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Nvidia SHIELD
North AmericaSamsung Ativ Tab
64 GBP8510
| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 66.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Samsung |
| Android | Windows RT |
| -- | 2012-08-29 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 10.46 x 6.62 x 0.35 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 20.11 ounces |
| $ 239.00 | $ 650.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Ativ Tab has a global score of 66.7, which is much better than Nvidia SHIELD's global score of 54.3. The Samsung Ativ Tab comes with Windows RT OS, and Nvidia SHIELD works with Android OS. Samsung Ativ Tab is a much heavier but just a little thinner portable tablet than the Nvidia SHIELD.
Nvidia SHIELD has a more vivid display than Samsung Ativ Tab, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a much greater screen density and a much better resolution of 1920 x 1200px. Samsung Ativ Tab counts with a much bigger storage for applications and games than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has 64 GB internal storage capacity.
The Nvidia SHIELD features a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Ativ Tab, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Nvidia SHIELD also counts with a higher number of cores. The Samsung Ativ Tab has a really longer battery lifetime than Nvidia SHIELD.
Nvidia SHIELD captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Ativ Tab. Both of them have the same resolution camera in the back.
Samsung Ativ Tab costs a lot more than the Nvidia SHIELD, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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