Nvidia Shield K1 vs HTC Nexus 9
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| Phone Names | Nvidia Shield K1 | HTC Nexus 9 |
| Network | ||
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| 2G bands | N/A | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | - | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | - | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20 |
| EDGE | No | No |
| GPRS | No | Class 12 |
| Speed | - | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps - cellular model only |
| Technology | No cellular connectivity | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| - | 2, 3, 5, 6, 13 - T-Mobile | |
| Launch | ||
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2015, November. Released 2015, November | 2014, October. Released 2014, November |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
| Body | ||
|---|---|---|
| Build | - | Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame |
| Dimensions | 221 x 126 x 9.2 mm (8.70 x 4.96 x 0.36 in) | 228.2 x 153.7 x 8 mm (8.98 x 6.05 x 0.31 in) |
| SIM | No | Nano-SIM (cellular model only) |
| Weight | 356 g (12.56 oz) | 425 g (Wi-Fi) / 436 g (3G/LTE) (14.99 oz) |
| Stylus | - | |
| Display | ||
|---|---|---|
| Protection | - | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~283 ppi density) | 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~281 ppi density) |
| Size | 8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~66.6% screen-to-body ratio) | 8.9 inches, 257.7 cm2 (~73.5% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Platform | ||
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| CPU | Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15 | Dual-core 2.3 GHz Denver |
| Chipset | Nvidia Tegra K1 | Nvidia Tegra K1 |
| GPU | ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) | Kepler DX1 |
| OS | Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) | Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat) |
| Memory | ||
|---|---|---|
| Call records | - | Yes |
| Card slot | microSDXC (dedicated slot) | No |
| Internal | 16GB 2GB RAM | 16GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32GB (LTE), 2GB RAM |
| Phonebook | - | 500 entries |
| Main Camera | ||
|---|---|---|
| Features | HDR | LED flash |
| Quad | - | 48 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.2, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.2, (depth) |
| Single | 5 MP, AF | 8 MP, AF |
| Video | Yes | 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. |
| Selfie camera | ||
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| Features | HDR | - |
| Single | 5 MP | 1.6 MP |
| Video | - | 720p |
| Sound | ||
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| 3.5mm jack | Yes | Yes |
| 35mm jack | Yes | Yes |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| Dual bass reflex port | - | |
| Comms | ||
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| Bluetooth | 4.0, A2DP, LE | 4.1, A2DP, aptX |
| NFC | No | Yes |
| Positioning | GPS, GLONASS | GPS, GLONASS - cellular model only |
| Radio | No | No |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 | microUSB 2.0 |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| Features | ||
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| Browser | - | WAP 2.0/xHTML |
| Games | - | Downloadable |
| Java | - | No |
| Messaging | - | SMS, MMS |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, compass | Accelerometer, gyro, compass |
| HDMI port | - | |
| Battery | ||
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| Charging | - | 10W wired |
| Stand-by | - | Up to 720 h (3G) |
| Talk time | - | Up to 9 h 30 min (multimedia) (3G) |
| Type | Li-Ion 5200 mAh, non-removable (19.75 Wh) | Li-Po 6700 mAh, non-removable |
| Misc | ||
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| Colors | Black | Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand |
| Models | - | XT2073-2 |
| Price | About 200 EUR | About 300 EUR |
| Tests | ||
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| Camera | - | Photo / Video |
| Performance | - | Basemark OS II 2.0: 1540Basemark X: 28244 |
| OUR TESTS | ||
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| Camera | - | Photo / Video |
| Performance | - | Basemark OS II 2.0: 1540Basemark X: 28244 |

