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Nvidia SHIELD
North AmericaApple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Apple |
| Android | iOS 8.x |
| -- | 2014-10-16 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 239.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| GK20A GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.82 |
| 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 |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.16 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7340mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is way better than Nvidia SHIELD, with a general score of 79.3 against 54.3. IPad Air 2 is a extremely thinner but somewhat heavier tablet than Nvidia SHIELD. IPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x operating system, while Nvidia SHIELD comes with Android operating system. The iPad Air 2 features just a bit better looking display than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has a quite worse pixels density, it also counts with a larger display and a little bit higher resolution of 2048 x 1536.
The Nvidia SHIELD counts with a bit faster processing unit than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits, and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Nvidia SHIELD also counts with a greater number of cores. IPad Air 2 features a very superior camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a lot more megapixels back-facing camera.
The iPad Air 2 features a much better memory to install games and applications than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Apple iPad Air 2 features a really longer battery duration than Nvidia SHIELD.
The Apple iPad Air 2 costs a bit more money than Nvidia SHIELD, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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