Today we face the new tablet / phablet of Huawei to another of the great alternatives that we have at our disposal if we are looking for high-end compact tablets: the Nvidia Shield Tablet. Of course, with the MediaPad X2 we will have the advantage of having mobile connection, while the tablet Nvidia opens the doors to a game offer that no other tablet has managed to match, but what are the rest of its virtues comparing one with another? We hope this comparative de Technical specifications help you decide.
Integrated
If we look at the design, a distribution of points is probably imposed, although depending on our priorities we can probably choose a winner with some ease: the MediaPad X2 has in its favor the metal casing and premium finishes, while the Shield Tablet It gains in functionality, with important details for a good audiovisual experience, such as the location of the stereo speakers on the front.
Dimensions
The difference in size between the two tablets is considerable (18,35x10,39 inch against 22,1x12,6 inch) mainly due to the larger screen size of the Shield Tablet, but also what Huawei has been much more hurried with the frames. It is also much lighter (239 grams against 390 grams) and much finer (7,2 mm against 9,2 mm).
Screen
Regarding the screen, we find similar characteristics, with an identical resolution (1920 x 1080), for example, with the aforementioned size difference (7 inches against 8 inches), which makes the pixel density somewhat higher on the Huawei tablet (PPI 323 against PPI 283).
Performance
This is probably the strongest point of the Shield Tablet that with a Tegra K1 de quad core a 2,2 GHz It is one of the best performing tablets (especially in graphics processing), although the specifications of the Kirin 930 for the MediaPad X2 they are not negligible either, with 8 nuclei and a frequency of 2,0 GHz. Tablet Huawei it can be bought, yes, with 3 GB of RAM memory, while that of Nvidia is 2 GB.
Storage capacity
The two tablets can be purchased with 16 or 32 GB of internal memory, although it must be taken into account that this decision affects the RAM memory that we will have in the case of the MediaPad X2 (The 32 GB model is the one that also has 3 GB of RAM). Both have, in any case, a groove micro-SD to expand your memory externally.
Cameras
As a theoretical phablet, the MediaPad X2, it is difficult that no tablet can surpass it in this section, thanks to its main camera of 13 MP with LED flash and its front camera 5 MP. The Shield Tablet, meanwhile, offers us a sensor of 5 MP for both the main and front cameras.
Battery
In the absence of independent tests that can give us a clear idea of the autonomy of the new tablet Huawei (also taking into account consumption), the victory in terms of battery capacity goes to the Shield Tabletwith almost 5200 mAh, although it is true that the MediaPad X2 does not stay too far, with 5000 mAh.
Price
We still do not have a definitive price for the MediaPad X2 in Spain, although there are quite solid clues that place it between the 350 and the 400 euros, which gives a clear advantage to the Shield Tablet that can be bought for $299 and, if on the one hand it is normal for a tablet with a mobile connection to be more expensive, it is also normal that the same would normally happen with a tablet with a larger screen.