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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Dell | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 0000-00-00 | -- |
| 8.50 x 4.90 x 0.24 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 10.76 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 249.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3580 chipset | Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Quad-Core 2330 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 10.08 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.44 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.38 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a global score of 63.3, which is a little bit better than the Dell Venue 8 7840's 61 overall score. IPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Dell Venue 8 7840 has Android 4.4 operating system. IPad mini (A17 Pro) is a a bit thicker but a bit lighter device than the Dell Venue 8 7840.
The Dell Venue 8 7840 counts with a little more vivid display than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has a little larger display, a slightly higher 2560 x 1600 resolution and a just a bit more pixels per screen inch. The Dell Venue 8 7840 has a much better hardware performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with an additional GPU and a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a much better camera than Dell Venue 8 7840, because it has a back facing camera with lot more MP. IPad mini (A17 Pro) has a quite bigger storage to install applications and games than Dell Venue 8 7840, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a battery duration that is very similar to Dell Venue 8 7840's battery life.
Although Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Dell Venue 8 7840, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Dell Venue 8 7840. So if you want that extra features, you can buy the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the Dell Venue 8 7840, giving up a couple features and specs.
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