The NVIDIA Shield tablet is back and it’s now called the Shield Tablet K1, the tablet arrives just in time for the lucrative holiday shopping season. The tablet still has an 8 inch full HD display with an NVIDA Tegra K1 processor under the hood coupled with 2GB RAM. It’s powered by Android 5.1.1 Lollipop but the company does say that it’s going to release Android 6.0 Marshmallow, update is coming in the next few months.
The NVIDIA SHIELD tablet K1 is the ultimate tablet for gamers. It includes Wi-Fi connectivity and 16GB storage with microSD support (up to 128GB) — all at $199.99. Optional SHIELD controller retails for $59.99, SHIELD tablet K1 cover retails for $39.99, SHIELD DirectStylus 2 retails for $19.99 and SHIELD world charger with international compatibility retails for $29.99. SHIELD tablet K1 delivers incredible graphics, powered by the NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor, which features a 192-core NVIDIA Kepler architecture GPU.
NVIDIA SHIELD tablet K1 specifications:
| Processor | NVIDIA Tegra K1 192-core Kepler GPU, 2.2 GHz Quad Core CPU, 2GB RAM |
| Display | 8-inch 1920×1200 multi-touch IPS display |
| Audio | Integrated stereo speakers with built-in microphone |
| Storage | 16GB |
| Wireless | 802.11a/b/g/n 2×2 Mimo 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi |
| Bluetooth 4.0 LE | |
| GPS / GLONASS | |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi |
| Mini-HDMI 1.4a output | |
| Micro-USB 2.0 with host and device support | |
| MicroSD Card, up to additional 128GB | |
| 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack with microphone support | |
| Motion Sensors | 9-axis (G-sensor, compass, gyro) |
| Audio | Front-facing stereo speakers, dual bass reflex port |
| Gaming Features | SHIELD controller compatible |
| GeForce NOW cloud gaming | |
| Console Mode | |
| NVIDIA ShadowPlay | |
| Cameras | Front: 5MP HDR; Back: 5MP auto focus HDR |
| Video Features | 4K Ultra-HD Ready |
| Software Updates | SHIELD software upgrades directly from NVIDIA |
| Battery | 19.75 Watt hour Lithium ion |
| Weight and Size | Weight: 13.7oz / 390g |
| Height: 8.8in / 221mm Width: 5.0in / 126mm Depth: 0.36in / 9.2mm |
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| Operating System | Android Lollipop OS |
| Software | Google Play |
| NVIDIA SHIELD Hub | |
| NVIDIA Dabbler | |
| Squid | |
| Twitch | |
| Camera Awesome | |
| Optional Accessories | SHIELD tablet K1 cover |
| SHIELD controller | |
| SHIELD world charger | |
| SHIELD DirectStylus 2 |
Source: NVIDIA blog and ubergizmo
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