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Nvidia SHIELD
North AmericaSamsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0
3G OnlySM-T331
| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 66.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Samsung |
| Android | Android 4.4.2 |
| -- | 2014-04-01 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 8.27 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 11.11 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 239.00 | $ 122.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 283 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4450mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 is a lot better than Nvidia SHIELD, having a global score of 66.2 against 54.3. The Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 is a thinner and somewhat lighter portable tablet than Nvidia SHIELD. The Nvidia SHIELD counts with a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Nvidia SHIELD also has a better count of pixels per inch of display and a much better 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution.
The Nvidia SHIELD has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, and they both have a Quad-Core processing unit, the Nvidia SHIELD also counts with 512 MB more RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 has a bit better camera than Nvidia SHIELD, although it has a back camera with a lot worse 3 mega pixels resolution.
The Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 features a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Nvidia SHIELD, although it has only 16 GB internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 features a much better battery lifetime than Nvidia SHIELD.
Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 not only is the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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