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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Dell | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 14.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2020-10-16 |
| 8.50 x 4.90 x 0.24 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.76 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 249.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3580 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Quad-Core 2330 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 10.08 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.44 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.38 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2020) is much better than the Dell Venue 8 7840, with a 71.7 score against 61. IPad Air (2020)'s construction has the same thickness than the Dell Venue 8 7840, but it's incredibly heavier. IPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x OS, while Dell Venue 8 7840 counts with Android 4.4 OS. The Dell Venue 8 7840 counts with a bit sharper display than iPad Air (2020), because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a higher screen pixels density and a slightly higher 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution.
IPad Air (2020) features just a bit better performance than Dell Venue 8 7840, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, and they both have a 64 bits processor, the iPad Air (2020) also counts with a higher number of cores. The Dell Venue 8 7840 has a slightly bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Air (2020), because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
IPad Air (2020) takes much clearer pictures and videos than Dell Venue 8 7840, because it has a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels. The Apple iPad Air (2020) and Dell Venue 8 7840 count with incredibly similar batteries duration.
Although iPad Air (2020) is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Dell Venue 8 7840, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Dell Venue 8 7840. If you want to save some money, you can get Dell Venue 8 7840, and give up a few specs and features, but you will get the most out of your savings.
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