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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Samsung |
| Android | -- |
| -- | 2015-09-03 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.3 |
| 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, 20 nm (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 | |
| -- | 5870mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.44 |
| 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
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is much better than the Nvidia SHIELD, with a 74 score against 54.3. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch construction is extremely thinner but just a bit heavier than the Nvidia SHIELD. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a bit faster processing unit than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has 1 GB more RAM memory and a greater number of cores.
Nvidia SHIELD features a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a quite smaller display and a quite lower 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution, it also counts with a bit better pixel number per inch in the screen. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a much better memory to store more games and applications than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch takes a little bit better videos and photos than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a back-facing camera with lot more mega pixels. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a superior battery duration than Nvidia SHIELD.
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