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NVIDIA SHIELD K1 8 Tablet Black
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
7.7
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
1000
Old Reviews
342
Unverified
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Quad Core
PROCESSOR TYPE
Full HD 1080p
RESOLUTION
8 meters
SIZE
Micro SD
SD CARD TYPE
Review Analysis - 575 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Gaming
122gaming, game, nvidia, gamer, tablet
+88%
-12%
" ... for some light gaming . ... "
" ... Best gaming tablet, just check to see if it us WiFi only. ... "
" ... Best gaming tablet for the best price out there ... "
" ... Nvidia's game streaming Geforce Now feature is great. ... Every premium high graphic game I play just heats up the tablet. ... Those high graphic intense games no longer burn up the tablet. ... "
" ... great gaming tablet good battery ... "
" ... Bought on the hype as the 'Ultimate Game Machine'. ... "
" ... Every single game I've played was buttery smooth and no lag or problems. ... "
" ... Great tablet for games and to use when flying a drone. ... "
Device Compatibility
113android, ipad, nexus 7, tablets, nvidia
+76%
-24%
" ... I bought mine primarily to stream from my steam account via geforce when someone else is using the TV for TV stuff. ... "
" ... I love this tablet. ... "
" ... A good tablet. ... "
" ... and all that performance for a fraction of an ipad or a expensive and overated samsung tablet. ... "
" ... I mainly use it to watch movies while I'm traveling for work. ... "
" ... Definitely better than ipad. ... At least is not as weak as apple's junk or other cheap tablets. ... "
" ... I tested some things like benchmarks and this tablet excelled. ... "
" ... Very well made tablet. ... "
Software Platform
88nvidia, apps, tablet, nougat, updates
+72%
-28%
" ... running current android version at the time . ... "
" ... ITs running Nougat right now. ... "
" ... As of the date of this review it is on Android 7 and runs smooth. ... "
" ... Very well made tablet. ... "
" ... Super fast tablet with a very recent version of Android OS. ... "
" ... You can NOT go wrong with NVIDIA! ... "
" ... For a 2+ year old tablet, this thing is great and I would put it against any android tablet to come recently! ... "
" ... the ridiculously long app load times ? ... "
Apps
87android, nvidia, tablet, updates, os
+71%
-29%
" ... running current android version at the time . ... web browsing, and checking email . ... "
" ... I was able to roll back the software to Android Marshmallow and the Shield tablet runs so much better now. ... "
" ... As of the date of this review it is on Android 7 and runs smooth. ... "
" ... Very well made tablet. ... "
" ... Super fast tablet with a very recent version of Android OS. ... "
" ... the ridiculously long app load times ? ... "
" ... It was also easily rooted and I managed to install a few different ROMS that I downloaded from XDA-Devs. ... "
" ... It is great, Very responsive and snappy even when running multiple apps. ... "
Display Clarity
79tablet, display, resolution, shield, tablets
+71%
-29%
" ... Keeps the tablet sleek while giving a stand and protecting the screen. ... "
" ... Everythong else is good about this tablet and the screen is very good even though they should make a 1440P variant. ... The screen can be fine tuned to your liking. ... This is all possible because of the Nvidia Prism backlighting. ... "
" ... It does not bog down when surfing the net and has an excellent screen. ... "
" ... Unlike standard screen mirroring, Console Mode scales to your TV's aspect ratio. ... "
" ... Screen is nice and the front dual stereo is a very good edition compared to alot of tablets that just have the audio coming either from the bottom or the back of the tablet. ... "
" ... I literally bought this to read ebooks and comics, but have found myself doing everything with this tablet, The screen resolution is great, I love watching vides, reading books and comics is really cool, I'm very old school on the fact that I like the magic of reading a book in paperback or hard cover but this is not a bad alternative. ... "
" ... SCREEN IS AWESOME . ... "
" ... I think NVidia made it very well design wise, but has dumped the tablet for the shield TV. ... "
Product Reliability
63months, year, years, nvidia, tablets
+41%
-59%
" ... What a joke the tablet only lasted a year. ... "
" ... When I get off work, it's dead. ... "
" ... Stopped working for me after 4 months. ... "
" ... Died after about a year. ... "
" ... After 6 months or so, won't Power on. ... Sent to Nvidia, two weeks and I have to bother them for a response on the status of my repair/replacement. ... "
" ... 7 months later this tablet will not turn on. ... Its upsetting to spend all this money on a product that had great reviews, then have it all of a sudden stop functioning. ... "
" ... I bought two of these for my kids and the batteries on both stopped charging after 10-11 months. ... "
" ... On another note, I didnt use for about 6 months and when i tried to use again it wouldnt even charge or turn on. ... "
Battery Life
61life, charge, tablet, hours, gaming
+51%
-49%
" ... great gaming tablet good battery ... "
" ... I also use this for Nursing school, with the brightness tweaked down and conservative usage the battery will last me through a 12 hour clinical. ... "
" ... Very good product and battery Life buy again ... "
" ... I used it to watch movies on a flight from Chicago to LA on a single charge. ... -Good battery life ... "
" ... The battery life isn't terrible, but inst fantastic. ... "
" ... The battery with intense gaming lasts for about 6 hours (but I need to do more research on this). ... "
" ... awesome for flying my DJI Mavic Pro drone . ... "
" ... Pretty good battery life considering your playing games all the time on it. ... "
Price
60value, tablets, 200, buck, bang
+83%
-17%
" ... and this fit the bill ... "
" ... Best $199/- I ever spent! ... "
" ... this tablet packs so much punch for the price. ... "
" ... Otherwise this is an amazing tablet especially for it's price. ... I encourage you to buy one of these tablets because of it's tremendous value. ... "
" ... Price and specs considered this is a real home-run of a device. ... "
" ... The Boss of tablets in its price range ... "
" ... -Good value Price vs. Hardware ... "
" ... For its price point there are very few tablets that can compare in terms of overall specs! ... "
Overall performance
53graphics, slow, processor, smooth, performance
+77%
-23%
" ... It was "buttery Smooth". ... "
" ... Snappy, smooth, well-made enough. ... "
" ... Great tablet, very fast. ... "
" ... Strong, fast, snappy tablet that works great. ... "
" ... It's powerful and fast. ... "
" ... The speed of this tablet is decent ... "
" ... Works really well ... "
" ... The little GOOD THINGS besides the tegra processor inside is the appearance that it is nice and clean once in your hand it fells good, the screen is good quality too hd720 videos looks good an games too. ... AMD and Nvidia have some of the best video graphics card on the market. ... Intel make integrated graphics but their main focus is computer processors ( atom, celeron, pentium, intel core i3, i5, i7, xeon, 3m,etc.) ... "
Charging
46charge, charging, come, tablet, battery
+35%
-65%
" ... Won't keep a charge. ... "
" ... does not hold a charge well and takes forever to charge back up . ... "
" ... Battery issue: charging the tablet sometimes stops although the micro usb power supply is connected. ... "
" ... I bought two of these for my kids and the batteries on both stopped charging after 10-11 months. ... "
" ... This is the second one I've gotten, because the first one refused to charge. ... "
" ... On another note, I didnt use for about 6 months and when i tried to use again it wouldnt even charge or turn on. ... "
" ... -Charges very slowly on USB ... "
" ... The battery does not last and I find myself charging it at least twice a day. ... The battery takes forever to charge. ... Even on a speed charger. ... "
Sound Quality
31speakers, stereo, front facing speakers, loud, tablet
+90%
-10%
" ... Sound quality from the stereo speakers is phenomenal. ... "
" ... -Good built-in speakers ... "
" ... SOUND IS GREAT . ... "
" ... I like this device's audio. ... "
" ... The screen is bright and clear, speakers are loud as heck. ... "
" ... Overall a good unit, fast, boots quickly, nice stereo speakers. ... "
" ... The front facing speaking sound great. ... "
" ... The sound quality is surprisingly good given tablets aren't designed to handle stellar speaker tech. ... "
Video Playback
31video, movies, videos, streaming, watching movies
+97%
-3%
" ... Video quality is great and is very responsive. ... I mainly use it to watch movies while I'm traveling for work. ... "
" ... I mostly use this for videos, plex, netflix and training sites. ... "
" ... Has done everything I've wanted on it including: playing games, watching movies with browser or via SD, browsing and reading. ... "
" ... I was looking for a tablet for video games to replace my phone. ... "
" ... I also like that it can do everything on the TV with it for the times I want to play a movie or a game on it. ... "
" ... Plays games well, can watch videos on youtube etc. ... "
" ... Great for downloading episodes from Netflix for long car rides too ! ... "
" ... good Video, and fast enough to keep up with the video ... "
Build Quality
27tablet, cover, build quality, talking, solid
+59%
-41%
" ... but seems to be solidly built . ... "
" ... Accidentally dropped dozen of time still works like a charm. ... "
" ... it's solid . ... "
" ... I feel like something like the surface would be a lot better at this if you can shell out the extra money for it, but we are talking about a 200 dollar tablet here and I feel like the value is phenomenal. ... "
" ... Seems durable enough. ... "
" ... Very sturdy construction, much better than average sound for a tablet,(the speakers are in the FRONT inside a small chamber, GREAT idea!). ... "
" ... I had my doubts about the seller but not anymore, they made sure it was well packaged and it arrived in good shape. ... "
" ... I would get a bumper case. ... "
Storage
23memory, sd cards, micro sd, 128gb, micro sd card
+70%
-30%
" ... I bought an additional micro sd card of 128gb in Geek for less than $15 bucks, so that was awesome, the one thing I haven't done so far is play games I reallly want to trow out the shield streaming service but I haven't bought a controller yet. ... "
" ... I love the feature to add a SD card and my apps and whatnot installs on that. ... "
" ... In fact since you can add memory card it makes it even better then any Ipad out there. ... "
" ... I love that it has the same feature as the 16gb shield tv so you can format your SD card to serve as internal memory, it's awesome. ... "
" ... THIS IS IMPORTANT to mention because the tablet I got is only 8Gb, so I also bought two 64Gb Sandisk Ultra Class 10 cards and with Android 7.0 you can make them into internal storage. ... "
" ... - Adoptable/Expandable Storage via micro SD card up to 128 gb ... "
" ... I used a Sandisk Ultra 128gb as a hardrive but it worked well as just a sd card as well. ... "
" ... Plenty of memory space with the SD card slot if you're a gamer. ... "
Ports
22tablet, port, usb, otg, mini hdmi
+86%
-14%
" ... Very nice tablet I like this for my drone because of the hdmi port. ... "
" ... -Supports OTG USB (allows you to connect USB peripherals such as a keyboard) ... -USB 2.0 limits data transfer speeds. ... "
" ... I purchased 2 covers, the direct stylus, the gamepad, a mini usb to usb, a mini hdmi to hdmi, and a mouse and keyboard to go with it. ... "
" ... You can also charge it from a PC by plugging it into the PC's USB port. ... "
" ... The Shield K1 supports drawing and note taking (which I do sometimes) and was made for gaming with an HDMI out (to play on a TV screen). ... "
" ... Tablet has mini HDMI port and supports a 4K monitor attached to it (tried and verified by me). ... "
" ... The speakers are amazing and the HDMI port is super useful though. ... "
" ... Its also pretty dope that it has an HDMI-out to use with a TV or monitor. ... "
For Kids
20tablet, loves, kids, daughter, year old
+90%
-10%
" ... My favorite toy!!! ... "
" ... Son loves his Nvidia tab. ... "
" ... My sons have had kindle hdx 7's for long time now, and have had no problems. ... "
" ... I got this for my daughter for Christmas and she loves it. ... I have watch her play Star Wars on it and I have to agree and now I'm thinking of getting one for me hehehehe ... "
" ... Bought two at once for my two Autistic children. ... My daughter has gone through 3 tablets and my son has gone through 1 (even Autistic boys take better care of their things than girls). ... "
" ... Bought this for my son for his birthday. ... "
" ... I bought 2 last year, one for myself and one for my son. ... "
" ... Love it for War Robots. ... "
Marketplace
20received, nvidia, works, thanks, refund
+70%
-30%
" ... Such in love with this product as described which makes it even better ... "
" ... Very nice tablet, works as described. ... "
" ... great item will buy again ... "
" ... Just take a look at the pics to see some of the things that I can do with it. ... "
" ... Product received as expected ... "
" ... Amazon quickly and easily replaced the tablet. ... "
" ... AMAZON HAS A TON OF COVERS AND CASES FOR UNDER $20!!! ... "
" ... Item is as advertised ... "
Screen Protection
20glass, cracked, tablet, screen protector, hairline
+40%
-60%
" ... Screen cracked really easily, no options to have it repaired or replaced. ... "
" ... open box and have a scarch on the screen. ... "
" ... It began having problems with the sensitivity of the screen. ... "
" ... Screen is cracked . ... "
" ... Your screen will crack within the first month of use and you won't have any idea how it happened. ... The back is made of very thin flexible plastic and doesn't do anything to protect the electronics or the very delicate screen. ... "
" ... We ordered this about 3 months ago, and there are two small, separate cracks across the screen. ... "
" ... I just got already cracked ... "
" ... The display is not bad, but the lack of hardened glass or oleophobic coating really takes away from the experience. ... "
Size
19tablet, small, travel, powerful, portable
+89%
-11%
" ... and this fit the bill ... "
" ... luv this portable player . ... "
" ... I love this little thing and take it with me everywhere. ... "
" ... It works perfectly and is the perfect sized. ... "
" ... I can't get my mame collection on an iPad so for that alone its worth it to have something so portable. ... "
" ... The size is portable but it feels substantial in hand. ... "
" ... Though a tat heavy ... "
" ... It's just the right size and powerful. ... "
Resolution
18nvidia shield k1, tablet, resolution, hd, fire tablet
+100%
" ... I loved the mini HDMI and hooked it up to my LED TV pretty often for gaming, movies and just general web browsing. ... "
" ... My choices were the Nook Samsung Tab / Apple IPad Mini / Amazon Fire and then I stumbled on the Nvidia Shield K1. ... "
" ... Tablet has mini HDMI port and supports a 4K monitor attached to it (tried and verified by me). ... "
" ... 1920x1200 is a fantastic resolution to have. ... When used to view pictures or watch video, that 1920x1200 means full HD movies without loss of resolution. ... "
" ... -Nice screen and resolution up to 1080p ... "
" ... The Nvidia Shield K1 absolutely surpasses my beloved GPD Q9. ... "
" ... After doing a lot of research on my next tablet, I finally decided on the NVIDIA Shield K1. ... "
" ... Love the HD HDMI Out for FPV and my Mavic pro ... "
Lagging
18slow, lag, sometimes, reboot, randomly
+11%
-89%
" ... Slow, unreliable and extremely frustrating to use. ... "
" ... Turned off, could not restart it. ... "
" ... Boot is painfully slow, . ... "
" ... the insanely long unlock times ? ... "
" ... The screen will randomly freeze up. ... "
" ... Its created its own lag. ... Yet once I start to play any game I immediately get massive lag spikes. ... "
" ... It ran so incredibly slow. ... "
" ... Cannot even reboot. ... "
Wifi
18tablet, wi fi, weak, spotty, signal
+39%
-61%
" ... Has issues with wifi connections. ... "
" ... This has issues in its battery and wifi connection. ... Wifi connection issue: sometimes it fails to connect new wireless network ... "
" ... The WiFi reception on this device is extremely weak and unreliable. ... "
" ... Spotty Wi-Fi drops, and terrible battery drains ... "
" ... I've done system updates and its completly up to date but still no change in the wifi connection maintaining a good connection. ... "
" ... On a WiFi only device, having the WiFi not work is unacceptable and means that the product is fundamentally broken. ... "
" ... However, the WiFi reception is spotty. ... "
" ... There's a common complaint in all the low star reviews: Wifi issues. ... "
Design
18talking, solid, feel like, feel, sound
+89%
-11%
" ... it's solid . ... "
" ... At least it's nice and sleek ... "
" ... I feel like something like the surface would be a lot better at this if you can shell out the extra money for it, but we are talking about a 200 dollar tablet here and I feel like the value is phenomenal. ... "
" ... Graphics look nice. ... "
" ... Looking for a cover now :) ... "
" ... I would get a bumper case. ... "
" ... The tablet feels very premium. ... "
" ... Its a great size and seems well-made. ... "
Controls
16power button, volume buttons, button, power and volume, press
+19%
-81%
" ... I've had this for less than a year and is constantly restarting mid use, looses the bottom three buttons and no longer has the drop-down menu from up top. ... "
" ... THe power button on the side is a little annoying . ... "
" ... When you typed it would sometimes enter multiple letters. ... "
" ... wish it had a home button, not a software button. ... "
" ... But the power and volume buttons are not tall enough and hard to push in properly. ... "
" ... The tablet bends easily, the buttons are mushy and hard to push, plus the aftermarket accessories are almost non existent. ... "
" ... Hard to turn on and off. ... Sometimes one has to use a fingernail to depress the switch below the surrounding case to get the tablet to come on. ... "
" ... The buttons have an extremely low profile and are somewhat clumsy to use by feel ... No home button - maybe I'm just too used to one. ... "
Comfort
14hand, feels, feel, comfortable to hold, long time
+93%
-7%
" ... Beyond lovely to look at and hold feels great hands but I really wouldn't recommend it try and find something with better customer care perhaps a third party that offers long-term. ... "
" ... I am in school for engineering and I honestly think that my homework assignments get graded easier than other because the TAs appreciate the fact that my work is so organized. ... "
" ... Combined with a Poetic Turtle skin this is as good as new. ... "
" ... Feels comfortable to hold and updates to the latest version of android. ... "
" ... The size is portable but it feels substantial in hand. ... "
" ... It has a bit of weight to it, which makes it feel good in the hand. ... "
" ... Hands down best tablet you can buy for the money. ... "
" ... Absolutely hands down the best tablet for its price! ... "
Memory
13ram, memory, internal, external, space
+77%
-23%
" ... Their are current tablets that have higher resolution screens, more powerful processors, more ram, and more storage, but in reality . ... "
" ... THIS IS IMPORTANT to mention because the tablet I got is only 8Gb, so I also bought two 64Gb Sandisk Ultra Class 10 cards and with Android 7.0 you can make them into internal storage. ... So Instead of having Internal 8Gb + External 64Gb, the storage says 71.24Gb total. ... "
" ... - Adoptable/Expandable Storage via micro SD card up to 128 gb ... "
" ... Easy to set up, easy to use, expandable memory . ... "
" ... One thing I look for in a tablet is an adequite amount of ram. ... "
" ... To clarify about the 16GB internal memory, I'm told that's not such a big issue with the newer Android versions (this is 6.0) and newer apps, the internal and external memory should be better blended together. ... Still, I would have paid a little more for bigger internal memory. ... "
" ... Very good performance, the only thing is the 2G of RAM all the rest is excellent ... "
" ... With an external memory card, I have so much space. ... "
Delivery
13shipping, item, box, stated, packaged
+92%
-8%
" ... Great Tablet , received it 5 days earlier then the estimated arrival date. ... "
" ... I had my doubts about the seller but not anymore, they made sure it was well packaged and it arrived in good shape. ... "
" ... Product received as expected ... "
" ... It's like a whole new world has opened up . ... "
" ... Two weeks later the update arrived. ... "
" ... I had this rush shipped: came in a box three times its size with no padding inside the box. ... "
" ... Item received in good condition . ... "
" ... Quick delivery to Australia. ... "
Network
13router, signal, range, weak, reception
+23%
-77%
" ... Wifi connection issue: sometimes it fails to connect new wireless network ... "
" ... The WiFi reception on this device is extremely weak and unreliable. ... "
" ... It gets half the range, half the speed and will disconnect randomly from your wireless router even if you're standing right next to it. ... "
" ... It constantly drops connection. ... "
" ... There's a common complaint in all the low star reviews: Wifi issues. ... "
" ... Weak WiFi - most of the time it can not detect anything that is middle range for most phones. ... In fact, putting it next to the router would give 80% bar sometimes. ... "
" ... Like some other reviewers I've also found poor wi-fi performance compared to other devices in areas where signal is weak. ... "
" ... I don't know why it won't hold a signal, or why it's range is less than 20 feet but it all but makes it useless for gaming ... "
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Specifications
Body
Size: 8 meters
Performance
Processor Type: Quad Core
Memory
SD Card Type: Micro SD
Memory: 131072 GB
Display
Resolution: Full HD 1080p
Connectivity
WiFi: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes
GPS: Yes
USB: No
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