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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 60.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Apple |
| Android | iPadOS 15.x |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | -- |
| 13.76 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| 283 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 6.16 | 7.92 |
| 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 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) has a general score of 60.9, which is better than the Nvidia SHIELD's 54.3 overall score. IPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen)'s body is noticeably thinner but somewhat heavier than the Nvidia SHIELD. IPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Nvidia SHIELD works with Android operating system.
The Nvidia SHIELD counts with a better looking screen than iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a lot worse resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels and a much smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen. The iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) features a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Nvidia SHIELD counts with a much faster CPU than iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores and 6 GB less RAM memory. The Nvidia SHIELD and the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) both have quite similar batteries duration. The iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) counts with a way better camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a much more mega pixels camera in the back.
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