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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 89.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Apple |
| Android | -- |
| -- | 2017-06-09 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 24.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 239.00 | $ 660.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Apple 12-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.16 | 9.57 |
| 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 |
| 5.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10891mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch is way better than Nvidia SHIELD, having a score of 89.8 against 54.3. IPad Pro 12.9-inch's construction is thinner but incredibly heavier than Nvidia SHIELD. IPad Pro 12.9-inch features a bit faster CPU than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a greater number of cores (and faster) and a higher amount of RAM.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch counts with a little sharper screen than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has a little bit lower screen pixel density, it also counts with a much better 2048 x 2732 resolution and a lot larger screen. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch features a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch has a really longer battery lifetime than Nvidia SHIELD. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch shoots greater pictures and videos than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a camera in the back with lot more mega-pixels.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch costs a lot more money than Nvidia SHIELD, but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
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