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Nvidia SHIELD

North America
Sony Tablet S
Global Score
54.357.5
Basic Information
NvidiaSony
AndroidAndroid 4.0, 3.1
--2011-04-26
8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches
13.76 ounces21.09 ounces
--Scratch-Resistant Glass
$ 239.00$ 795.00
Display / Screen
8 inches9.4 inches
1200 x 1920 pixels 1280 x 800 pixels
--TFT
283 pixels per inch161 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
7.86.6
Performance
NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipsetNVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset
ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor
2 GB RAM1 GB RAM
GK20A GPUYes GPU
8.917.65
Storage
32 GB internal memory32 GB internal memory
microSD external memory slotSD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot
5.87.12
Camera
5.00 MP + 5.00 MP5.00 MP + 0.30 MP
--1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution
6.166.71
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRSUMTS, EDGE and GSM
Micro SIMSIM
5.72.8
Battery Life
--5000mAh Li-Ion Battery
Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
1.366.8
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 2.1
GPSGPS
--Infra-red port
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor

Comparison review

Sony Tablet S has a global score of 57.5, which is slightly better than Nvidia SHIELD's score of 54.3. Despite being the best tablet in this comparison, the Sony Tablet S body is thicker and way heavier than Nvidia SHIELD. Nvidia SHIELD counts with a faster CPU than Sony Tablet S, because it has more processing cores and a larger amount of RAM.

The Nvidia SHIELD features a sharper display than Sony Tablet S, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher screen density and a way higher resolution of 1920 x 1200px. Sony Tablet S shoots clearer videos and photos than Nvidia SHIELD. Both have a same resolution back facing camera.

The Sony Tablet S features a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Nvidia SHIELD. They have exactly the same internal memory capacity. Sony Tablet S has a very superior battery performance than Nvidia SHIELD.

Although Sony Tablet S is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Nvidia SHIELD, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Nvidia SHIELD. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy Sony Tablet S, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Nvidia SHIELD, letting go some specs and features.




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