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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Dell | Samsung |
| Android 4.4 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-08-24 |
| 8.50 x 4.90 x 0.24 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.76 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| $ 249.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 359 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3580 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Quad-Core 2330 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 10.08 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.44 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a general score of 74.5, which is a lot better than Dell Venue 8 7840's global score of 61. Both devices in this review use Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Dell Venue 8 7840 has Android 4.4 version, offering a lot of extra features. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 design is a lot thicker and a lot heavier than the Dell Venue 8 7840.
Dell Venue 8 7840 counts with a much better screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a way better screen pixel density and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1600px. The Dell Venue 8 7840 features a superior performance than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has lesser RAM memory and lesser cores (but faster), it also counts with an extra GPU and a 64 bits processor.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a way better camera than Dell Venue 8 7840. They have a camera with an 8 mega pixels. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Dell Venue 8 7840, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 400 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 16 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a very superior battery lifetime than Dell Venue 8 7840.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 costs a lot more than the Dell Venue 8 7840, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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