NVIDIA has announced a new Android tablet for Gamers – the NVIDIA Shield Tablet K1. The tablet has similar features and specs with the original Nvidia Shield tablet but measures have been taken to keep the price competitive and affordable.
The NVIDIA Shield Tablet K1 has nearly the same design as it’s predecessor with the ports, camera and buttons all in the same place. The difference is the glossy black lettering of the Shield logo has been replaced with one with shinning metal and the speakers are now covered with rubberized grip surface.
The tablet sports the same 8-inch FHD IPS LCD display, powered by the still powerful 2.2GHz Quad-core Tegra K1 processor with 192-core NVIDIA Kepler GPU, 2GB RAM and 5MP/5MP camera combo on the front and rear. It currently runs Android Lollipop OS but should receive the upgrade to Android Marshmallow before the end of the year.
NVIDIA Shield Tablet K1 Specifications
- • Dimensions – 221 x 126 x 9.2mm; 390 grams
• 8-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) FHD IPS LCD; 283ppi
• Android 5.1.1 Lollipop (upgradable to Android Marshmallow by the end of the year)
• NVIDIA Tegra K1 quad-core 2.2GHz Cortex-A15
• NVIDIA 192-core Kepler GPU
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB (up to 128GB via microSD card)
• 802.11n 2×2 Mimo 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
• Micro-USB, headphone jack, mini-HDMI
• 5MP rear camera, 5MP front camera
• Non-removable 5200mAh battery
Talking about measures to keep the price of the Shield tablet K1 down; the tablet package box now contains the tablet only. The adapter, charger, built-in stylus plus the slot holding it and micro USB cable have all been excluded.
Listed accessories for the NVIDIA Shield Tablet K1 includes – ShieldDirect Stylus 2 ($19.99), optional magnetic keyboard cover ($39.99) and the Shield Controller ($59.99). The tablet is available in 16GB Wi-Fi model and costs $199.99.
Source: NVIDIA
