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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 57.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Dell | Sony |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.0, 3.1 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2011-04-26 |
| 8.50 x 4.90 x 0.24 inches | 9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches |
| 10.76 ounces | 21.09 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 249.00 | $ 795.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 359 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3580 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Quad-Core 2330 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 10.08 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | SD, SDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.44 | 7.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 2.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Dell Venue 8 7840 has a score of 61, which is a little bit better than Sony Tablet S's 57.5 general score. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but Dell Venue 8 7840 has 4.4 version while Sony Tablet S has Android 4.0, providing you some nice extra features and better performance. Dell Venue 8 7840's construction is extremely lighter and noticeably thinner than the Sony Tablet S.
Dell Venue 8 7840 has a much better performance than Sony Tablet S, because it has an additional graphics processing unit, a 64-bit CPU, a greater number of cores (and faster) and a higher amount of RAM. The Dell Venue 8 7840 counts with a much more vibrant screen than Sony Tablet S, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with way more pixels per screen inch and a lot higher 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution.
Sony Tablet S features just a bit better camera than Dell Venue 8 7840, although it has a back camera with a much lower 5 megapixels resolution. Dell Venue 8 7840 counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Tablet S, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Sony Tablet S has a much longer battery lifetime than Dell Venue 8 7840.
The Dell Venue 8 7840 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, making this tablet an obvious call.
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