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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 59.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | |
| Android | Android 6.0 |
| -- | 2015-09-29 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 9.53 x 7.05 x 0.28 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 17.60 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 239.00 | $ 645.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1800 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 307 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra X1 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | NVIDIA Maxwell GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel C is a little bit better than Nvidia SHIELD, getting a score of 59.4 against 54.3. The Google Pixel C design is a lot heavier but way thinner than Nvidia SHIELD. The Google Pixel C features a better looking display than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a way higher 1800 x 2560 resolution, a little more pixels per screen inch and a larger screen.
Nvidia SHIELD has a very superior processing power than Google Pixel C, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with more processing cores. The Google Pixel C has a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory capacity.
Google Pixel C has a bit better camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a way better resolution camera in the back. The Google Pixel C and Nvidia SHIELD feature extremely similar batteries duration.
Although Google Pixel C is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Nvidia SHIELD, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Nvidia SHIELD. If you prefer to save some money, you can get the Nvidia SHIELD, and give up a few specs and features, but you will get the most with your savings.
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