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Nvidia SHIELD
North AmericaApple iPad 4
Verizon and SprintA1460
| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Apple |
| Android | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 239.00 | $ 740.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A6X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.46 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 4 is way better than Nvidia SHIELD, with a 70.8 score against 54.3. Despite being the best portable tablet we are comparing, iPad 4 is a extremely heavier and a bit thicker portable tablet than the Nvidia SHIELD. IPad 4 counts with iOS 7.x OS, while Nvidia SHIELD comes with Android OS. IPad 4 has a bit better screen than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has a little worse display density, it also counts with a larger screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px.
The Apple iPad 4 has a way bigger storage to install applications and games than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Nvidia SHIELD has a bit faster processing unit than iPad 4, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and 1 GB more RAM.
IPad 4 and Nvidia SHIELD count with incredibly similar batteries. The Apple iPad 4 takes greater pictures and videos than Nvidia SHIELD. Both have a same resolution camera.
IPad 4 is way more expensive than Nvidia SHIELD, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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