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Nexus 7 vs Nexus 9 vs Nexus 10 Comparison and Review; Google and HTC Team Up vs iPad Air 2

An attendee uses Google Map on a Google Nexus 7 tablet during Google I/O 2012 Conference at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. | REUTERS/STEPHEN LAM

Google is turning to HTC to create a product that will be comparable to Apple's iPad Air. The two tech companies are jointly launching the Nexus 10, which is a predecessor of Google's Nexus 7 and Nexus 9. Here is a brief comparative analysis of the three devices.

Display Screen

Google has adopted a squarish make for the Nexus 9 which made the iPad iconic and different from the other tablets. Nexus 9 boasts of an 8.9-inch QXGA IPS LCD display with a 2048x1536 pixel screen.

The Nexus 7 is a bit smaller with a 7.02-inch display and 1920x1200p IPS display. Nexus 7 is also great for viewing videos with its 1080p HD specs and 16:9 aspect ratio.

The larger Nexus 10 has a 10.055-inch diagonal WQXGA screen but has a lower ppi of 300ppi.

Processor

Nexus 9 has a 64-bit processor, which is a first of its kind, courtesy of the Nvidia Tegra K1 Dual Denver processor that can perform at 2.3 HGz. It also has a 192-core Kepler GPU.

Nexus 7 is still competitive with its quad-core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 pro. 

The Nexus 10 has a dual-core ARM Cortex-A15 Exynos 5, which is lower than the 64-bit capacity of Nexus 9.

Cameras

Nexus 7 has a 5MP rear camera with 1.3MP front camera.

Nexus 10 has 5MP rear camera and1.9MP front camera.

The Nexus 9 tops this category with its 8MP rear camera and 1.6MP front camera.