Nvidia Shield prices and specs
The Nvidia Shield has an average price among 8 inch tablets for today. The lowest device's price in USA is $289.99.
The Shield is released with Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) - the most widely used OS on the market. For today 4.4.2 (KitKat) is already an old Android version: the tab will run almost all old games and apps and only some late ones until this default OS version is not updated. The Shield has a high quality 8 inch screen with a resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels.
The tablet is equipped with Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15 processor which shows an outstanding performance. Please note, that quad core processor means that this tablet will be better for multitasking. If you want to buy the tablet that shows the outstanding performance check Lenovo Tab 4 8 Plus .
Shield runs 2 GB RAM which is a common amount of memory for normal performance. Tablet has an average amount of internal memory. If you need more amount of storage, you can buy other size options or you can easily expand the tab's storage with a microSD.
The Shield has an average for tablets 5 megapixel rear camera. The tab's 5 megapixel front camera has a satisfactory quality for tablets. It can be useful in the case of a sudden need to make selfie. The tablet supports 2g bands and has Wi-Fi. Also the tab has a Bluetooth v4.0 which means that you'll be able to use it for simple transferring files between devices for example.
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- 2014, July
- Available. Released 2014, July
- Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
- Nvidia Tegra K1
- Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15
- ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores)
- 5 MP, autofocus
- 5 MP, HDR
- Yes
- Geo-tagging, touch focus, HDR
- 8.0 inches
- 1920 x 1200 pixels (~283 ppi pixel density)
- Capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Yes
- Non-removable Li-Ion battery (19.75 Wh)
- 221 x 126 x 9.2 mm (8.70 x 4.96 x 0.36 in)
- 390 g (13.76 oz, 0.86 lb)
- No - Stylus
- Black
- 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
- microSD (dedicated slot)
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
- v4.0, A2DP, LE
- Yes
- No
- microUSB v2.0
- Accelerometer, gyro, compass
- Email, Push Email, IM
- HTML5
- No
- Yes
- No cellular connectivity
- N/A
- No
- No
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Nvidia Shield videos
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Nvidia Shield reviews by users and experts
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