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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Apple |
| Android | -- |
| -- | 2019-03-18 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 239.00 | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2224 x 1668 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2019) has a global score of 85.9, which is way better than Nvidia SHIELD's score of 54.3. Apple iPad Air (2019)'s construction is somewhat heavier but much thinner than the Nvidia SHIELD. The Nvidia SHIELD and the Apple iPad Air (2019) both feature very similar displays, because although the Apple iPad Air (2019) has a bit lower quantity of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a really larger display and a better 1668 x 2224 resolution.
IPad Air (2019) has a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The iPad Air (2019) features a faster CPU than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a 64-bits processor, a greater number of faster cores and more RAM.
The iPad Air (2019) has a very superior battery performance than Nvidia SHIELD. IPad Air (2019) counts with a very superior camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a camera in the back with way more mega pixels.
Apple iPad Air (2019) is way more expensive than the Nvidia SHIELD, but it's still a convenient choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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