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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Samsung |
| Android | Android 11 |
| -- | 2022-01-13 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| -- | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | TFT |
| 283 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 6.16 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7040mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A8 is much better than the Nvidia SHIELD, with a 62.6 score against 54.3. Galaxy Tab A8's design is heavier but extremely thinner than the Nvidia SHIELD. Nvidia SHIELD counts with a much powerful processor than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has 4 less processing cores and less RAM memory.
The Nvidia SHIELD has a much more vibrant screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a higher number of pixels per inch in the display and a little bit higher resolution of 1920 x 1200px. The Galaxy Tab A8 features a lot bigger memory for apps and games than Nvidia SHIELD. Both have the same internal storage.
Galaxy Tab A8 features a very superior battery lifetime than Nvidia SHIELD. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a little bit better camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a back facing camera with a lot higher 8 megapixels resolution.
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