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Asus VivoTab RT
Wi-Fi Only 32 GB| Global Score | |
| 54.3 | 59.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nvidia | Asus |
| Android | Windows RT |
| 0000-00-00 | 2012-06-04 |
| 8.80 x 5.00 x 0.36 inches | 10.33 x 6.73 x 0.33 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 18.87 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 239.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| -- | Super IPS+ LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (750 MHz) RAM |
| GK20A GPU | ULP GeForce @ 520 MHz GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus VivoTab RT has a score of 59.4, which is just a bit better than Nvidia SHIELD's 54.3 general score. The Asus VivoTab RT comes with Windows RT operating system, while Nvidia SHIELD works with Android operating system. Asus VivoTab RT's design is just a little thinner but incredibly heavier than Nvidia SHIELD.
Nvidia SHIELD counts with a brighter display than Asus VivoTab RT, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1920 x 1200 and a way higher pixels density. Nvidia SHIELD counts with a bit more powerful processor than Asus VivoTab RT. Both have 4 processing cores and 2 GB of RAM memory.
Asus VivoTab RT captures much better photographs and videos than Nvidia SHIELD, because it has a much higher resolution camera. Asus VivoTab RT features as much storage to store more games and applications as Nvidia SHIELD, and although the Asus VivoTab RT has no SD memory slot, they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal storage.
Asus VivoTab RT's battery lifetime is very similar to the Nvidia SHIELD one.
Asus VivoTab RT is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making it a great choice.
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