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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Microsoft |
| Android | Windows 10 |
| -- | 2019-10-23 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 11.50 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 27.94 ounces |
| -- | Matte Black and Platinum |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 239.00 | $ 749.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| 283 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Intel Core i3 1005G1 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 10 nm (Dual-Core 3400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Intel UHD Graphics GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 is a lot better than Nvidia SHIELD, with a 66.9 score against 54.3. The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 counts with Windows 10 operating system, while Nvidia SHIELD has Android operating system. The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 is a a little thinner but noticeably heavier device than Nvidia SHIELD.
Nvidia SHIELD has a bit sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1200 and a way smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels amount per inch of display. The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 has a much better storage to install applications and games than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a larger amount of RAM. Microsoft Surface Pro 7 has a little bit better camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a back facing camera with a lot higher 8 megapixels resolution.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 counts with a battery performance that's just as good as the Nvidia SHIELD one.
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 costs a lot more than the Nvidia SHIELD, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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