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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 59.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Amazon |
| Android | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2020-06-03 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| -- | Black, Plum, Slate, Twilight blue and White |
| $ 239.00 | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) is just a bit better than Nvidia SHIELD, having a overall score of 59.7 against 54.3. Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) is a a little thicker but a little bit lighter device than Nvidia SHIELD. Nvidia SHIELD counts with a bit better hardware performance than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), although it has 1 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have 4 CPU cores.
The Nvidia SHIELD counts with a much better display than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), and although they both have a display with the same size, the Nvidia SHIELD also has a greater pixel amount per inch in the display and a way higher 1920 x 1200px resolution. The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) features a very superior storage for games and applications than Nvidia SHIELD. They have exactly the same 32 GB internal storage.
Nvidia SHIELD and Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) count with quite similar batteries performance. Nvidia SHIELD counts with a much better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020), because it has a back camera with a lot higher 5 mega-pixels resolution.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) is also a bargain compared to others, making this tablet an obvious call.
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