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| Global Score | |
| 54.7 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Dell |
| Android 4.2.1 | Android 4.4 |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| 8.00 x 5.40 x 0.30 inches | 8.50 x 4.90 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.40 ounces | 10.76 ounces |
| White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 768 x 1024 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 160 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| Z2560 (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Quad-Core 2330 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 8.44 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.05 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Compass | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Dell Venue 8 7840 is much better than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, with a general score of 61 against 54.7. The Dell Venue 8 7840 design is noticeably thinner and somewhat lighter than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479. Both of these tablets come with Android OS (operating system), but the Dell Venue 8 7840 has the newer 4.4 version and Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 has Android 4.2.1, so it gives some extra features.
The Dell Venue 8 7840 counts with a more vivid screen than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, because it has a quite larger display, a much higher 2560 x 1600 resolution and a lot higher quantity of pixels per inch in the display. Dell Venue 8 7840 has a very superior CPU than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, because it has a larger number of cores (and faster), a 64 bits CPU, an additional graphics processing unit and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Dell Venue 8 7840 features a very superior storage for games and applications than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, and although they both have exactly the same 16 GB internal storage capacity, the Dell Venue 8 7840 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB. Acer Iconia A1-830-1479 counts with a superior battery duration than Dell Venue 8 7840.
The Dell Venue 8 7840 takes a bit better videos and photos than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479, because it has a camera in the back with a lot better resolution.
Dell Venue 8 7840 costs exactly the same than Acer Iconia A1-830-1479.
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