Nvidia has launched two upgraded Shield TV boxes so how do they compare to the previous versions? Here is a features chart.
2019 Shield TV vs. old Shields
| 2019 Shield Pro | 2019 Shield | 2017 Shield | 2015 Shield Pro |
| Design | Box | Cylindrical | Box | Box |
| Chip | Tegra X1+ | Tegra X1+ | Tegra X1 | Tegra X1 |
| RAM | 3GB | 2GB | 3GB | 3GB |
| Storage | 16GB | 8GB | 16GB | 500GB |
| Resolution | 4K60 | 4K60 | 4K60 | 4K60 |
| HDR | HDR10 + Dolby Vision | HDR10 + Dolby Vision | HDR10 | HDR10 |
| Dolby Atmos | Decode + passthrough | Decode + passthrough | Passthrough only | Passthrough only |
| DTS:X | Passthrough only | Passthrough only | Passthrough only | Passthrough only |
| OS (at launch) | Android TV 9 | Android TV 9 | Android TV 7 | Android TV 5 |
| OS (current) | Android TV 9 | Android TV 9 | Android TV 9 | Android TV 9 |
| HDMI version | 2.0b | 2.0b | 2.0b | 2.0b |
| Upscaling | "AI" | "AI" | Standard | Standard |
| Codecs | HEVC, VP9 | HEVC, VP9 | HEVC, VP9 | HEVC, VP9 |
| Remote | Backlit | Backlit | Standard | Standard |
| Netflix button | Unfortunately, yes | Unfortunately, yes | Thank god, no | Thank god, no |
| Game controller | Optional | Optional | Bundled | Bundled |
| Controller support | PS4 / Xbox / Shield / others | PS4 / Xbox / Shield / others | ? / Shield / others | ? / Shield / others |
| WiFi | WiFi 5 (ac) | WiFi 5 (ac) | WiFi 5 (ac) | WiFi 5 (ac) |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| USB | Yes (3.0) | No | Yes (3.0) | Yes (3.0) |
| microSD | No | Yes | No | Yes |
