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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Samsung |
| Android | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-09-28 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| -- | Plastic |
| $ 239.00 | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a lot better than the Nvidia SHIELD, having a 79 score against 54.3. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a just a little bit thicker and a little heavier portable tablet than Nvidia SHIELD. Nvidia SHIELD has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3. Both have a screen of the same size, exactly the same resolution of 1920 x 1200px and the same screen pixel density.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a bit better processing power than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a higher number of cores (and they are faster). The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has 32 GB more internal memory.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a way better battery performance than Nvidia SHIELD. Galaxy Tab Active 3 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a camera with a way better resolution.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a lot more expensive than the Nvidia SHIELD, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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