If you've been thinking of picking up a new tablet, you could certainly do worse than what looks to be possibly the most well-designed Android tablet ever. Right now, it's in stock and "leaves [the] warehouse in 1 - 2 business days." The Nexus 9 truly seems to be the best of both worlds in terms of hardware and software. It's designed by HTC -- the only Android manufacturer that can rival the iPhone in terms of build-quality -- and it's a Nexus, which means, of course, that it gets immediate, "stock Android" software updates straight from Google. No waiting on OEMs to get their act together and spend months altering the design and functionality before it reaches you.
The Nexus 9 has cutting-edge specs and is a noticeable shift in the Android tablet world for several reasons. It's the first Android device to take advantage of the new support for 64-bit architectures built into Lollipop, in the form of the NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor. It's also part of Google's new school of thought for Nexus devices: premium feel and quality. Though Nexus devices of yesteryear were nothing to sneeze at, each one felt as though they had a bit of a ceiling in terms of overall build quality and parts, in order to hit the low price point they were known for.
This year, Google's also emphasizing the value of the Nexus 6 and 9 in terms of productivity. For the Nexus 9, they're pushing an accessory they call the "keyboard folio," a keyboard case that allows you to effectively transform the tablet into a small laptop. Meanwhile, the idea is that the comically large screen of the Nexus 6 displays more content and allows you to accomplish more than you previously felt comfortable doing on a smaller mobile device.
