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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Asus |
| Android | -- |
| -- | 2016-08-31 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 9.47 x 6.44 x 0.28 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 15.17 ounces |
| -- | Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| 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 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | MediaTek MT8176 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | PowerVR GX6250 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5900mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M is way better than the Nvidia SHIELD, getting a general score of 65.2 against 54.3. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M is a incredibly thinner but just a little heavier tablet than the Nvidia SHIELD. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a bit better CPU than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has more CPU cores and more RAM.
Nvidia SHIELD has a bit more vivid display than Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M, because although it has a little worse resolution of 1920 x 1200 and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit more pixels per display inch. Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a much better memory capacity to install applications and games than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has 64 GB internal memory.
The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a lot better camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a camera with a much better 8 megapixels resolution. The Asus ZenPad 3S 10 Z500M has a superior battery lifetime than Nvidia SHIELD.
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