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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 58 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Asus |
| Android | Windows 8.1 |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 9.53 x 5.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 14.11 ounces |
| $ 239.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.3 |
| 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
Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi has a score of 58, which is just a bit better than Nvidia SHIELD's overall score of 54.3. Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi is a thinner but just a little heavier portable tablet than the Nvidia SHIELD. Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi has Windows 8.1 OS, while Nvidia SHIELD works with Android OS.
The Nvidia SHIELD features a little bit better screen than Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater display pixel density and a way better resolution of 1920 x 1200px. The Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi counts with just a little better processing power than Nvidia SHIELD, and although they both have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores, the Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi also has a 64 bits processor.
The Nvidia SHIELD has a slightly better camera than Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi. Both of them have the same resolution camera. The Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi counts with a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi counts with a battery life that's just as good as Nvidia SHIELD's battery lifetime.
Asus Transformer Book T90 Chi costs a little more than Nvidia SHIELD, but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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