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Nvidia SHIELD
North AmericaMotorola Xoom 2 Media Edition
Wi-Fi 32 GBMZ607
| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Motorola |
| Android | Android 3.2 |
| -- | 2011-11-03 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 8.50 x 5.47 x 0.35 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 13.62 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.2 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 283 pixels per inch | 184 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | TI OMAP 4430 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 5.7 | 3.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 3900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition is better than Nvidia SHIELD, with a 60.4 score against 54.3. The Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition is a just a little thinner and a little lighter portable tablet than Nvidia SHIELD. Nvidia SHIELD has a little bit better screen than Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way higher pixels count per screen inch and a way higher resolution of 1920 x 1200px.
Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition's memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos is just as good as Nvidia SHIELD's one, and although the Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition has no SD memory slot, they both have equal internal memory capacity. Nvidia SHIELD has a superior CPU than Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores.
The Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition has a much better camera than Nvidia SHIELD. They have a back-facing camera with a 5 megapixels. Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition features a way better battery performance than Nvidia SHIELD.
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