By Staff Writer (media@latinospost.com) | First Posted: May 05, 2015 10:53 PM EDT

Android Lollipop is now onto version 5.1.1, but some devices are still yet to receive version 5.0, while others are halfway between both. HTC's Nexus 9 is one of them, with a recent update that moved the tablet to Android 5.0.2.

Some of you may be wondering: why not fast track the Nexus 9 to 5.1 considering it's a Google-backed device?

GSM Arena noted that it's "quite baffling" that the slate has not been among those upgraded to the latest Android OS version.

"Other Nexus devices have since made the jump to 5.0.2, then 5.1, and now 5.1.1, but the Nexus 9 with its 64-bit Nvidia chip has been left out," the site observed.

"The update to Android 5.0.2 Lollipop is on its way to Nexus 9 owners, and it's around 23MB in size," GSM Arena said further. "After applying it, you'll be on build number LRX22L. As the minor version number jump from 5.0.1 to 5.0.2 implies, this one should be all about the bug fixes."

Despite the fact that "the latest and arguably greatest of the tablets that carry the Nexus name" is well behind other Nexus tablets, its 5.0.2 upgrade is a step forward, noted Phone Arena, which also offered speculations on why the device is behind in the OS upgrading department.

"According to one theory, the NVIDIA Tegra K1 SoC under the hood of the Nexus 9 is the reason why the tablet is treated like Google's illegitimate child," the tech news site said. "However, there is a possibility that the Android 5.0.2 update is a required pre-requisite for Android 5.1.1 and perhaps the Nexus 9 will be updated shortly to the latest build of Google's open source OS."

This prompts users to wonder whether this NVIDIA chip would make the Nexus 9 the last one to get the necessary updates - an ironic twist of fate considering that this tablet is considered among the best ones on the market.

"The HTC-made Nexus 9 was meant to be a blueprint - a benchmark for all other tablets," Slash Gear said in its review of the device. "A tablet with this build quality, the hunger for futuristic features like NVIDIA has for their SHIELD lineup, and an advertising budget like Samsung has - those are the qualities needed to create a competitor for the iPad in today's market."

The Nexus 9 tablet has an 8.9-inch screen having a 1536 x 2048 resolution, with a 288ppi pixel density. It has 2GB of RAM and is available with either 16GB or 32 GB storage options. It has a dual core 2.3GHz CPU and an 8MP rear camera, as well as a 1.6 MP front-facing camera.

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