NVIDIA Shield Tablet vs. Apple iPad Air 2

NVIDIA Shield Tablet
  • 8" (1920x1080) IPS LCD
  • 2GB
    Tegra K1 SoC     16GB Storage
  • 5-MP 1 Rear Camera
  • 5300 mAh
Shield Tablet
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Shield Tablet Price
$895. Search
Apple iPad Air 2
  • 9.7" (2048x1536) IPS LCD
  • 2GB
    A8X SoC     128GB Storage
  • 8-MP, f/2.4 1 Rear Camera
  • 7340 mAh
iPad Air 2
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iPad Air 2 Price
$305. Search

Specifications Highlights
Product NameShield TabletiPad Air 2
ProductShield Tablet (Launched 2014-07-22)iPad Air 2 (Launched 2014-10-01)
Display8" 1920x1080 IPS LCD 9.7" 2048x1536 IPS LCD
Rear Camera(s)
  • 5-MP (Primary)
  • 8-MP f/2.4 (Primary)
Selfie Camera(s)
  • 5-MP
  • 1.2-MP
Computing
  • Tegra K1 SoC
  • 2GB RAM
  • 16GB Storage
  • MicroSD (128GB max.)
  • A8X SoC
  • 2GB RAM
  • 128GB Storage
  • None
Battery5300 mAh7340 mAh
DesignIP Rating, 390g (13.8oz), 221x126x9.2 mm (8.70 x 4.96 x 0.36 inches)IP Rating, 437g (15.4oz), 240x169.5x6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches)
Price (Market)$895$305
Display
Product NameShield TabletiPad Air 2
TypeIPS LCDIPS LCD
Diagonal (inches)8"9.7"
Display/Body Ratio63.4%71.6%
Resolution1920x10802048x1536
Sharpness (PPI)275 PPI264 PPI
Features
  • Multitouch
  • Multitouch
Color Depth24 bit (16,777,216 Colors)24 bit (16,777,216 Colors)
Primary Camera
Product NameShield TabletiPad Air 2
Megapixel5-MP8-MP
Aperturef/2.4
Sensor SizeVery smallVery small
Hardware Features
  • HDR Photo
  • HDR Video
  • HDR Photo
  • HDR Video
Video Resolutions
  • 1080p/30fps
  • 720p/30fps
  • 480p/30fps
  • 1080p/30fps
  • 720p/120fps
Battery
Product NameShield TabletiPad Air 2
Battery TypeLi-PolyLi-Poly
Battery Capacity (mAh)5300 mAh7340 mAh
Talk Time10 hours
Computing
Product NameShield TabletiPad Air 2
Processor BrandNVIDIAApple
Processor NameTegra K1A8X
Processor ModelTegra K1
Processor # Cores4
Main Processor Frequency (GHz)2.2 GHz1.5 GHz
RAM Options2GB2GB
Internal Storage Options16GB128GB
Memory Card TypeMicroSDNone
Mem. Card Max. Size128GB
Operating System + VersionAndroid 4.4.2iOS 8.1.3
Communications
Product NameShield TabletiPad Air 2
LTE Category (Download)LTE CAT4 150 Mbps
Modem Features
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • LTE
WiFi Speed
  • a
  • b
  • g
  • n
  • a
  • b
  • g
  • n
  • ac
WiFi Features
  • Dual-band
  • Hotspot
  • Dual-band
Bluetooth VersionBluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth Features
  • BT LE
  • A2DP
  • BT EDR
Connector TypeMicro USB B
Connector Features
  • USB 2.0
  • USB OTG
  • USB OTG
Sim Card 0
Product NameShield TabletiPad Air 2
NameSIM0
SIM TypeNano SIM
Multimedia
Product NameShield TabletiPad Air 2
Multimedia Features
  • HDMI
Audio Alerts
  • MP3
  • VIBRATION
  • WAV
Speaker channelsStereoStereo
Audio Features
  • Loudspeaker
  • 3.5mm Port
  • Loudspeaker
  • 3.5mm Port
  • Phone Noise Cancellation
Audio Formats
  • MP3
  • OGG
  • MP3
  • WAV
Video Formats
  • MP4
  • AVI
  • MKV
  • WEBM
  • MP4
Sensors
  • Accelerometer
  • Barometer
  • Compass
  • Gesture
  • A-GPS
  • Gyroscope
  • Accelerometer
  • Barometer
  • Compass
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Gyroscope

NVIDIA Shield Tablet vs. Apple iPad Air 2 Specs & Speed Benchmarks

3DMark Slingshot 3.1

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3DMark Unlimited Icestorm

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GFXBench Manhattan (Offscr.)

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GFXBench T-Rex (Offscr.)

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Battery Capacity (mAh)

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