I thought reviewing the Nexus 9 was going to be easy.

When we first heard about Google’s newest flagship tablet, it seemed like a natural step forward (on paper, at least) from last year’s outstanding Nexus 7: It was bigger, more powerful and outfitted with front-facing stereo speakers. And, of course, it comes preloaded with the tasty new Android 5.0 Lollipop software, fresh out of the box and running exactly the way Google designed it.

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