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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 58.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Dell | Amazon |
| Android 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 0000-00-00 | 2020-05-14 |
| 8.50 x 4.90 x 0.24 inches | 7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches |
| 10.76 ounces | 12.52 ounces |
| -- | Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White |
| $ 249.00 | $ 90.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3580 chipset | MediaTek MT8168 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Quad-Core 2330 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MC1 GPU |
| 10.08 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.44 | 11.08 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 2.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Dell Venue 8 7840 has a score of 61, which is slightly better than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s general score of 58.6. Dell Venue 8 7840 is a much thinner and lighter tablet device than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). Both devices in this comparison review include Android OS (operating system), but Dell Venue 8 7840 has the older 4.4 version while Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie.
Dell Venue 8 7840 features a quite superior processing power than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and although they both have 4 CPU cores and a 2 GB RAM memory, the Dell Venue 8 7840 also has an extra GPU and a 64 bits processor. Dell Venue 8 7840 has a way better display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a much better 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution, a much better number of pixels per inch in the display and a quite larger screen.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a much bigger memory for applications and games than Dell Venue 8 7840, because it has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB and 32 GB internal memory capacity. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) and Dell Venue 8 7840 feature extremely similar batteries performance.
Dell Venue 8 7840 has a lot better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a back camera with lot more megapixels.
Although Dell Venue 8 7840 is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020). So if you need that extra specs, you can buy Dell Venue 8 7840, else you can save some money and buy the Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), giving up a couple specifications.
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