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North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Apple |
| Android | iPadOS 13.x |
| -- | 2019-03-18 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 | |
| -- | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (2019) has a general score of 85.9, which is way better than Nvidia SHIELD's 54.3 global score. The iPad mini (2019) works with iPadOS 13.x OS, and Nvidia SHIELD works with Android OS. IPad mini (2019)'s construction is extremely thinner and much lighter than Nvidia SHIELD. Apple iPad mini (2019) features a slightly better looking screen than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit higher number of pixels per inch in the screen and a little bit higher 1536 x 2048 resolution.
Apple iPad mini (2019) has a better processing unit than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a higher amount of RAM, a 64-bits processor and 4 more CPU cores. Apple iPad mini (2019) has a very superior storage for games and applications than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The iPad mini (2019) features a way better battery life than Nvidia SHIELD. The iPad mini (2019) counts with a greater camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a lot higher resolution back camera.
The iPad mini (2019) costs a lot more money than the Nvidia SHIELD, but it's still a great choice, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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