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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Sony |
| Android | Android 5.0 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 10.00 x 6.57 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 13.86 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Stainless Steel |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 1570.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 299 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 5.00 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, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet is much better than the Nvidia SHIELD, having a 74.7 score against 54.3. The Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet is a way thinner but a little heavier tablet device than Nvidia SHIELD. The Xperia Z4 Tablet features a much better screen than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px, a just a little more pixels per inch in the display and a bigger screen.
The Xperia Z4 Tablet has a better hardware performance than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has 4 more processing cores (but slower), a 64 bits processor, more RAM memory and an additional GPU. The Xperia Z4 Tablet has a much better memory capacity for apps and games than Nvidia SHIELD. Both of them have exactly the same 32 GB internal storage.
The Xperia Z4 Tablet takes slightly better photos and videos than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a much better resolution back facing camera. Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet features a much better battery lifetime than Nvidia SHIELD.
The Xperia Z4 Tablet is way more expensive than the Nvidia SHIELD, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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