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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Dell | |
| Android 4.4 | Android 5.0 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2014-10-15 |
| 8.50 x 4.90 x 0.24 inches | 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.76 ounces | 15.38 ounces |
| -- | Black, Brown and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3580 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Quad-Core 2330 MHz) processor | 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Kepler DX1 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.44 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.26 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 is a lot better than Dell Venue 8 7840, getting a 74.5 score against 61. Despite being the best tablet device in this comparison, Google Nexus 9's construction is thicker and noticeably heavier than the Dell Venue 8 7840. Both tablets in this comparison use Android OS (operating system), but Google Nexus 9 has a more recent 5.0 version and Dell Venue 8 7840 has Android 4.4, providing some extra features and some performance improvements.
Dell Venue 8 7840 features a little better performance than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have a 2 GB RAM and a 64-bit processing unit, the Dell Venue 8 7840 also has an extra graphics processor and 2 more processing cores. Dell Venue 8 7840 features a slightly better display than Google Nexus 9, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels and a little greater pixel number in each screen inch.
Dell Venue 8 7840 features a much bigger storage for games and applications than Google Nexus 9, because although it has just 16 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Google Nexus 9 takes much better photographs and videos than Dell Venue 8 7840. Both of them have the same resolution back camera.
The Google Nexus 9 features a really longer battery performance than Dell Venue 8 7840.
Google Nexus 9 costs the same than Dell Venue 8 7840, which makes it an easy choice.
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