Nexus 9 Deal Slashes Price for Holiday Shoppers

If you missed out on many of the Black Friday deals or are busy doing some holiday season shopping, today a rather enticing Nexus 9 deal has surfaced that many will be interested in. The Nexus 9 is currently $50 off for those who’ve yet to buy one, or are looking to get some gadgets as Christmas presents this year.

Google’s Nexus 9 was released on November 3rd, a little over a month ago, and deals have already started to surface offering the impressive 8.9-inch tablet for a lower price. The first deal arrived the day after its release, and even Best buy offered it for $100 off in the form of a gift card last month. Today though is all cash savings.

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Today Amazon dropped the price of Google’s impressive Nexus 9 tablet by $50 for all versions currently available. Both storage options and colors received the discount, making this an excellent Nexus 9 deal as holiday shopping continues.

The Nexus 9 was announced back in October and finally hit store shelves on November 3rd for $399 for the 16GB model, and $479 for the 32GB version. There’s also a 3rd color option and a 4G LTE Nexus 9 in the works, but those releases have been delayed.

Prices on the Nexus 9 are at the top of the spectrum when it comes to pricing for Google’s Nexus smartphones and tablets, but the Nexus 9 is one of their best yet. Offering some stunning specs on an impressive 8.9-inch screen, and running the new Android 5.0.1 Lollipop software release.

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Google’s new Nexus 9 is the first tablet from HTC in years, offering a new 4:3 aspect ratio similar to iPad’s versus the long and skinny look of all previous Android tablets, and is one of the best tablets released in 2014. Here’s a recap of the specs for those considering this well-rounded tablet.

Nexus 9 Specs

• 8.9-inch 2048×1536 Full HD display (4:3 aspect ratio, and Gorilla Glass 3)
• NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor with 2GB of RAM (64-bit)
• 16/32GB storage configurations
• Android 5.0 Lollipop (now Android 5.0.1 Lollipop)
• 8 Megapixel Rear and 1.6 MP front camera
• Brushed Aluminum frame, soft touch matte design
• Dual HTC Boomsound front facing speakers
• 6,700 mAh battery
• White, Black, and Sand color options
• 228.25mm x 153.68mm x 7.95mm and 425 grams

As you can see above the Nexus 9 has plenty to offer. It’s the first tablet running Android 5.0.1 Lollipop, and looks to be the tablet that will receive updates first for the foreseeable future. The large quad-HD display and dual-front facing speakers makes for excellent video playback with YouTube or Netflix, and it has more than enough power for all your Android gaming needs.

With most deals from Amazon we’re not sure when exactly they started, nor how long they’ll last. This means that the Nexus 9 is $50 off in all versions and variants from Amazon right now, but we don’t know when this excellent Nexus 9 deal and discount will end. Amazon has all versions in stock for now, but with a good $50 discount they may not last long, so buyers better hurry and decide if it’s the right tablet for them.

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Currently the Nexus 9 or NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet are two of the best Android tablets available, and one just got a big discount from Amazon. Again, we’re not sure how long this deal will be available, so get it while it lasts.