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Nvidia SHIELD
North AmericaSamsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
32 GBSM-T705
| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Samsung |
| Android | Android 4.4.2 |
| -- | 2014-06-12 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 166.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.7 |
| 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), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 29 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is way better than the Nvidia SHIELD, getting a score of 74.5 against 54.3. The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is a extremely lighter and extremely thinner device than the Nvidia SHIELD. The Nvidia SHIELD features a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, although it has lesser cpu cores (although they are faster) and lesser RAM memory.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a better display than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a quite bigger screen, a higher display pixels density and a better resolution of 2560 x 1600. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 takes much clearer photos and videos than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a back-facing camera with much more MP.
The Galaxy Tab S 8.4 features a much bigger storage for games and applications than Nvidia SHIELD. They have the same 32 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a much longer battery life than Nvidia SHIELD.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 not only is the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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