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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 57.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Verizon |
| Android | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| -- | 2016-11-10 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 8.26 x 5.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 11.99 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| $ 239.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD is just a bit better than the Nvidia SHIELD, with a 57.6 score against 54.3. The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD construction is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than Nvidia SHIELD. Nvidia SHIELD features a little sharper screen than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD. Both of them have a screen of the same size, an equal 1920 x 1200 resolution and a greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
The Nvidia SHIELD has a little better performance than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, although it has a lower number of cores and lesser RAM. Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD counts with a way better camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a back-facing camera with a much better 8 MP resolution. The Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD features a quite bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Nvidia SHIELD, although it has 0 less internal storage.
Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD counts with a way better battery lifetime than Nvidia SHIELD.
Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD costs a bit more money than the Nvidia SHIELD, but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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