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Nvidia Shield logotype.

The Nvidia Shield Portable was launched in 2013 at a cost of $299.[1] At the time of launch the system was simply known as the Nvidia Shield.[2]

The Nvidia Shield Tablet was announced in 2014.[3]

Technology

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Compute

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A Nvidia Tegra 4 SoC with a quad core ARM Cortex-A15 CPU clocked 1.9GHz at powers the Nvidia Shield Portable[4][2]

The Shield Portable has 2 gigabytes of RAM.[5][2]

Hardware

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The Nvidia Shield Portable has 16 gigabytes of built in storage, as well as a microSDXC card slot.[2]

The Nvidia Shield Portable has a five inch screen with a resolution of 1280 by 720 pixels and multitouch support.[2] The system also has a micro-HDMI port for AV out.[2]

The system has a microphone, GPS, a three axis accelerometer and three axis gyroscope.[6][2]

The Shield Portable has 2x2 Mimo b/g/n WiFi, and Bluetooth 3.0.[6][2]

The Nvidia Shield Portable has a 28.8 watt hour battery.[2][7]

Unusually for handheld gaming devices of the time, the shield sported an ergonomic grip design.[8]

Software

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The system was shipped with version 4.2 of the Android operating system.[2]

Notable games

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Portal

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A port of Portal was released for the Nvidia Shield Portable.[9]

External Resources

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References

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  1. Hollister, Sean (31 July 2013). "Nvidia Shield review" (in en). The Verge. https://www.theverge.com/2013/7/31/4573596/nvidia-shield-review. Retrieved 28 October 2020. 
  2. a b c d e f g h i j Leadbetter, Richard (11 August 2013). "Nvidia Shield review". Eurogamer. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. "Nvidia Shield Tablet Is Coming for You Video Game Consoles" (in en). The Mary Sue. 22 July 2014. https://www.themarysue.com/nvidia-shield-tablet/. 
  4. "Nvidia Shield Portable Review" (in en). PCMAG. https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/nvidia-shield-portable. Retrieved 28 October 2020. 
  5. "NVIDIA SHIELD Portable – Still worth it? – WoodChip". Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. a b "Nvidia Shield Portable Specs". CNET. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  7. Hollister, Sean (14 May 2013). "Nvidia Shield gaming handheld priced at $349, pre-orders begin on May 20th (preview)". The Verge. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  8. Ankerholz, Amber. "NVidia Launches Project Shield Gaming Device » Linux Magazine". Linux Magazine. https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/NVidia-Launches-Project-Shield-Gaming-Device/(language)/eng-US. 
  9. "Portal For Nvidia Shield Review: This Was A Triumph". Android Police. 7 May 2014. https://www.androidpolice.com/2014/05/07/portal-for-nvidia-shield-review-this-was-a-triumph/. Retrieved 28 October 2020.