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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Apple |
| Android | iPadOS 18.x |
| -- | 2025-03-12 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | -- |
| 13.76 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | -- |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 9705mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is much better than Nvidia SHIELD, having a 70.4 score against 54.3. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Nvidia SHIELD comes with Android OS. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s design is way heavier but notably thinner than the Nvidia SHIELD.
The Nvidia SHIELD has a much powerful processor than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 6 GB lesser RAM and less cores. The Nvidia SHIELD has a much better display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lot smaller screen. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a greater camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a lot more MP camera.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a very superior battery life than Nvidia SHIELD.
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