Speaking of gaming tablets, there are several options
available in the market, one of which is Apple's latest iPad. But we can't deny
that Nvidia has a better experience in this zone, where the Shield tablet has
better gaming performance than other competitors. Nvidia has recently re-released
the Shield Tablet K1 with a more affordable price.
The journey of Nvidia Shield Tablet in gaming device segment
indeed was not as smooth as expected; it started very well but then decreased
when it's hit by the battery issue in last August. Nvidia had made significant
step by pulling back all the devices which were affected by the issue.
Rumored will come with Shield Tablet K2, but Nvidia doesn't
want to wait too long, and decides to launch a refreshment variant that's
accompanied by some changes.
In terms of hardware, Nvidia Shield Tablet K1 is still
driven by the same components as the previous model. Starting from the 8-inch
(1920x1200 pixels) IPS display and is powered by a 2.2GHz quad-core Nvidia
Tegra K1 4+1 core processor coupled with a 192-core Kepler GPU with 2GB RAM. In
addition, the tablet still brings dual front speakers and a cover that can also
function as a kickstand.
However, Nvidia cuts some components such as the absence of
a stylus and only offers 16GB internal memory. The stylus supporting technology
is still there, the users can still use the stylus but now it is not a part of
the device package anymore.
But Nvidia seems to have anticipated the shortage by
offering premium game titles into the package, such as Need for Speed No Limits
and Real Boxing 2.
Not only that, the buyers will also receive a free package
of cloud gaming service, GeForce NOW, for three months, where they can access
the streaming to more than 60 popular games or purchase the games from there.
The rest, Shield Tablet K1 also brings other features such
as 5MP HDR front camera, 5MP auto focus HDR rear camera, Android 5.0 Lollipop
operating system, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and HDMI.
Shield Tablet K1 can be obtained in the United States,
Canada and several European countries through shield.nvidia.com, Amazon,
BestBuy.com and Newegg, with a price of $ 199. Nvidia also offers some
additional accessories such as controller, cover, DirectStylus 2 and charger.