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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 58.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Asus |
| Android | Windows 8.1 |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 10.43 x 6.87 x 0.28 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 20.11 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| $ 239.00 | $ 125.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Intel Atom Z3775 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Quad-Core 1460 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Intel HD Graphics GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 6.16 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi is a little bit better than the Nvidia SHIELD, having a overall score of 58.5 against 54.3. The Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi construction is notably heavier but a lot thinner than the Nvidia SHIELD. The Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi works with Windows 8.1 operating system, while Nvidia SHIELD works with Android operating system.
The Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi has a bit faster processing unit than Nvidia SHIELD, and although they both have the same number of cores and 2 GB of RAM, the Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi also has a 64 bits processing unit. Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi has a screen that's just as good as Nvidia SHIELD's screen, because although the Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi has a bit less pixels per screen inch, and they both have exactly the same 1200 x 1920px resolution, it also counts with a larger screen.
The Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory capacity. Nvidia SHIELD has a bit better camera than Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi. Both have a 5 megapixels resolution back facing camera.
Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi features a battery life that's very similar to the Nvidia SHIELD one.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi is also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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