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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Apple |
| Android | -- |
| -- | 2018-03-27 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 239.00 | $ 559.00 |
| 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 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 5.7 |
| 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
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is way better than the Nvidia SHIELD, with a 77 score against 54.3. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) design is heavier but thinner than Nvidia SHIELD. Nvidia SHIELD counts with a bit better looking display than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite greater pixels number per inch of screen.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a superior memory to store more games and applications than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with just a little better hardware performance than Nvidia SHIELD. Both have a 2 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a much longer battery life than Nvidia SHIELD. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a very superior camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a camera with much more mega pixels.
IPad 9.7-inch (2018) costs a lot more money than Nvidia SHIELD, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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