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Nvidia SHIELD
North AmericaSamsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
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| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 74.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Samsung |
| Android | Android 4.4.2 |
| -- | 2014-06-12 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 16.47 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 189.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM |
| GK20A GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G) and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a general score of 74.3, which is a lot better than Nvidia SHIELD's 54.3 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a somewhat heavier but thinner tablet than Nvidia SHIELD. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has just a bit better display than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a little bit greater pixels density, a way larger screen and a better 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Nvidia SHIELD. They have the same internal storage capacity. The Nvidia SHIELD counts with a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 4 less cores (although they are faster).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a superior battery duration than Nvidia SHIELD. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a very superior camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a much more mega-pixels camera in the back.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making it an easy decision.
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