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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi OnlyDell Venue 8 Pro
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 59.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Dell |
| iOS 8.x | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2014-10-16 | -- |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 8.50 x 5.10 x 0.35 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 13.90 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and Red |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 271.00 | $ 1195.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Intel Atom Bay Trail-T chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Atom Z3740D (Quad-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 4830mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 has a global score of 79.3, which is way better than the Dell Venue 8 Pro's overall score of 59.6. IPad Air 2's construction is a lot thinner but just a little heavier than the Dell Venue 8 Pro. IPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Dell Venue 8 Pro counts with Windows 8.1 Pro OS. IPad Air 2 features a bit more powerful CPU than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores, and they both have 2 GB of RAM memory, the iPad Air 2 also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
IPad Air 2 counts with a little more vivid display than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because it has more pixels per inch in the display, a larger display and a way higher 2048 x 1536 resolution. Apple iPad Air 2 captures much clearer photos and videos than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because it has a camera in the back with a way better resolution.
The iPad Air 2 features a bit more storage capacity for applications and games than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory. IPad Air 2 counts with a much longer battery performance than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because it has a 52% larger battery size.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Apple iPad Air 2 is also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an easy decision.
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