{"id":92651,"date":"2016-05-25T11:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=92651"},"modified":"2016-05-25T11:03:21","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T09:03:21","slug":"5-powerful-tablets-for-mobile-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/gadgets\/92651-5-powerful-tablets-for-mobile-gaming","title":{"rendered":"5 powerful tablets for mobile gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Although the thought of mobile gaming may elicit images of Candy Crush-like time-killers, portable hardware\u00a0is now powerful enough to venture into the world of hardcore gaming.<\/p>\n

However, the specifications needed to run triple-A games on a mobile device are rather high – which is why we’ve compared powerful and gaming-oriented tablets.<\/p>\n

These aren’t your everyday tablets, the devices below are engineered for optimal performance and are all top-of-the-line products.<\/p>\n

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Google Pixel C<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Price: R13,995<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Google<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Display<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a010.2-inch 2,560 x 1,800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Processor<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Nvidia Tegra XI 1.9GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RAM<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a03GB LPDDR4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Storage<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a032\/64GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Graphics<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0256-core Maxwell GPU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weight<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0517g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Nvidia Shield K1<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Price: R4,995<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Nvidia<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Nvidia Shield K1 Specifications<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Display<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a08-inch 1,920 x 1,080<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Processor<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Quad-core Cortex A15\u00a02.2GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RAM<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a02GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Storage<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a016GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Graphics<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0192-core\u00a0ULP GeForce Kepler<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weight<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0356g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Microsoft Surface Pro 4<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Price: R49,999<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Microsoft<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Specifications<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Display<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a012.3-inch 2,736 x 1,824<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Processor<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a06th Gen Intel Core i7 2.2GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RAM<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a016GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Storage<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0512GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Graphics<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Iris Pro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weight<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0771g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Apple iPad Pro 9.7<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Price: R16,530<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"iPad<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Apple iPad Pro 9.7 Specifications<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Display<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a09.7-inch 1,536 x 2,048<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Processor<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Apple A9X Dual-core 2.16GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RAM<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a02GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Storage<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a032\/128\/256GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Graphics<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a012-core PowervR Series<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weight<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0437g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Acer Predator 8<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Price: $300<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Acer<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Acer Predator 8 Specifications<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Display<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a08-inch 1,920 x 1,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Processor<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Intel atom X7 1.6GHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RAM<\/b><\/td>\n\u00a02GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Storage<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a032\/64GB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Graphics<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Intel HD\u00a0Graphics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weight<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0353.8g<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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More gaming news<\/h3>\n

The best Gigabyte laptop in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Why you should wait for AMD\u2019s new graphics cards before buying a GTX 1080<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Incredible new mini-computer doesn\u2019t require any power source<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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