch iPad mini. As for the cost, Nexus 9 is also as the original iPad Air from Apple, released last year, about 25,000 rubles for the basic model. Due to the aspect ratio of 4: 3, this Nexus is more like an iPad, and the design and materials of the highest quality only enhance the similarity.

To admit, we were surprised when the first news appeared that Google is going to work with HTC over the new Nexus 9, the overview of which we have prepared for you. Until today, HTC put on the market only one tablet, this is HTC Flyer, released in 2011. The successful series of smartphones of the company largely defined design and some functions for Nexus 9 from HTC One.

Design Ne.xUS 9.

Nexus 9 is a qualitatively assembled tablet and, of course, very attractive, much more attractive than any other tablet based on Android. This is a device that can be compared only with iPad Air. Grinded aluminum on the side, polished to the silver shine, neat back cover, which comes in black, white and gold, which Google calls sandy. The last color is only available performed by a 32 GB model, which promises some exceptional color. If you look at the tablet at an angle, you will see a black bench of display, which can also be made in black, silver, matte metal and back cover.

A positive feature becomes the fact that the edges of the tablet are largely free from buttons, plugs, ports and slots, which provides Nexus 9 as a streamlined view. The details of the back cover, for example, the camera lens, carefully protruding around the corner, for example, looks great, in addition to the tablet logo, although the rear plastic panel, despite the beautiful matte finish, is inferior to the metal iPad Air.

We found that the power and volume buttons are comparatively complicated. They are located almost on the same level with the edge of the tablet, in addition, they have a very small move. The power button can be difficult to find, because the finger simply slips on it. Fortunately, Nexus 9 supports double pressing on the tablet awakening screen, new android function 5.0. Thus, instead of looking for a power button, just press the screen twice.

Like many Nexus devices from Google, the tablet does not have microSD, so you must be confident in the capacitance of the selected tablet. The Nexus 9 16GB model will cost you at 21,000 rubles, and the 32GB model will be 27.000 p. Six thousand rubles is a huge price tag for 16 GB of integrated memory, even Apple asks for the growth of capacity in 16 GB of only 3.000 rubles, on the example of the iPad Air 32GB. You can make an offer reasonable if you order Nexus 9 32GB 4G / LTE, worth 31,000 rubles. This price tag is comparable to the iPad Air.

We were pleased not to find the weaknesses of Nexus 9 in the category of screen or enclosure. Only a little less than 8 millimeters in thickness, Nexus 9 is a very slender tablet, practically as the original iPad AIR, although iPad Air 2, of course, is slimming (6.1 mm). It weighs 425 grams, so the tablet is somewhat lighter, although the latter has several larger screenAnd for its sizes it is sufficiently easy. Rear panel The tablet is made of matte plastic with a very pleasant feeling on the touch. It is convenient to keep one time for some time, although the screen sizes make the Nexus 9 with a two-handed tablet, rather the iPad AIR than the iPad mini.

DisplayNexus 9.

The design remains the superficial characteristic of Google Nexus 9, the review begins with the tablet screen. And the first outstanding feature becomes the aspect ratio of the screen 4: 3. The overwhelming majority of Android tablets, starting from such Google and ending with any names of Samsung, use widescreen displays with a ratio of 16:10 or 16: 9. Thus, Nexus 9 has a lot in common with Apple iPad. We like 4: 3 format in portrait mode, for example, to view Web pages, but in landscape mode, obviously 16: 9 looks better. View movies and television shows will be more difficult, because 4: 3 will leave you with black stripes in the top and bottom parts of the screen.

The display remains one of the strongest elements of Nexus 9. Its 8.9-inch screen has a resolution of QXGA (2048 x 1536) with a density of 264 pixels per inch. From the point of view of pure density, the indicator is not as great as on Nexus 10, but you will not notice the difference. The resolution is obtained by the same position of the position of the pixels as on the Retina screens from Apple. The result becomes clear and folding text, which promises you only good impressions of reading.

Our color calibrator showed that the display is capable of producing very accurate colors. In general, the estimate is about 93.8% of the SRGB color gamut, which is a very impressive result for the tablet. Interestingly, the figure is higher than on Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, with which Amazon promised 100% colors, but in fact showed only 88.7%. It is also higher than the iPad Air 2 result, which has shown quite good 90.1%.

The Nexus 9 display is also incredibly bright, about 466.4 kD / m 2, which makes it one of the brightest screens that we tested. Its very convenient to use with sunlight. Black level is also very good: 0.38 cd / m 2, along with an excellent coefficient of contrast 1224: 1. The display became one of the best aspects of the tablet, offering us to admire magnificent and incredibly rich photos.

Initially, we were concerned that the non-standard aspect ratio (4: 3) may entail the problems, but all the games we tested have saved an excellent picture, withstand the scale and elegantly filled out the additional vertical screen space, contrary to the expected black bands. Some games even looked better in the square world.

DynamicsNexus 9.

The tablet offers two front speakers that are located on the left and right edges of the tablet (if you keep it horizontally to play games or watch video). These are small, recessed in plastic tapes, which, though neatly integrated, began to collect dust almost immediately, especially since the front speakers NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet or even smartphone htc. One M8 manufacturer, which use a dotted dynamics grid, are constructed solely for the frontal location. When you run your fingers into caches with speakers, you will feel something sharp, although we prefer to dissuade you from this experiment, there is nothing to climb there.

They use HTC BOOOMSOUND technology to provide a user with excellent sound quality. The speakers produce a surprisingly warm sound, although we are accustomed to the tiny sound of mobile speakers. The sound is characterized by excellent detail on medium and high frequencies, and stereo speakers are perfectly divided by channels. Nexus 9, as not surprising, can offer a decently loud bass, so you will not need to urgently connect headphones. This is one of those areas where the tablet confidently leads before the iPad Air.

Performance nexUS 9.

The review of the tablet cannot be complete if we do not look "under the hood". NVIDIA Shield Tablet became the first tablet that he received chipset, but Nexus 9 became the first tablet PC, which works on a full, 64-bit version of the chip. And while NVIDIA Shield Tablet has only four cores with a clock frequency of 2.2 GHz, Nexus 9 costs two cores that work with a clock of 2.3 GHz based on the new central processor "DENVER". Nexus 9 is also equipped with 2 GB of RAM, which is not much like on Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, but should be enough, especially considering the optimization of Android 5.0 Lollipop (more about this later).

Nexus 9 showed time 908.8 ms on Sunspider JavaScript tests, respectable result, but not as fast as on the 4-nuclear Tegra K1 in NVIDIA Shield Tablet, which marked 673.7 ms. This indicator is also inferior to iPad Air 2, which demonstrated astronomical 295.8 ms, which makes it the fastest mobile device on the browser speed tests.

We were a little upset about this, although we suspect that the high indicator is not available due to the new operating system and browser than due to K1, and future optimization can improve the position of things. In practice, the user, of course, will not experience complaints about performance. Despite the sample of heavy pages, with loading and viewing the tablet coped quite deftly, we also managed to move on sites without any stuttering.

NVIDIA Tegra K1 has proven that it will not be bend when it comes to performance in games. Tegra K1 is built around Kepler GPU architecture on 192 cuda kernels. It is not surprising that he managed to go out for the maximum of our Ice Storm Extreme test. In Unlimited mode, the tablet has chopped up 25621 points, which is a fantastic indicator. On this test, the tablet is faster than iPad Air (14821) and iPad Air 2 (21548).

Apple is working on his new Metal API to achieve maximum return from its hardware, but it seems to us that Google can keep up with their software, as well as the Nexus 9 hardware stuffing. Its the only real rival remains NVIDIA Shield Tablet with a similar processor, which managed to knock out amazing 27,000. Both tablets are currently unconditional leaders in the gaming productivity.

Outside net computing power, Nexus 9 includes 802.11ac Wi-Fi, which provides maximum data transfer rate when using 802.11As router support. And in the case of proper combination Equipment, you should not have limitations in speed when solving any tasks.

Autonomous work NexuS 9.

Google Nexus 9, the overview of which you read is equipped with a 6700 mAh battery, which promises us impressive battery life, proven tests. In the continuous video playback mode with a half-brightness screen, we managed to squeeze 15 hours and 57 minutes before the battery is tired. It is almost three and a half hours more than the result of the iPad Air and iPad Air 2.

Google appreciated the battery life is very conservative, at 9.5 hours in video playback mode, although it is not clear under what circumstances the manufacturer tested the tablet. In any case, the service life of the tablet is impressive. Along with the improved Google Project Volt system in Android 5.0, Nexus 9 should also have an excellent battery life for everyday use.

CamerasNexus 9.

Despite the efforts of Apple over new iPad. Air 2, we are not too concerned about the quality of tablet cameras. You will find a 1.6 megapixel camera on the front panel of the device and the 8 megapixel camera on the rear panel. Both optics have a diaphragm F / 2.4. As for the tablet cameras, it is not too bad, but rightly note the leadership of Apple iPad Air 2. In trial pictures on the street, the colors turned out to be slightly muted and not sufficiently sharp, as we would like. We also noticed the noise in the shaded sections of the pictures.

The pictures in the room in the conditions of bad lighting were average, the many details were simply lost in the shadows, and the fur of a plush toy just blurred, without any texture. Sharpness remained respectable, on the other hand. The tablet camera is equipped with a LED flash, which will help with low light photos. Upon fact, the flash will not fix the chamber flaws, but it will help balance the surrounding light and speed up the shutter speed, which will make the colors sharper. You probably should not rely on the main chamber Nexus 9, but in the extreme case, it will cope with the task.

^ Photo with LED flash.

^ Photo without LED Flash.

Android 5.0 Lollipop.

Nexus 9 is one of the first devices that work with the latest version of Android. We are going to consider OS in a separate review, but on Nexus 9, the new Android feels like at home. First, of course, because it is a clean version of Android, without any aggravating modifications made by manufacturers.

The most direct difference, of course, becomes a new design philosophy of Material Design, which affected the user interface and the operating system menu. With some elements you could already get acquainted through Google Now. Here you will also find a smooth and consistent animation that looks just fine on the Google Nexus 9 screen.

Google Now uses a similar interface, so you will quickly figure out in the basics. Fast switching settings have also changed, they become available with an additional notification panel, literally in two clicks from the status panel.

One of the best features android updates 5.0 is the simple way to restore data from any Android device. And if you used to restore applications when setting up a new device, Android 5.0 is now able to restore your own folders, so the folder organization will never go to the pipe. There are other changes, of course, including notifications that now appear on the lock screen and can use additional extensions. SmartLock provides connection Bluetooth devices, among which smart hours or headphones. Now you can bypass the screen lock password, which saves your time, but saves security at the level.

You should not forget that Android devices support multiple user accounts, so one tablet can be used in conjunction with two or more people, each of which can download and use your own applications, desktops, favorites in the browser, email and much more. This is a great idea, but you will almost certainly need a 32 GB model, if you are going to use the tablet in this way.

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The review comes to an end, and we sum up according to one of best tabletsWhat we had to see. Excellent screen, battery life, excellent speakers and build quality, perhaps all this will hit the iPad Air. The only negative point becomes the design around the front panel, which may seem bulky. Update to a 32 GB model comes with a frankly overestimated price tag. Nexus 9 is also heavy against the background of a larger and ultralight iPad Air.

Nevertheless, if you are looking for a powerful Android tablet, then no other can compete with Nexus now. We prefer the aspect ratio of 4: 3 for general use, despite the smaller compliance with the modern format of cinema in the landscape mode. The screen size should like most users, since it is quite large: 8.9 inches. It will be interesting to look at how Nexus 9 will fit into a new era of 4: 3 android tablets.

His chipset K1 makes the tablet one of the best options for fans of computer games, which brings us to the problem that goes beyond the NVIDIA, HTC and even Google management company. The fact is that for Apple iOS there are just games, for this operating system the game go first. We hope that a popular and large tablet with 4: 3 will help reorient developers on the Android market, but if android users It will continue to spend less on the software part, rather than their IOS colleagues, the gap will continue to exist.

Tablet HTC Nexus 9 on Android 6.0 - Overview

For recently, I rarely overlook the tablets and more and more somehow passes through budget options, and modern powerful plates in my field of view do not fall. However, for some time ago, my old partners "Banderolka" (with their help from any world of the world, you can order goods in the US online stores) offered to send the Nexus 9 tablet from the states, which appeared in the beginning of 2015, and the characteristics of this device were attractive. \u003e I, of course, agreed: the Nexus smartphone line and tablets, which Google launched to show the possibilities of net and unaware Android, quite interesting, and the Nexus 7 tablet, which I overlooked, was very popular. And I had another consideration: new android version They appear primarily on Nexus devices, and I have no Nexus at home, and meanwhile on the horizon already looming Android 6.0. Therefore, when the "Banderol" I delivered Nexus 9 from the states to Moscow, I did not rush to the review - everything was waiting for the appearance of the six. It's funny that when I, without waiting, still seized for a review and wrote almost it, the tablet reported me that he was ready for installing Android 6.0 Marshmallow, - and really installed this system, as a result of which the review I had to adjust, because, of course, together with the review of the device as such it was interesting to see what this system represents this system. Well - forward, get acquainted with Nexus 9..
Specifications Operating system: Android 6.0
Display: 8.9 ", IPS, LCD, 2048 × 1536, 281 PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Chipset: NVIDIA Tegra K1, 2-nuclear, 2.3 GHz
Graphic accelerator: KEPLER DX1.
RAM: 2 GB
Flash memory: 16 (32) GB
Memory card: not
Net: Not supported (in this modelBut there is a model with LTE)
Wireless connection: Wi-Fi 802.11 A / B / G / N / AC (two ranges - 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.1, NFC
Camera: 8 MPIX, autofocus, LED flash
Front-camera: 1.6 Mpiks
Ports: MicroUSB, audio connector
Coordinates: GPS, GLONASS
Battery: 6700 mA · h, non-removable
Case Colors: Black, White, Golden
Dimensions: 228.2 × 153.7 × 8 mm
Weight: 425 g
Price: In Moscow version without LTE from 16 GB - from 20 thousand rubles, in Europe - 430-450 € What are we here? The display with an average for 9-10-inch solutions to the resolution (flagships are still available with a resolution of 2560 × 1600), a very small size of the built-in memory in the absence of a slot under MicroSD (16 GB for a tablet without a memory card - this is nothing at all! ), good battery container. Contents of delivery Boring packaging with extruded digit 9.
Inside: Tablet, power adapter, USB-MicroUSB cable, brochure.
Appearance and features Nexus 9 design - traditionally boring: well, tablet and tablet. We saw tablets and more fun. The only thing that pays attention is to break the stereo speakers from above and below. They are slightly recessed in the tablet case.
Soft Touch coating is applied to the back surface - I thought so didn't do it. No, do. With such a coating, the tablet lies in his hand, but this Soft Touch is almost instantly sleeping with his fingers, and this is no longer lined, and it is easily scratched, so that through a very short time the tablet is happily and forever will fully lose its freight look. Nexus 7 with this case was noticeably better. In the lower end - the port of MicroUSB.
On the top - exit under the headphones.
On the right end - the power button and the volume rocker. Buttons, let's say gently, terrible: the stroke is practically no, pushing wildly uncomfortable.
Materials like high-quality, but there are complaints to the assembly: the back cover is fixed, but at the edges it is attached on the latches and under certain circumstances these latches can move away between the case and the lid there is a small gap. If you press the hand - the latch is snapped with a noticeable click, I apologize for the involuntary patter.
Well, in some places, when you press the lid embroids and suggests slightly. Well, this tablet next to the Samsung Galaxy S6 EDGE + is just to compare scale, well, and to once again put the link to my EDGE + review.
Display IPS display, made using OGS technology (without an air layer between sensor and matrix). Good viewing angles: with deviations to large corners, brightness drops slightly. The stock in brightness is good, the paints are juicy, but natural. On direct sunshine, the image is well distinguishable. There is an adaptive brightness adjustment that works well, although it slows down with the reaction. There is an anti-glare filter and an efficient oleophobic coating that prevents the display to be placed. In general, the display is really very good quality. By the way, I read the review of Murtazin of this tablet - and the eyes on the forehead were climbed. Murtazin writes, quoting: My first impression from the display was the most faithful - dim. I used to use the third generation iPad (where the screen oh as far from the perfect) is 70 percent of the backlight, and then the maximum is very sad. I miss the brightness, as well as the quality of the picture suffers from this, the color is the same dull, as if dusty. Something I recalled Motorola Xoom, but it came out in 2010. He took such a tablet as Galaxy Tab S 8.4 C Superamoled screen and maximum among all devices brightness. No comparison, Nexus 9 is simply from another league. On the screen, it loses almost all devices on the market, possibly comparable to budget. On the screen, they saved, and very much, however, it is possible to also have another explanation that a big brightness led to the Dieceless Jahor batteries. I was slightly shocked. I don't know what kind of tablet got Murtazin, but my display is excellent. Moreover, he compared it with the 3rd generation ipade (a child played to him) - I don't just see the difference, but in general the Nexus 9 screen seems to me brighter and more saturated. Murtazin leads a photo - and I will give a photo. Both tablets - at maximum brightness.

Dim screen? And never! Other observers, by the way, the screen is praised. So Eldar, most likely, got some kind of defective copy. Device operation As I said, the entire Nexus series works on clean Android. Is this good or bad? One users like this approach, because the system does not contain anything superfluous, and if something is necessary - you can always put. Another, like me, it doesn't like it too much, because pure Android, say straight, the system is not too rich in features, so I personally prefer the shell and system applications from Samsung, Huawei, LG and Sony. (Lenovo and HTC shells do I like much less.) Well, in this case, there is, that is, so let's see how it all looks on the tablet with the Android 6.0 system. And about the new features of Android 6.0 as such as we will talk in a separate article. Head desktop with google servicesdischarged by dadphones.

Area notifications with a switch area. Only there you can see the accumulator charge percentage: in standard Android No Settings Show the level in percent in the status bar. (This is in all recent versions - 4, 5 and 6.)

But for Android 6.0, there is one trick, with which percent output can be turned on. You need to press a finger on the settings icon in the notification area and hold the icon under a long time - at least a minute. After some time the icon asks and inform you that the System UI Tuner appears in the settings. Here you can turn on the output of interest. But the function is experimental, and there is a warning that in the future this menu can abyss.

Also, it seems like it is to configure fast switches, but in fact it simply adds some kind of "broadcast button" that does not understand what it does.

In the version of the tablet from 16 GB, only 11 GB remains for the user. This, of course, is very small.

Installed in the application system. They are squatted down top string - Recent running applications (it is convenient). Sorted only by alphabetically - according to Android developers, you will never need to sort the icons in the order of their installation.

Block window. Now, in time and the date you can write your own text (in the settings). What for? Well, for example, a phone for the case, if you are a device, God forbid, lost.

From the lock screen, you can go to the voice recorder and the camera "Camera". Think Pressing the power button offers only to turn off the power, nothing more.

When you connect to a USB tablet by default, for some reason "Charging only" mode is activated, and this cannot be changed.

Images Application "Google Photo". Assistant appeared, with which you can systematize photos and videos, create all sorts of collages.

In the preview, you can change your fingers to change the scale of the display and in the very small size of the left, the names of months and years appear when the photo was taken.

Edit tools.

Filters.

Rotate the image.

Audio HTC BOOMSOUND is used here. Built-in stereo speakers sound very good: the sound is quite voluminous (remind you that the stereo speakers are separated from different edges of the screen), good high, but bass, of course, no. Huawei's headphones Ultimo Power Anc Earphone - Good: Sound is clean, volumetric, good for such headphones bass, but highly wanted more. The reinforcement headphones are "carnations" Myst Nail2 - excellent: rich, volumetric and very clean sound, wonderful high. Headphones-Ambuvory Plantronics Backbeat Pro in Wired mode - very good: Sound volumetric, clean, excellent bass and good high.

So with the sound here everything is in order. Definition of coordinates The cold start was more or less long, but when the A-GPS information was gained, the coordinate tablet determined already quickly. I saw 16-20 satellites, during the trip the coordinates kept well, did not fly off the road.

Games Performance is enough even for heavy three-dimensional games. ASPHALT 8 worked on the very high quality Images.

Plants vs Zombies 2 just flew, but, for example, on my Lenovo Yoga 2 toy is terribly slows down. Settings There are some additions in comparison with Android 5.

In the display settings at the system level, it was added to turn on the tapping device on the screen (they were first invented, as far as I remember, in LG, and then other manufacturers began to copy). For this tablet, it is more than relevant for this tablet.

More stringent application control: Now for each application, you can track permissions and selectively disable them.

User Profiles: You can create users with limited access To personal data.

Top new section Control of memory usage with use statistics for different intervals.

Sort applications at the maximum amount of memory used.

Security Settings. Very interesting new opportunity (item in this window is below) - "Lock in Annex". Works as follows. Include this option. Next, go in need app (For example, in the game that cannot be closed, so as not to lose progress), call a list of current tasks. There, on the last application there will be a "pin" icon. Click on it - all in conventional method From the application it is impossible to exit, but only by simultaneously pressing the buttons "Back" and "Review". You can also specify that when unlocking the application, the lock screen was issued with protection: graphic key, PIN or password. Thus, for example, you can give someone to the tablet to work with the application, but the person from the application will not be able to get out anywhere - it can come in handy. And this is also the basic functionality of Android 6.0.

Well, information about the tablet.

Camera Very simple and minimalistic interface. On the back of the right, the minimum settings are made from the bottom: shooting delay, grid, flash, changing the chamber.

Swile to the right - shooting modes and additional settings appear.

Well, examples of pictures. (Clickable)







In my opinion, the camera takes off badly: the colors are faded, in the sun frames are being launched (mistaken with the exposure), poorly focusing. However, on my memory in the tablets almost always put the lousy cameras, so I am very surprised when I see how much tourists On the plates of Eastovo remove everything around. However, these are not my problems. System data and speed There is a new NVIDIA - Tegra K1 Denver chipset with a 64-bit architecture. What is interesting, it is dual-core, with a maximum frequency of 2.3. This is the first tablet with this chipset in the market, and in NVIDIA argue that Tegra K1 Denver gives performance at the level of a good personal computer. These tests are confirmed. CPU-Z data.

PC-MARK test.

Test in geekbench3.

Well, and 64-bit antutu test.

In the tests, everything is fine, purely practically the tablet is also working very quickly, but sometimes weird brakes suddenly occurred when working with the settings. But I associate it with insufficient "doping" of the new system. Battery life The battery here has a good capacity of 6700 mAh, but the platform is very productive, besides - new. That's what I did in tests.

The Internet. Brightness is set to a comfortable 50%, wireless networks are enabled, a page is updated every 30 seconds in the browser. Exactly 8 hours. Video. Wireless communication types are disabled, the brightness is exhibited on a comfortable 50%, in MK Player spinning in the series roller cycle. 12 hours 40 minutes. Very good, by the way.

The game. Wireless communication types are disabled, the brightness is set to a comfortable 50%, plays Asphalt 8. 4 hours 45 minutes. Synthetic test. On a comfortable brightness of the screen and included wireless views PC Mark communication has spent a mixed mode test: surfing, photo processing, video, reading and so on - that is, the emulation of the good loading of the smartphone with various standard actions. It turned out that's what. This is a good indicator, plus according to the schedule it is clear that the battery discharged very uniformly.

It is charged for a long time: when charging from his own adapter, it turns out about 5.5 hours, that is, you need to put on the night, it will not work quickly. The charging current according to the instrument was 1.5 A, the dialed capacity approximately corresponded to the declared one. Observations when working and conclusions The main problem that got out when testing this tablet was associated with an unimpressed and strong heating of the back cover in the chamber area. I use the term "uninteronal" here because, for example, when starting a test or heavy game, the heating was quite insignificant. And when I just climbed the settings and made screenshots, the tablet suddenly heated to such an extent that it was unpleasant to keep in his hands. This happened not particularly often, but I didn't see any problems several times with this tablet, I did not notice . Now about what conclusions can be drawn here. Delightd tablet did not certainly cause: he has certain advantages and serious shortcomings. Let's list them. Advantages:

convenient aspect ratio; very good display quality; very good sound quality both built-in speakers and headphones; high performance; Good battery life.

Disadvantages:

low build quality; terrible buttons; missing memory card support; bad volume of built-in memory; bad camera; Heating problems; Coating Soft Touch.

And here such a tablet they sell for 430-450 €? Oh, it's not serious. For the same money you can buy Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0: it has a little less than the display (8 "), but at the same time more memory, support for memory cards, fingerprint scanner, longer lives from the battery and better camera. So I did not impress me this The tablet, not impressed. Is it interesting to look at Android 6.0.

Nexus 9 tablet is a new device from Google and HTC. An important feature of the tablet is the NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor. Complements this display with a diagonal of 9 without a small inches with the aspect ratio of 4: 3, which, for example, can be useful to read PDF publications.

The final assembly 7.0 Nougat has become more than two weeks ago, but not all devices of the Nexus line, not to mention all the others, have access to the update. This year, "Dobo Corporation" has sentenced the Nexus 6 smartphone and the Nexus 9 tablet, the update will be "dropping" an empty for the next few weeks. Will we believe?

Not all Nexus devices are equally useful. If Nexus 7 smartphones and tablets are still popular, then Nexus 6 and it's really hard to see someone in your hands. Most likely, Nexus 9 you will no longer see. Google itself does not want you to see him. It's time to say goodbye to this tablet, and Google already I said goodbye. It is worth saying that the product was not too successful.

Our smartphones and tablets can understand thoughts only after we explain their voice or gestures. Some of the particularly smart trying to catch some wishes of the user in the movements of his eyes, but all this is too far from the technology proposed by Bragingate. This division of Stanford reads the thoughts of users from their brain and uses them to control the tablet on.

Do you have or and you want to help Google and its users? Google is ready to generously thank you for it. She recently announced that Android users who could find bugs in new versions for current devices and may also be able to fix them, will be encouraged. For their work will pay from 333 to 8,000 dollars. Already intrigued? Read more about conditions.

The cycle of articles on how not to some Nexus owners, which, unaware nothing, installed OTA-updates and received "brick", unfortunately, was not over yet. We have already written about and about. This time the failure was postigned by Nexus 9 owners who have established Android 5.0.2 with the help of official update.

We bring to your attention the fifteenth issue of our weekly "Android news." Today, we will talk about the LG G4 smartphone and its compact version, Blu Selfie, failure and many other things! Well, below with the same news you can find in a text format if you are so familiar.

As we have already reported, April 8 is going to show "". Although it is reliably and unknown, that specifically we are waiting for the curtain of the event, analysts are expected to appear on the public SMARTOPN ONE M9 +, ONE E9 and ONE E9 +, which recently appear more and more leaks. However, new rumors say that this is not the entire range of HTC for 2015 - the company's fans have the grounds to wait for the tablet.

There are no ideal devices, and it needs to be understood. One like the metal cover, there is no other - it is impossible to please each. The same applies to software: Someone likes, and someone prefers Sense 6. However, all this is only a subjective look, we look at the situation with you objectively, assessing all the shortcomings and problem areas of the most popular market devices. Well, ready? Go.