Twice as fast iPad Mini Retina. Unreal Engine 4 will be compatible with the processor. What this means is that we can expect to see high-end games on tablets and devices that use the chip with cranked up visuals. SHIELD tablet is 8 inch device with 1920◊1200 resolution. It has 2GB RAM, Tegra K1 SoC with 192 CUDA cores, QuadCore 2.2 GHz A15 CPU. Tablet has dual speakers and 5 MPIX ëselfieí camera.
VideoCardz reported on 18 July 2014 that "On July 22nd NVIDIA will announce its own device, called SHIELD Tablet", accompanied by a wireless controller "designed specifically for NVIDIA SHIELD family, meaning you will be able to control either SHIELD tablet or SHIELD console"[1]
NVIDIA did announce both on 22 July 2014, launching the SHIELD tablet and SHIELD wireless controller from its Santa Clara newsroom[3][4]
The leaked pricing held exactly: "the cheaper 16GB model costs $299 and it only has WIFI connection. NVIDIA will ask you for $100 more if you decide to get a 32GB model with LTE modem on board", and the controller at $59[1] - confirmed as $299 for 16 GB Wi-Fi, $399 for 32 GB Wi-Fi + LTE, $59 for the controller and $39 for the cover[2][4][5]
Release dates: pre-orders opened on announcement in the United States, Canada and select European countries, with release on 29 July 2014 in the US and Canada and 14 August 2014 in Europe[2][3][4][5]
Reception noted the speakers and Twitch streaming as strengths, with weight (390 g against the Nexus 7's 290 g) and total cost as drawbacks[2]
Later history: on 31 July 2015 NVIDIA recalled devices sold between July 2014 and July 2015 over overheating that posed a fire hazard; the tablet was refreshed as the Shield Tablet K1 at $199-200 in November 2015, a hardware upgrade was cancelled in August 2016, and the line was officially discontinued in mid-2018[2]
Notable features
The tablet's pitch was gaming: Tegra K1 with Kepler-architecture cores, called by NVIDIA "the world's most advanced mobile processor", running Unreal Engine 4, with GameStream local streaming from GeForce GTX PCs, a GRID cloud gaming beta for owners in Northern California, ShadowPlay gameplay recording and Twitch streaming, and a Console Mode for native 1080p on TVs[3][4]
The leaked specifications also held: an 8-inch 1920x1200 display, 2 GB RAM and a Tegra K1 with 192 CUDA cores and a quad-core 2.2 GHz A15 CPU, with dual speakers and a 5 MP front camera[1][2][3][5]
The announcement added detail the leak did not have: front-facing speakers with PureAudio and dual-ported bass reflex, an 8-inch IPS panel at 283 ppi, microSD expansion, mini HDMI 1.4b at 4K/30fps, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and a 19.75 WHr battery rated for up to 10 hours of HD video, at 13.7 ounces and 0.36 inches thick[3][4][5]
The sources differ on the camera and storage expansion: VideoCardz mentions only the 5 MP "selfie" camera[1] and New Atlas a single 5 MP camera[3], while Wikipedia and ABI Research give 5 MP front and rear cameras[2][5]; microSD is given as up to 128 GB by New Atlas, the press release and ABI[3][4][5] but as microSDXC up to 200 GB by Wikipedia[2]
The tablet preloaded SHIELD Hub and Trine 2: Complete Story with full Google Play access, shipping on Android 4.4.2 KitKat and later upgraded as far as Android 7.0 Nougat in February 2017[2][4]
The wireless controller ran over ultra-low-latency Wi-Fi Direct with up to four per tablet, a headset jack, touch pad, volume control and voice command; ABI notes it also works with SHIELD Portable, which cannot itself serve as a controller for the tablet, and that it lacks motion controls[3][4][5]
A DirectStylus 2, "twice as responsive as predecessor" and GPU-accelerated, shipped with the Dabbler app - New Atlas thought it fitted poorly with a gaming-first device[3][4]
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en.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 14, 2026· 100% of score
Wikipedia states the Nvidia[4] Shield Tablet was "Released July 29, 2014 (USA/CAN)", matching the pin's stored 28-30 July 2014 window (the European release followed on August 14).
New Atlas, published 22 July 2014, reports the Shield Tablet was "scheduled to release (at least by Amazon) on July 29" - a preview piece predating the pin's stored 28-30 July 2014 launch window by about a week.
nvidianews.nvidia.com· Published Jul 22, 2014· 0% of score
NVIDIA's own newsroom announcement, dated 22 July 2014, describes "launching" the Shield Tablet and wireless controller; the announcement predates the tablet's actual 29 July on-sale date per Wikipedia[2] by about a week, but falls just before the pin's stored 28-30 July 2014 window.
abiresearch.com· Published Jul 22, 2014· 0% of score
ABI Research's blog post, published 22 July 2014, previews the Shield Tablet's then-upcoming 29 July US release - about a week ahead of the pin's stored date but consistent with the launch window it anticipates.
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