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| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 74.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Apple |
| Android | iOS 8.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2014-10-16 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 239.00 | $ 231.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| GK20A GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.16 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7340mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has a score of 74.2, which is much better than the Nvidia SHIELD's score of 54.3. IPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x operating system, while Nvidia SHIELD counts with Android operating system. IPad Air 2 is a somewhat heavier but way thinner tablet than Nvidia SHIELD. The iPad Air 2 features a slightly better display than Nvidia SHIELD, because although it has a little inferior number of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a slightly better 2048 x 1536px resolution and a bigger screen.
Nvidia SHIELD counts with a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPad Air 2, because it has 32 GB internal storage capacity. Nvidia SHIELD counts with a bit superior CPU than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bit CPU against 64-bits, and they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Nvidia SHIELD also counts with a greater number of cores (and also faster).
The Apple iPad Air 2 has a much better battery lifetime than Nvidia SHIELD. Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a much better camera than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a back facing camera with a much better resolution.
The iPad Air 2 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the Nvidia SHIELD.
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