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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 61.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Samsung |
| Android | -- |
| -- | 2015-11-08 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 17.79 x 10.86 x 0.47 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 93.48 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 239.00 | $ 599.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 18.4 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | TFT |
| 283 pixels per inch | 120 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Mali-T720 MP2 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.73 |
| 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 | 2.10 MP |
| 6.16 | 0.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy View has a global score of 61.5, which is much better than Nvidia SHIELD's 54.3 general score. The Samsung Galaxy View construction is incredibly heavier and notably thicker than the Nvidia SHIELD. The Nvidia SHIELD features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy View, although it has a lower number of cores , they both have the same RAM memory amount.
Nvidia SHIELD features a way better display than Galaxy View, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a way better count of pixels per display inch and a slightly better resolution of 1920 x 1200px. Nvidia SHIELD features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy View. Samsung Galaxy View features a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has 32 GB more internal storage.
The Galaxy View has a way better battery duration than Nvidia SHIELD.
Although Galaxy View is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Nvidia SHIELD, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Nvidia SHIELD. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the Galaxy View, otherwise you can save a couple dollars and get the Nvidia SHIELD, letting go some specifications.
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