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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Asus |
| Android | -- |
| -- | 2015-07-10 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.26 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 22 nm (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | PowerVR G6430 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 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Ni - MH Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ZenPad S 8.0 is better than the Nvidia SHIELD, getting a 62.2 score against 54.3. Asus ZenPad S 8.0 is a incredibly lighter and way thinner tablet than the Nvidia SHIELD. Nvidia SHIELD features a bit more vivid screen than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, although it has a bit less pixels per display inch and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1200, they both have a display with the same size.
Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has a very superior memory for applications and games than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has more internal memory. Asus ZenPad S 8.0 counts with a bit better CPU than Nvidia SHIELD, and although they both have a Quad-Core processor, the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 also has more RAM memory. The Nvidia SHIELD and the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 count with really similar batteries performance.
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has a bit better camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a back facing camera with much more MP.
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