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Nvidia SHIELD
North AmericaSamsung Galaxy Tab
P1000| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Samsung |
| Android | Android 2.3.3, 2.2 |
| -- | 2010-09-02 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 7.48 x 4.74 x 0.47 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 13.40 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 283 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Single-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 7.38 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | 720 x 480 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 5.7 | 4.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab has a score of 58.6, which is slightly better than Nvidia SHIELD's 54.3 score. The Galaxy Tab is a a little bit lighter but thicker tablet than Nvidia SHIELD. The Nvidia SHIELD has a really superior performance than Galaxy Tab, because it has a higher number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The Nvidia SHIELD has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab, because it has a quite bigger screen, a much higher 1920 x 1200 resolution and a way greater quantity of pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy Tab's camera is just as good as Nvidia SHIELD's camera, although the Samsung Galaxy Tab has a back camera with a lot lower 3 MP resolution.
Galaxy Tab's storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as Nvidia SHIELD's one, and although the Galaxy Tab has no slot for external memory cards, they both have equal internal memory. Galaxy Tab features a superior battery lifetime than Nvidia SHIELD.
Galaxy Tab not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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