Shield Portable
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| Also known as | Project Shield |
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| Manufacturer | Nvidia |
| Product family | Shield |
| Type | Handheld game console |
| Generation | Eighth generation |
| Release date | July 31, 2013 |
| Introductory price | US$299 |
| Operating system | Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) (upgradable to Android 5.1 Lollipop) |
| System-on-chip used | Tegra 4 |
| CPU | 1.9 GHz GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A15 |
| Memory | 2 GB DDR3L RAM |
| Storage | 16 GB flash memory, microSD card reader |
| Display | 5 inches (13 cm) 1280 x 720 px(294 ppi) IPS LCD |
| Graphics | 72 GeForce graphics cores (24 vertex shaders + 48 pixel shaders) |
| Input | Multi-touch capacitive screen, microphone, 3-axis accelerometer, gyroscope, GPS |
| Controller input |
D-pad 2 × Analog Sticks L/R bumper and trigger buttons X, Y, A, B buttons NVIDIA/Power Button Start button Home button Volume buttons Back button |
| Connectivity | 2×2 MIMO 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz Wi-Fi 802.11n, Bluetooth 3.0, micro USB 2.0, mini HDMI, 3.5mm audio jack |
| Power | 7350 mAh (28.8 W·h) |
| Online services | Nvidia TegraZone Google Play GeForce NOW |
| Dimensions | 6.22 inches (15.8 cm) (W) 2.244 inches (5.70 cm) (H) 5.315 inches (135.0 mm) (D) |
| Weight | 579 g (20.42 oz) |
| Related articles | Shield Tablet, Tegra Note 7 |
| Website | shield |
The Shield Portable (originally the NVIDIA Shield) is a handheld game console developed by Nvidia, released on July 31, 2013.
Shield Portable runs on Android Lollipop 5.1, featuring a flip 130mm (5-inch) touchscreen display with 1280x720 resolution. The device is similar in shape to an Xbox 360 controller and similar in control setup to a DualShock controller, with two analog joysticks, a D-pad, and other buttons. It is the first device to use Nvidia's Tegra 4 processor. It was originally called Shield or Nvidia Shield, but since the launch of the Shield Tablet, it is called the Shield Portable. Due to being out of stock for many months, it is thought to be discontinued, but there has not yet been any official announcement from Nvidia.
Through Nvidia's GameStream suite, Shield Portable allows the streaming of games running on a desktop PC equipped with a GeForce GTX 650 or higher video card (formerly known as GeForce PC Streaming). The Android 4.4.2 update for Shield Portable adds Console Mode, which allows a Shield Portable to be connected to a TV at either 720p, 1080p or 4K resolution (either using a wireless connection or MicroHDMI) and controlled with a Bluetooth controller, and software for mapping on-screen control buttons to the device's hardware buttons for Android games which do not natively support them.
Alongside the exclusive games available through Nvidia's own TegraZone market and GeForce NOW game-streaming service, Shield Portable can also access the Google Play store, as with most other Android-based devices.
Nvidia released SHIELD Portable Software Upgrade 103 on July 23, 2015, which added Android 5.1, Chromecast support to connect to a TV and removes some games that do not work with Android 5.1. Miracast support was also removed.
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