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Nvidia SHIELD
North AmericaSony Xperia Tablet Z
32 GBSGP311, SGP312
| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Sony |
| Android | Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 |
| -- | 2013-01-20 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 799.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 283 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 1230 hours standby time |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia Tablet Z is much better than Nvidia SHIELD, getting a overall score of 68.5 against 54.3. Sony Xperia Tablet Z's construction is extremely heavier but much thinner than the Nvidia SHIELD. Xperia Tablet Z features a display that's very similar to the display in Nvidia SHIELD, because although the Xperia Tablet Z has a quite worse pixel density, and they both have exactly the same 1200 x 1920px resolution, it also counts with a larger screen.
Sony Xperia Tablet Z has a very superior memory for applications and games than Nvidia SHIELD. They have the same internal storage capacity. Nvidia SHIELD has a bit better processing power than Xperia Tablet Z, although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, they both have a 2 GB RAM memory and a Quad-Core processor.
The Sony Xperia Tablet Z features a really longer battery lifetime than Nvidia SHIELD. Sony Xperia Tablet Z counts with a slightly better camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a back facing camera with way more mega pixels.
The Sony Xperia Tablet Z is way more expensive than the Nvidia SHIELD, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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