Google's Nexus 9 Outruns Rivals in Battery Life Performance and Charging Speed Test

Folks at Phone Arena have recently conducted an extensive battery life test by pitting Google's flagship tablet, the Nexus 9, against a bunch of competitors to determine the fastest charging time and the best battery life performance among the given devices.

Quite interestingly, Google's 9in slate comes out on top with a whopping 9 hours and 24 minutes of battery life during the custom web-script test, which is designed to replicate the power consumption of typical real-life usage.

On the contrary, the Nexus 9 finishes second behind Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 in the charging time test, with a charging time of 254 minutes for a single recharge from zero to full.

The battery-life scores for Nexus 9's nearest competitors are listed below (higher is better):

Samsung Galaxy NotePRO 12.2 - 8 hours and 58 minutes

Apple iPad Air 2 - 7 hours and 27 minutes

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 - 7 hours and 2 minutes

The charging time scores for tablets finishing in first three places are as follows (lower is better):

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 – 188 minutes

Google Nexus 9 – 254 minutes

Sony Xperia Z2 tablet – 342 minutes

Check out Nexus9's battery-life and charging time performance in comparison with other tablets in the charts below, courtesy of Phone Arena: