Compare tablets
Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Apple |
| Android | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| -- | 2017-03-24 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 239.00 | $ 220.00 |
| 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 | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad 9.7-inch has an overall score of 65.4, which is a lot better than the Nvidia SHIELD's global score of 54.3. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch has iOS 13.x OS, while Nvidia SHIELD works with Android OS. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch body is somewhat heavier but thinner than Nvidia SHIELD. The Nvidia SHIELD has just a bit better looking display than iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has a quite lower 1920 x 1200 resolution and a little smaller screen, it also counts with a bit better display pixels density.
The Nvidia SHIELD features a bit better processing power than iPad 9.7-inch, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Nvidia SHIELD also has 2 more cores. The Nvidia SHIELD has much more memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad 9.7-inch. IPad 9.7-inch has a very superior battery lifetime than Nvidia SHIELD.
The iPad 9.7-inch captures way better pictures and videos than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a much higher resolution back facing camera.
Despite of being the best tablet in our comparison, the iPad 9.7-inch is also cheap compared to the Nvidia SHIELD.
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