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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Microsoft |
| Android | Windows 10 |
| -- | 2018-08-02 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| 283 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| 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 |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Go is way better than the Nvidia SHIELD, getting a score of 66.5 against 54.3. Microsoft Surface Go is a noticeably heavier but just a little bit thinner tablet device than the Nvidia SHIELD. Microsoft Surface Go counts with Windows 10 operating system, and Nvidia SHIELD comes with Android operating system.
The Nvidia SHIELD counts with a bit better CPU than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has less RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores. Nvidia SHIELD has a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1920 x 1200.
Microsoft Surface Go features much more storage for games and applications than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Microsoft Surface Go features a slightly better camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution.
The Microsoft Surface Go counts with a battery life that's very similar to the Nvidia SHIELD one.
The Microsoft Surface Go costs a lot more than Nvidia SHIELD, but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
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