Nvidia Shield Tablet
The Shield Tablet, later relaunched as the Shield Tablet K1, is a gaming tablet, developed by Nvidia and released on July 29, 2014. It was Nvidia's second portable gaming device that uses Android. Compared to the Shield Portable, the controller is not permanently connected to the screen, rather it can be purchased separately. Up to four controllers can be wirelessly connected at the same time. While the Shield tablet features an 8-inch 1920×1200 pixel display, it can output 4K resolution signal to a television via HDMI.
Shield Tablet with the Shield Controller and DirectStylus | |
| Also known as | Shield Tablet K1 (relaunch) |
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| Manufacturer | Nvidia |
| Product family | Shield |
| Type | Gaming tablet |
| Release date | July 29, 2014 (USA/CAN) August 14, 2014(EU) |
| Lifespan | 2014-2018 |
| Introductory price | US$299 (16 GB WiFi Only)/US$399 (32 GB + 4G LTE)/US$199 Shield K1 (16 GB WiFi Only) |
| Discontinued | 2018 |
| Operating system | Android 4.4.2 "KitKat" Upgradable to Android 7.0 "Nougat" |
| System on a chip | Tegra K1 |
| CPU | 4 × Cortex-A15 R3 2.2 GHz |
| Memory | 2 GB DDR3L |
| Storage | 16–32 GB flash memory, Up to 200 GB microSDXC card reader |
| Display | 8 inches (20 cm) 1920 × 1200 px(283 ppi) IPS Retinal LCD |
| Graphics | GK20A (Kepler) (192:8:4) |
| Input | Multi-touch capacitive screen, microphone, 3-axis accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS |
| Controller input | Optional Shield Controllers, up to 4 |
| Camera | Front: 5 MP HDR Back: 5 MP auto-focus HDR |
| Connectivity | 2×2 MIMO 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 4.0, micro USB 2.0, mini HDMI, 3.5mm audio jack |
| Power | 5197 mAh (19.75 W·h) |
| Online services | Nvidia TegraZone Google Play GeForce Now |
| Dimensions | 5.0 inches (13 cm) (w) 8.8 inches (22 cm) (h) 0.36 inches (9.1 mm) (d) |
| Mass | 390 g (13.76 oz), 356 g (12.56 oz) (Shield K1) |
| Related | Shield Portable, Tegra Note 7 |
| Website | shield |
In November 2015, the tablet was refreshed and renamed as the Shield Tablet K1 and the price was reduced to $200.
In August 2016, Nvidia announced it had cancelled plans to release a hardware upgrade to its Shield Tablet products - a speculated reason for the cancellation was product conflict with the Nintendo Switch, which uses similar technology. In mid-2017 the tablet was no longer for retail on Nvidia's website or any of the other websites in which the tablet was being sold. Nvidia officially announced in mid-2018 that the tablet has been discontinued on the Shield website.