G+_Ken H Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Exact same thoughts I had with my decision about the Shield Tab over N9... and this is coming from the creator of Android Police! I wonder if anyone that voted N9 on my poll in this community would reconsider now Originally shared by Artem Russakovskii I'm more and more impressed with the SHIELD Tablet. After the Lollipop update, I'll be more likely to pick it up than the Nexus 9. Some quick thoughts: - Smaller, more manageable screen - LTE variant already available, and is much cheaper than the N9 LTE which isn't out yet. $399 for SHIELD LTE, $599 for N9 LTE - Stylus - MicroSD card slot - best magnetic keyboard cover / stand I've used - fast updates. Not as fast as Google, but pretty damn close - SHIELD controller support - pure cloud and PC streaming games - exclusive games, which NVIDIA brings out all the time - fast - better, more solid build, and I think it actually looks more bad-ass - better speakers - better front camera - the one that matters (5MP vs 1.6MP on the N9) - lighter (390g vs 436g) - HDMI port Some things where the N9 wins out: - it's thinner (7.9mm vs 9.2mm). No arguing here. Thinner does feel better. - camera flash (meh, I don't care) - 8MP rear camera vs 5MP (also don't care, I don't take pictures with my tablet) - 802.11ac Wi-Fi, which the SHIELD doesn't have. But 802.11n should be enough for most everything - slightly higher screen resolution, but also bigger screen, so more pixels to draw = bigger battery life hit. I certainly don't think the slightly lower res is a downside at all for the SHIELD. - the N9 has a compass. Woopti-do. All in all, I think the SHIELD Tablet is a much better buy at a lower price. http://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2014/11/13/sweet-updates-shield-tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Paul Werner Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I'm also wondering if any of the All About Android crew have any comments on this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ed Woodward Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I replaced my Nexus 7 with the Shield tablet and it has been great. I use the stylus way more than I thought I would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Paul Werner Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Only thing holding me back right now from getting it is waiting to see if Cyber Monday deals on Amazon will discount it any. If not I'll still get it, I just want to see if it does before I end up spending more than I need to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_L I Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 +1 if only for the "Woopti-do" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_SEEMIYAH Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Ed Woodward I would love to hear from you how my full screen widget project/app looks on it. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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