As people have given up on Nokia as a competitor in the smartphone market, the company has surprised tech enthusiasts as well as experts by announcing its upcoming tablet which claims to come with remarkable specs and features comparable to other leading tablets, including Google's Nexus 9.

What's significant is that similar to the Nexus 9, Nokia N1 runs on Google's latest mobile OS Android 5.0 Lollipop. On the other hand, it is inexpensive compared to the Nexus 9, as it is available for just $100 to $250 less than the Google device.

A brief comparison of the specs of these two devices is given below to help you to decide whether you want to buy the Nexus 9 now or wait until February 2015 for the Nokia N1.

Design

The Nexus 9 has been manufactured by the Taiwanese tech firm HTC and, hence, its design bears resemblance to other HTC devices. It cones with aluminum body and BoomSound front speakers. On the other hand, the design of the Nokia N1 is similar to that of the iPhone 6 Plus, but somewhat larger.

Screen Display

The Nexus 9 as well as the Nokia N1 packs Quad HD (2048 x 1,536) display resolution, but their screen size differs by an inch. While the Nexus 9 has an 8.9-inch display, the Nokia N1 sports a 7.9 inch screen panel.

Processor

The Nexus 9 is driven by a dual-core Nvidia Tegra K1 having a 64-bit architecture coupled with 2 GB of RAM. On the other hand, the Nokia N1 is powered by a quad-core Intel chipset clocked at 2.3 GHz paired with 2 GB of RAM.

Operating system

Both, the Nexus 9 and Nokia N1 run on Google's latest mobile OS Android 5.0 Lollipop, including latest features like Material Design, security and battery savers.

Camera

The 8-MP primary cameras of both the tablets are at the back of the devices, but their front-facing cameras differ to a greatly. While the Nexus 9 comes with a 1.6 MP front-facing camera, the Nokia N1 sports a 5 MP front camera.

Battery

The Nexus 9 has a 6700 mAh battery, whereas the Nokia N1 is powered by a 5300 mAh battery.