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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 60.6 |
| 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 | 12.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| 283 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.5 |
| 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
IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) is much better than the Nvidia SHIELD, with a general score of 60.6 against 54.3. IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s design is noticeably thinner but heavier than the Nvidia SHIELD. IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Nvidia SHIELD counts with Android operating system.
Nvidia SHIELD has a much better screen than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a way lower 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels density. The iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) features a very superior memory for applications and games than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Nvidia SHIELD features a much more powerful processor than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores. IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) shoots greater photos and videos than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels.
The Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) and Nvidia SHIELD both have really similar batteries.
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