Android Nexus 9 tablet for emulation in 2020! Is he good?

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So I bought a HTC Nexus 9 in 2020! Is it good for emulation and native Android games? Let's find out.
I can tell you right away that it emulates N64 very well so it's a plus!

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Full specifications:
DISPLAY Capacitive IPS LCD touchscreen, 16 million colors
Size 8.9 inch, 257.7 cm2 (~ 73.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4: 3 ratio (density ~ 281 ppi)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
PLATFORM OS Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradeable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Nvidia Tegra K1 chipset
2.3 GHz Dual-core CPU Denver
Kepler DX1 GPU
Memory card slot No
16 GB (Wi-Fi) / 32 GB (LTE) internal, 2 GB RAM
MAIN CAMERA Single 8 MP, AF
LED flash features
1080p @ 30fps video, stereo audio recording.
SELFIE Single 1.6 MP CAMERA
720p video
SOUND speaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5 mm jack Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated microphone
COMMS 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
CHARACTERISTICS Sensors Accelerometer, gyroscope, compass
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
HTML5 browser
- DivX / MP4 / H.265 player
- MP3 / WAV / eAAC + / Flac player
- Photo / video editor
- Document viewer
- Voice memo / dialing
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Po 6700 mAh battery
Standby time Up to 720 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 9 h 30 min (multimedia) (3G)
Colors MISC Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand
Price Around 300 EUR
TESTS Performance Basemark OS II: 1890 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1540
Landmark X: 28244
Photo / video camera

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42 Comments

  1. Matthew Joshua SositoJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:22 AM

    Can you review the pixel c it has the same processor as the previous Nvidia Shield TV 2015

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  2. ONIXG5MERJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:22 AM

    Try to get the Pixel C, I recently got one for 150 on ebay.

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  3. Tortuga MaestroJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:22 AM

    Can it use lightroom?

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  4. Woody's Geek ChannelJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:22 AM

    Any new developments or updates on this tablet ETA? Still worth to purchase? Was a custom kernal ever installed?

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  5. MusicandGamingJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:22 AM

    should you get the 32gb model or the 16gb do you recon? How fast is that 16gb filled up with emulator games would you say?

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  6. Aleksander CrossJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:22 AM

    How about Nintendo Geme Cube - dolphin emulator NFS Underground 2?

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  7. OmikronOverloadJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:22 AM

    Soooo, i recommend to Upgrade your Tablets RAM to 4 gb. Im having mine for almost 1/2 years and online games are super laggy because the RAM is on the limit, even Tho by doing nothing its on 1,4 gb ram im gonna do IT the next month, the tegra can Run everything the tablet is awesome in it self but the ram destroys the performance.
    If it would have 4 gigs on ram it would be a true gaming tablet even Tho the screen is 4:3 in ratio.
    Best Tablet for the cheapest.

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  8. Will on paradeJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:22 AM

    How about a Pixel C?? It has a Tegra X1 which is the same as the Nvidia Shield TV. Would love to see an emulations test of that!

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  9. Brett MacJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:22 AM

    joshawasha!!!!!!

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  10. Huey SharapovaJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:22 AM

    Serious question, why does everyone always ask for PSP emulation? There aren't even that many good games for it and you can just buy one on ebay for almost nothing.

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  11. Mark DillonJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:22 AM

    What is the best android emulator interface ? Retro arch ? Is there a good launcher for emulation ?

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  12. Luke ETJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:22 AM

    The lack of custom ROMs will kill this thing ashame it's still a decent tablet

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  13. the baconatorJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:22 AM

    straight up garbage

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  14. Emmanuel Lora DiazJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:22 AM

    dude thx for the video i just bought one today and i hope i can get the same experience as you

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  15. Keizer PamintuanJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:22 AM

    I Love Gadgets! 😍

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  16. Tyler Knows NothingJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    KEP ... LER. Not Kelper. Good video :D

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  17. Angel ReyesJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    What do you prefer... this tablet or Xiaomi Mi pad 4?

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  18. Chris BennettJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    How do you set all of this up on the table?

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  19. obvious_humorJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    I definitely miss my Nexus 9. Mine had a graphical glitch develop into total corruption and non-booting. As good as the Tegra chips are in theory, they tend to fail in practice. Even the X1 in my Pixel C has the occasional hiccups. I wish the Nexus 9 had launched with a better SoC.

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  20. Incinerated SoulJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    Yo, ETA Prime, I'm debating on buying this or the GPD XD Plus. Which one should I get and why?

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  21. Achirag ChiragJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    0:59 Kelper?

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  22. WunjoxJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    I bought this tablet new the year it came out.
    It still works super fine, I use it to watch movies, youtube videos, read Ebooks

    The only thing that is bad with it is the short storage, I have a 16Gb model and it's not enough

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  23. Paulo CoelhoJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    Can you plug an HDMI cable on it?

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  24. THe GaMMeRJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    Can we play pubgM on ultra graphics and smooth

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  25. ian walkerJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    When i owned the nexus nine, although not a bad tablet the battery was terrible and the light bleed on the screen also.

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  26. Siegfried KircheisJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    oh yeah yeah

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  27. VIRAL VIDEO 2019January 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    Should I buy this now? Can anyone give me reason to not buy this tablet?

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  28. BorealSineJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    A 'true' android tablet, when powered by nvidia it becomes on par with A chips, all games just run smoothly.. we need new nexus tablets...

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  29. The GgzzbbJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    Make sure you turn off the encryption. I had the N9 and with time it slowed down to become unusable.

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  30. Joreen SollerJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    Maybe try looking at the mipad4. I read its the best value right now. And with a powerful cpu-gpu for emulation too

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  31. Treko BroJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    dont buy this trash, trust me guys.

    He said pubg is playable, but game runs with 10fps.... facepalm

    ...and other gamers which are little bit older can run on it with normal fps, thus dont expect to much.

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  32. Anonymously YoursJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    Ram is the deal breaker

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  33. GamesCellJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    What a gaming device. Even if it has 2.3ghz dual core, at least it has 192 cuda cores GPU, which can even run GTA IV on Android when it gets released and Fortnite Battle Royale.

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  34. Yashwanth YashJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    Hey buy a redmi tab 4 its has good processor and 4 gb ram at a good price.

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  35. JoshJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    At least it's not an Amazon tablet.

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  36. It's DarkJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    Was this dude really playing PubG with his pointer fingers?

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  37. Gerardo PagotoJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    It's a bit expensive for the spec it has. There are some phones and tablets with not only better SoCs but with more Ram that can run emulators like PPSSPP at full speed. Even i think that a phone size android device is going to be much better for gaming since there are plenty of joystick that fit like a glove.

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  38. Electronic ConsumerJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    Just brought This tablet for $97 on eBay 😭😩 yesterday

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  39. meganpapa1January 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    The iPega 9083 fits fine on this tablet. I have several of them and use them on Fire Tablet 10 and a few of the Chinese brand tablets (Teclast, Huaweii). Can mount the tablet vertically or horizontally.

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  40. Forgotten SoldierJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    Is still remember that retarded ad with the little kid who is scared of a school presentation and watches videos of lions while crying in bed.

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  41. Aren SouthallJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    I will usually run alot of classic games on my computer with a program called openemu. I havent had nany struggles with it and i was finally able to play mischief makers, which is a plus for me

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  42. kent leonhartJanuary 13, 2020 at 12:23 AM

    Yeah, that Nvidia chipset is really good especially for games. At that price, it's already a steal.
    The only problem is that there's no external memory to expand.
    You'll be limited on what games and apps you can install.
    What I love about it is the screen, 8.9", even though it's only 4:3. It's definitely good for retro gaming.

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