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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Samsung |
| Android | -- |
| -- | 2015-09-03 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a general score of 73.6, which is way better than Nvidia SHIELD's overall score of 54.3. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch construction is incredibly lighter and noticeably thinner than the Nvidia SHIELD. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features just a little better performance than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a greater number of cores (but slower) and 1 GB more RAM.
Nvidia SHIELD features a bit sharper display than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, although it has a just a bit inferior count of pixels per inch of screen and a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, they both have a display with the same size. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a much greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has 64 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch shoots slightly better photos and videos than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a back facing camera with a way higher resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a much better battery duration than Nvidia SHIELD.
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