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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 61.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Dell | Huawei |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2014-02-23 |
| 8.50 x 4.90 x 0.24 inches | 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.76 ounces | 11.61 ounces |
| -- | Gray, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 249.00 | $ 155.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3580 chipset | Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Quad-Core 2330 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-450MP4 GPU |
| 10.08 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.44 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M1 is just a bit better than Dell Venue 8 7840, with a general score of 61.5 against 61. Huawei MediaPad M1's body is just a little heavier and thicker than the Dell Venue 8 7840. Both tablets in this review include Android OS, but the Huawei MediaPad M1 has an older 4.2.2 version and Dell Venue 8 7840 has Android 4.4 version.
The Dell Venue 8 7840 has a much greater hardware performance than Huawei MediaPad M1, and although they both have 4 cores, the Dell Venue 8 7840 also has a graphics processor, a 64 bits CPU and a greater amount of RAM memory. Dell Venue 8 7840 features a much better looking screen than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has way more pixels per inch of display, a bit larger screen and a lot higher resolution of 2560 x 1600.
The Dell Venue 8 7840 counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a camera in the back with much more MP. The Dell Venue 8 7840 has a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB and 8 GB more internal memory.
The Huawei MediaPad M1 features a really longer battery life than Dell Venue 8 7840.
The Huawei MediaPad M1 is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this tablet an obvious call.
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