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Nvidia SHIELD
North America| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Xiaomi |
| Android | Android |
| -- | 2015-11-27 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 7.89 x 5.22 x 0.27 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 11.36 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 239.00 | $ 203.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| 283 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Intel Atom x5 Z850 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6190mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 is a lot better than Nvidia SHIELD, having a global score of 65.7 against 54.3. Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 comes with Android OS, while Nvidia SHIELD has Android OS. Xiaomi Mi Pad 2's construction is notably thinner and somewhat lighter than the Nvidia SHIELD. The Nvidia SHIELD and the Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 have very similar CPUs, both have a 2 GB RAM memory and 4 cpu cores.
The Nvidia SHIELD counts with just a bit better looking screen than Xiaomi Mi Pad 2, because although it has a little inferior pixel quantity per inch of screen and a bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1200, it also counts with a little larger display. Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 features a lot better camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a back camera with way more megapixels.
Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 has a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 32 GB more internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 counts with a very superior battery performance than Nvidia SHIELD.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 is also by far the cheapest.
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