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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Samsung |
| Android | Android 12 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 239.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2600 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 209 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 9 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 11200mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is a lot better than Nvidia SHIELD, getting a global score of 75.8 against 54.3. The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra is a much lighter and way thinner tablet than Nvidia SHIELD. Nvidia SHIELD counts with a way better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM.
The Nvidia SHIELD features a lot better looking display than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, because although it has a lot worse resolution of 1920 x 1200 and a way smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixel count in each screen inch. Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra captures way better photographs and videos than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a much higher resolution camera.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra counts with a very superior memory for applications and games than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has a much better battery duration than Nvidia SHIELD.
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