Today, a huge amount of information about the next tablet developed by NVIDIA arrived on the web. This new tablet will be called NVIDIA Shield and it will pack some pretty high-end specs destined for gaming. Also, NVIDIA will release a Shield Controller as well.
Getting to the specs, we find out that the Shield tablet will pack a 8-inch Full HD IPS display (1.920 x 1.080 pixels), an NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor, 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of storage on the WiFi only version or 32 GB of storage on the LTE model, a microSD card slot up to 128 GB, and stereo front-facing speakers.
The tablet also offers 4K Ultra HD video playback, support for DirectStylus 2, a 5-megapixel front facing camera with HDR, a 5-megapixel rear camera with HDR and autofocus, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS. There’s also a microHDMI port, a 3.5 mm audio jack, a microUSB 2.0 port and a battery that offers up to 10 hours of HD video playback.
Among with this tablet will be also launched a special controller that will have a $60 price tag. We’ll get some features like WiFi direct, and a stereo headphone jack. We also find out that the Shield tablet will go for sale for about $300 and that it will be officially announced on July 22. Would you buy this tablet instead of a gaming system like PS4 or Xbox One?
