Nvidia SHIELD vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 - specs comparison - PhoneArena

Nvidia SHIELD vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4

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Display

Size:

8.0 inches
8.4 inches

Resolution:

1920 x 1200 pixels, 283 PPI
2560 x 1600 pixels, 359 PPI

Technology:

Super AMOLED

Screen-to-body:

65.37 %
76.61 %

Colors:

16 777 216

Touchscreen:

Capacitive, Multi-touch
Capacitive, Multi-touch

Features:

Ambient light sensor
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip:

NVIDIA Tegra K1 T124 (32 nm)
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5420

Processor:

Quad-core, 2200 MHz, ARM Cortex-A15 R3, 32-bit
Octa-core, 1900 MHz, ARM Cortex-A15 and ARM Cortex-A7

GPU:

Kepler GK20A
Mali-T628 MP6

RAM:

2GB
3GB LPDDR3

Internal storage:

32GB
32GB

Storage expansion:

microSD
microSDXC up to 128 GB

Device type:

Tablet
Tablet

OS:

Android
Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop, 4.4.2), Samsung TouchWiz UI

Battery

Capacity:

4900 mAh

Type:

User replaceable
Not user replaceable

Camera

Rear:

Single camera
Single camera

Main camera:

5 MP (Autofocus)
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor)

Video recording:

Yes
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)

Front:

5 MP
2.1 MP

Design

Dimensions:

8.8 x 5 x 0.36 inches (223.5 x 127 x 9.1 mm)
8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches (212.8 x 125.6 x 6.6 mm)

Weight:

13.76 oz (390.0 g)
10.51 oz (298.0 g)

Biometrics:

Fingerprint (swipe)

Features:

Stylus
Touch sensitive control keys

Keys:

Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key

Colors:

Black, White

Phone functionality:

Yes

Cellular

LTE (FDD):

Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 20(800 DD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)

UMTS:

Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Data Speed:

LTE, HSPA
LTE, HSPA, UMTS

SIM type:

Micro SIM
Micro SIM

Multimedia

Headphones:

3.5mm jack
3.5mm jack

Speakers:

Multiple speakers
Multiple speakers

Features:

Album art cover, Background playback
Album art cover, Background playback

Screen mirroring:

MHL

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth:

4.0
4.0

Wi-Fi:

802.11 a, b, g, n, dual-band; Multiple antennas, MIMO
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band; MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct

USB:

microUSB, USB 2.0
microUSB, USB 2.0

Features:

Mass storage device, Charging
Mass storage device, OTG, Charging, Video out

HDMI:

Mini HDMI (Type C), 1.4
Yes

Location:

GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass

Sensors:

Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)

Other:

Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Phone features

Notifications:

Flight mode, Silent mode
Flight mode, Silent mode

Other features:

Voice commands, Voice recording
Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:

Date approved:

May 16, 2014

FCC ID value:

A3LSMT705

Measured SAR:

Head:

0.19 W/kg

Body:

1.01 W/kg

Simultaneous Transmission:

1.56 W/kg

Buyers information

Price:

$ 399

Availability

Officially announced:

Jun 12, 2014
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