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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Apple |
| Android | iPadOS 18.x |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 239.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| GK20A GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 8.91 | 5.85 |
| 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 |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.16 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| 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
IPad mini (A17 Pro) has a general score of 63.3, which is better than the Nvidia SHIELD's general score of 54.3. IPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Nvidia SHIELD has Android operating system. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) construction is a lot thinner and a lot lighter than Nvidia SHIELD.
The Nvidia SHIELD has a much greater performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro), although it has a lower number of cores. IPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a bit better screen than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a better resolution of 1488 x 2266px, a bit larger screen and a little greater pixel number per inch in the display.
Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a much greater memory to install games and applications than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a lot better camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels.
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s battery duration is just as good as the battery lifetime in Nvidia SHIELD.
IPad mini (A17 Pro) costs a lot more than Nvidia SHIELD, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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