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Key information
OS
Android 5.0
IOS 7
Android 7.0
Colour
black
multiple
multiple
Display
Physical sise, inches
8
9,7
9.7
Type
LCD
LCD
Super AMOLED
Sensor type
IPS
IPS
WXGA
Resolution, pixel
1920 x 1200
2048 x 1536
2048 x 1536
Pixel dencity, ppi
283
264
264
Screen to body ratio, %
63.3
71.68
72.3
Features
Scratch-resistant
Ambient light sensor
Scratch-resistant
Touch screen
Capacitive touchscreen
YES
YES
YES
Multitouch screen
YES
YES
YES
Camera
Back camera, MP
5
5
13
Back camera flash
YES
YES
YES
Camcorder
YES
YES
YES
Front facing camera, MP
5
1.2
5
Front camera flash
YES
NO
NO
Hardware
System chip
Nvidia Tegra K1
Apple A7 APL5698
Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
Processor
Quad-core Cortex-A15
Dual core, Cyclone
Quard-core
CPU frequency,MHz
2200
1300
1500
Graphic processor
ULP GeForce Kepler
PowerVR G6430
Adreno 530
Memory
System memory, GB
2
1
4
Built-in storage, GB
16
16
32
Slot
micro SD
has not
micro SD
Storage expansion
up to 256 GB
NO
up to 256 GB
Battery
Type
Li-Ion
Li-Po
Li-Ion
Capacity, mAh
5200
8750
6000
User replaceable
NO
NO
NO
Multimedia
Speakers
YES
YES
YES
3.5 mm stereo jack
YES
YES
YES
Radio
NO
NO
NO
Music player
YES
YES
YES
Cellurar
Amount of sim cards
has not
1
1
Sim
NO
NO
NO
Nano sim
NO
YES
YES
Micro sim
NO
NO
NO
Phone features
Sensors
Accelerometer
Accelerometer
Accelerometer
Flight mode
NO
YES
YES
Silent mode
NO
YES
YES
Speakerphone
NO
YES
YES
Voice commands
NO
YES
NO
Voice recording
YES
YES
YES
Camera features
Face detectoin
YES
YES
YES
Auto flash
YES
YES
YES
Autofocus
YES
YES
YES
Geo-tagging
YES
YES
YES
Digital zoom
YES
YES
YES
Connectivity
Bluetooth
4.0
4.0
4.2
WIFI
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
YES
YES
NO
HDMI
NO
NO
NO
Mini-HDMI
NO
NO
NO
Micro USB
YES
YES
YES
Positioning
GPS
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
OTA sync
YES
YES
YES
Computer sync
YES
YES
YES
Coming with
USB cable
YES
YES
YES
Power adapter
YES
YES
YES
Stylus
YES
NO
YES
Keyboard
NO
NO
YES
Dimensions
Thickness, mm
9.2
7.5
6
Width, mm
126
169.5
169
Height, mm
221
240
237.3
Weigth, grams
356
478
429
Common
Model
SHIELD K1
iPad Air
Galaxy Tab S3
Brand
NVIDIA
Apple
Samsung
Rating on Amazon
3.9
3.7
4.4
Reviews on Amazon
1649
1605
879
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Tablets comparison rating
better
worse
17
NVIDIA SHIELD K1
19
Apple iPad Air
22.5
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3
17
19
22.5
17
NVIDIA SHIELD K1
19
Apple iPad Air
22.5
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3
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