The Nvidia Shield Tablet is an Android tablet designed specifically for gaming. It’s the spiritual successor to the US-exclusive Nvidia Shield handheld, but it adopts a more familiar and practical form – a tablet and controller duo. That difference aside, however, the aim remains to supercharge your Android games and let PC gamers stream games to their tablet from their PC.
For a modest £240 you get an 8-inch HD tablet kitted out with Nvidia’s custom-made Tegra K1 processor. On paper the K1 provides performance oomph that makes the Shield the best tablet for gamers, though you need the £50 Shield Controller to make the most of this power. That adds to the cost, but even with it the Nvidia Shield Tablet compares well to the iPad mini 3 and upcoming Nexus 9 while adding gaming features neither can offer.