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Nvidia SHIELD
Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 53.3 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Apple |
| Android | -- |
| -- | 2016-03-31 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 15.66 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 300.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A9X APL1021 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| GK20A GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.16 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch is much better than Nvidia SHIELD, having an 80 score against 53.3. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch body is way thinner but somewhat heavier than Nvidia SHIELD. The Nvidia SHIELD has just a bit better display than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1920 x 1200 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixel quantity per inch in the display.
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with much more storage to store more games and applications than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. IPad Pro 9.7-inch's CPU is very similar to the processing unit in Nvidia SHIELD, and although the iPad Pro 9.7-inch has an inferior number of cores (but faster), they both have a 2 GB RAM memory.
IPad Pro 9.7-inch takes much better pictures and videos than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels. IPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a superior battery lifetime than Nvidia SHIELD.
The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch costs the same than the Nvidia SHIELD, making it an easy decision.
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