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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Apple |
| Android | iPadOS 18.x |
| -- | 2025-03-04 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | -- |
| 13.76 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | -- |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7606mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a score of 69.6, which is much better than Nvidia SHIELD's 54.3 global score. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a somewhat heavier but notably thinner tablet than Nvidia SHIELD. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Nvidia SHIELD has Android OS.
Nvidia SHIELD has a much more powerful CPU than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory. The Nvidia SHIELD counts with an incredibly better looking display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a much smaller screen.
Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a much longer battery performance than Nvidia SHIELD.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) shoots much clearer videos and photos than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a back facing camera with a much higher 12 mega pixels resolution.
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