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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Apple |
| Android | iPadOS 15.x |
| -- | 2022-03-18 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| 283 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.99 |
| 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 10 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| 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 (2022) is way better than Nvidia SHIELD, having an 81.4 score against 54.3. Apple iPad Air (2022)'s construction is heavier but way thinner than the Nvidia SHIELD. Apple iPad Air (2022) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Nvidia SHIELD comes with Android OS. The Nvidia SHIELD and the iPad Air (2022) both have really similar screens, because although the iPad Air (2022) has a quite inferior number of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a better 1640 x 2360 resolution and a way bigger display.
Apple iPad Air (2022) features a more powerful processor than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has 6 GB more RAM and a higher number of cores (and also faster). Apple iPad Air (2022) shoots way better pictures and videos than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a way more mega pixels back-facing camera. The iPad Air (2022) counts with a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
The iPad Air (2022) counts with a battery lifetime that's just as good as the Nvidia SHIELD one.
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