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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Apple |
| Android | -- |
| -- | 2016-03-31 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 15.66 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 239.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A9X APL1021 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 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 (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| 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 9.7-inch has a general score of 80, which is much better than Nvidia SHIELD's global score of 54.3. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch is a somewhat heavier but incredibly thinner device than Nvidia SHIELD. Nvidia SHIELD counts with a bit better looking display than Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, it also counts with a bit greater pixel number per inch of screen.
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a CPU that's just as good as the CPU in Nvidia SHIELD, and although the iPad Pro 9.7-inch has 2 lesser cores , they both have 2 GB of RAM memory. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a really longer battery performance than Nvidia SHIELD. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a much better camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a camera in the back with a lot better resolution.
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch is more expensive than Nvidia SHIELD, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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