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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 64.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Samsung |
| Android | Windows 8 |
| -- | 2012-08-29 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 11.97 x 7.46 x 0.47 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 31.32 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11.6 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 190 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.48 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 6.16 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 5.4 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
Samsung ATIV Tab 7 has a score of 64.9, which is much better than Nvidia SHIELD's 54.3 general score. The Samsung ATIV Tab 7 construction is notably thicker and heavier than the Nvidia SHIELD. Samsung ATIV Tab 7 counts with Windows 8 OS, and Nvidia SHIELD comes with Android OS. The Nvidia SHIELD counts with a sharper display than Samsung ATIV Tab 7, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixel density and a quite better resolution of 1920 x 1200px.
Nvidia SHIELD counts with a way better performance than Samsung ATIV Tab 7, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor and 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with 4 more CPU cores. The Nvidia SHIELD has a bit better camera than Samsung ATIV Tab 7. Both of them have the same resolution back camera.
Samsung ATIV Tab 7 has much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. Samsung ATIV Tab 7 features a battery performance that's very similar to the Nvidia SHIELD one.
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