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the 3500 from practical design brings that simplistic Scandinavian appeal with easy to work in internals great airflow and storage potential and comes in both the windows or plain side panels for your preference the Nvidia shield began as an experiment to test out the waters on Android gaming and it's what really brought portable Android gaming to reality with a console great built-in controller also the ability to game stream your PC games up the shield was a major selling point plus the console mode allow this device to basically become your home theater PC with its HDMI output and wireless streaming and based off the success of the shield portable Nvidia has gone ahead a step further with the introduction of the shield tablet featuring many of the capabilities of the original shield while in a more familiar and portable form factor alright so the unboxing experience was simple with the entire shield family packed together with a few cool gaming perks like good luck have fun inside the control box all nicely hidden here's the entire shield family if you will it definitely has grown and I feel Nvidia is really onto something with regards to mobile gaming pricing for the shield tablet is competitive retailing in $2.99 for the 16 gigabyte and Wi-Fi only and 399 for LTE enabled 32 gigabyte model the shield controller retails for $59 and the tablet cover 429 the 8 inch a 1920 by 1200 resolution screen is nice with wide viewing angles and decent contrast without any color shifting good to see that but the edges of the display are a little harsh and the plastics that rub the sides peek out just to be noticeable and I wish these were smoothed out for a better handling experience the shield tablet is rockin Tegra k1 that is the star of this launch it's a quad core SOC a 2.2 gigahertz with 192 CUDA cores based off the Kepler architecture so it can do many things a desktop equivalent GPU can do there's 2 gigs of ram Wi-Fi a BGN unfortunately no AC and four-point-oh support both the front and rear cameras are 5 megapixels with really fast burst mode but with constant focus problems and images are come out grainy even in well-lit scenarios 1080p video recording is available here's a sample looks really decent actually and speaking of good the front-facing stereo speakers are done right with excellent forward projection and enough volume for proximity gaming plus the extra bass ports on each side to deliver a more rich sound so let's take a listen movie on the physical tour all the connections are on the left side with a headphone jack mini HDMI out micro USB and two bass ports on each side up top there's a power in the volume rocker micro SD slot for expandable storage up to 128 gigabytes awesome a sim card space for the LTE enabled versions and the stylus that sits securely inside the power and volume rockers are really flush to the body and on our sample had very little tactile feedback instead they were squishy and difficult to press requiring either precise nail press or full hand readjustment to have enough force for the buttons to register not cool the included stylus is passive with the rubber tip that hasn't shown any signs of wear with daily use but there's no replacement tips included unfortunately it has pretty decent palm rejection auto not exactly lug free as there is visible catching up the NVIDIA dabbler amp utilizes the power of the key one to simulate water and oil painting that's quite impressive actually and pretty accurate auto doesn't do real color mixing on the canvas it just overrides the bottom color at the bottom we find magnetic slots for the optional tablet cover that snaps into position with confidence and allows triple angle orientation although with this landscape mode the power and volume side is inaccessible at the and also the magnets give out easily would just slide pressure on the tablet which I'm not happy about and so while the cover is low-profile using the tablet with it on was uncomfortable as it sticks out on the other side making gripping the device more challenging the backing is slightly rubberized with a shield tag speaking through that allows secure grip and the shield tablet is as thin as my nexus 4 although not as light as you'd expect for a tablet this size but you'll get used to it now moving on to the shield controller and has a very familiar feel to the original shield and side-by-side the controller has a slightly smaller form and no longer has a rubberized on the side it is using Wi-Fi instead of bluetooth for apparently reduced latency and it also allows up to four controllers to be connected to the shield tablet for some multiplayer gaming button placement feels natural with comfortable reach although the Direction pad has a soft click instead of defined presses that I would rather prefer they've added the volume rocker at the bottom along with a small trackpad that works quite well and capacitive touch buttons in the center for Android navigation along with the middle shield button to access the Tegra hub plus a built-in mic for voice commands in Android and these all have useful functionality added like double tapping the home button to access running apps or holding it to get into Google now holding the back button to enter shadow play and twitch streaming and holding the Start button to enter the controller remapping they all illuminates indicating when the controller is on and the controller also automatically goes to sleep when idle after a few minutes there is a microUSB for charging and the headphone / mic jack for audio pass-through at the back of the controller and the audio quality is actually impressive auto could be tabbed louder and only once I encountered strange interference with the audio now for some reason the controller is not capable of connecting to the shield tablet over a five gigahertz band instead you have to connect over two points four gigahertz for the initial connection and only then switch over to the five gigahertz once they are paired up the controller also lacks a power button for the shield tablet itself that would be very convenient for console mode to get rid of needing to turn the tablet on for yourself the controller has up to 40 hours of gameplay on a single very nice with the battery level shown on tablet when paired up now coming up to the CEO tablet the overall user experience and Android 4.4.2 is mostly satisfactory of course giving the powerful hardware packed inside and while the key one almost doubles the performance on the shield portable there is an occasional and unusual stutter and lag in the UI for example sometimes when exiting game you can see a laggy home screen the preloaded camera app crashed on me a few times and here's a side-by-side rotation speed with my Nexus 4 where the shield tablet just slags behind and the same deal when compared to the Nexus 7 it just shows that Android optimization isn't there yet for the k1 okay so now on to some of the cool features of the shield tablet is the gaming experience the shield hub allows you to find controller compatible games and also navigate into your apps thanks to the built-in shadow play feature you can record your gameplay directly from the tablet you can also stream to twitch at 720p with a front-facing camera broadcasting you and you can enable voice for commentary and twitch chat overlay all thanks to the Kepler architecture and considering how popular twitch has become this is an excellent feature to have inside the shadow play settings you can adjust orientation ego landscape and portrait quality of the recording and volume for commentary and you also get the flexibility to move windows on the screen now trying to comes pre-loaded it's on the games that's optimized for the Tegra k1 and it plays very well also a with occasional dip and framerate and pretty lengthy loading times but with an overall satisfactory experience revisiting half-life 2 certainly brings back some memories and it is quite impressive considering it's all running on the k1 plus there are many titles and new works that would take advantage of this SOC like war thunder now compare it to the gaming experience you get the shield portable that is more natural for this all-inclusive device the tablet feels more awkward for example the need to pop the tablet on the stand but I find limiting and the need to carry the controller could be a hassle and I think many of us were expecting some type of pop in controller like we saw on the Razer edge but where the shield tablet really shines is console mode that utilizes the HDMI output turning this device basically into an HTP see where you can power a 1080p screen with Android gaming or multimedia like Netflix HD plus you can still game stream off your kepler powered PC so all the original capabilities that made this shield portable so popular are still intact unfortunately the CEO tablet does not complement the shield portable in any way so if you already own the latter they're just standalone devices without any mutual benefits whether you guys - battery life I've got a full day and a half using the shield tablet as a tablet plus some casual or relaxed and running half live to serve me well over 2 hours of gameplay it's not the best but I do think that the shield tablet as a gaming device is definitely more suitable for console mode or maybe like your station a device other than portable gaming in which case will be constantly plugged in all rights bill 81 so the shield Aegis system has become slightly more immersed with the shield tablet and complementing accessories and I'm glad Nvidia has covered most of the groundwork first of this being a proper tablet with excellent display and speakers appropriate image foam factor to be just the perfect size for mobile use as a tablet with HDMI out capabilities and incredibly impressive Hardware packed inside that allows a screen capture and twitch streaming without a significant hit on performance console mode and game stream capabilities that would turn this into a perfect companion for your TV in the living room the wireless controller is actually quite nice with excellent audio pass-through and low latency thanks to Wi-Fi connectivity plus pricing is extremely competitive for the $2.99 model for basically what you get the shield cover on the other hand needs work as it is an integral part the equation for mobile gaming the UI experience on the shield tablet wasn't as smooth with occasional a lag and stutter which I wasn't expecting plus the volume and power buttons need to see a redesign and there's no way to turn on the shield tablet using the controller and it is awkward needing to carry the controller in the first place if you want to play some games while you're on the go now it is a device that shows the muscle squeeze Vidia as project logan now known as the k-1 is finally able to shine in the android sphere and while the entire shield system still needs a bit of polish it's not perfect we're giving this the Harbour Canucks damn innovative award as there's no other tablet on market right now that can do as much as the shield but what do you guys think of this implementation or would you rather prefer the shield portable leave your comments down below as always thanks for watching don't forget to subscribe for more similar content and we'll see you in the next one