Screen size
equal specsShield8.0"
Shield K18.0"
Quick verdict
Shield and Shield K1 are close on the measured specs.
Measured wins
Shield
1
spec wins
Ties
16
equal specs
Shield K1
1
spec wins
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
Shield
No cellular connectivity
Shield K1
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
Shield
N/A
Shield K1
N/A
GPRS
Shield
No
Shield K1
No
EDGE
Shield
No
Shield K1
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
equal specsCPU speed
equal specsRAM
equal specsStorage
equal specsMain camera
equal specsFront camera
equal specsBattery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
equal specsIP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
equal specsUSB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specsNo
Announced
Shield
2014, July. Released 2014, July
Shield K1
2015, November. Released 2015, November
Status
Shield
Discontinued
Shield K1
Discontinued
Dimensions
Shield
221 x 126 x 9.2 mm (8.70 x 4.96 x 0.36 in)
Shield K1
221 x 126 x 9.2 mm (8.70 x 4.96 x 0.36 in)
Weight
Shield
390 g (13.76 oz)
Shield K1
356 g (12.56 oz)
SIM
Shield
No
Shield K1
No
Other
Shield
Stylus
Shield K1
Stylus
Type
Shield
IPS LCD
Shield K1
IPS LCD
Size
Shield
8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~66.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Shield K1
8.0 inches, 185.6 cm2 (~66.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Shield
1920 x 1200 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~283 ppi density)
Shield K1
1920 x 1200 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~283 ppi density)
OS
Shield
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Shield K1
Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset
Shield
Nvidia Tegra K1
Shield K1
Nvidia Tegra K1
CPU
Shield
Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15
Shield K1
Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15
GPU
Shield
ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores)
Shield K1
ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores)
Card slot
Shield
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Shield K1
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal
Shield
16GB 2GB RAM
Shield K1
16GB 2GB RAM
Single
Shield
5 MP, AF
Shield K1
5 MP, AF
Features
Shield
HDR
Shield K1
HDR
Video
Shield
Yes
Shield K1
Yes
Single
Shield
5 MP
Shield K1
5 MP
Features
Shield
HDR
Shield K1
HDR
Video
Shield
Shield K1
Loudspeaker
Shield
Yes, with stereo speakers
Shield K1
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Shield
Yes
Shield K1
Yes
Other
Shield
Dual bass reflex port
Shield K1
Dual bass reflex port
WLAN
Shield
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Shield K1
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
Shield
4.0, A2DP, LE
Shield K1
4.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Shield
GPS
Shield K1
GPS, GLONASS
NFC
Shield
No
Shield K1
No
Radio
Shield
No
Shield K1
No
USB
Shield
microUSB 2.0
Shield K1
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Shield
Accelerometer, gyro, compass
Shield K1
Accelerometer, gyro, compass
Other
Shield
HDMI port
Shield K1
HDMI port
Type
Shield
Li-Ion 5400 mAh, non-removable (19.75 Wh)
Shield K1
Li-Ion 5200 mAh, non-removable (19.75 Wh)
Colors
Shield
Black
Shield K1
Black
Price
Shield
About 230 EUR
Shield K1
About 200 EUR