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| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Dell |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 4.4 |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| -- | 8.50 x 4.90 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 10.76 ounces |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 223 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Quad-Core 2330 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.44 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Dell Venue 8 7840 is just a bit better than the iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), having a score of 61 against 60.6. The Dell Venue 8 7840 counts with Android 4.4 OS, and iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x OS. Dell Venue 8 7840 has a much better looking display than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 2560 x 1600 and a much higher pixel quantity per display inch.
Dell Venue 8 7840 has just a bit bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has only 16 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Dell Venue 8 7840 counts with a way better processing power than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has less RAM memory and less cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and an additional graphics co-processor.
Dell Venue 8 7840 features a battery lifetime that is very similar to iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s battery duration. IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Dell Venue 8 7840, because it has a back facing camera with a much higher 12 megapixels resolution.
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