Global Score | |
58.1 | 63.4 |
Basic Information | |
Dell | Microsoft |
Windows 8.1 Pro | Windows RT 8.1 |
0000-00-00 | 2013-09-23 |
8.50 x 5.10 x 0.35 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
13.90 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
Black and Red | -- |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
$ 1195.00 | $ 630.00 |
Display / Screen | |
8 inches | 10.6 inches |
1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
-- | IPS LCD |
189 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
7.5 | 7.2 |
Performance | |
Intel Atom Bay Trail-T chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
Atom Z3740D (Quad-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
8.64 | 8.55 |
Storage | |
32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
7.56 | 7.7 |
Camera | |
5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
-- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
5.94 | 6.05 |
Networks | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
-- | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
-- | SIM |
2.4 | 5.9 |
Battery Life | |
4830mAh Battery | -- |
Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
-- | 360 hours standby time |
6.64 | 1.36 |
Other Features | |
Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
-- | GPS |
Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
The Microsoft Surface 2 is a little bit better than Dell Venue 8 Pro, having a score of 63.4 against 58.1. The Microsoft Surface 2 construction has the same thickness than the Dell Venue 8 Pro, but it is noticeably heavier. These tablets use Windows OS (operating system), but the Microsoft Surface 2 has a newer RT 8.1 version while Dell Venue 8 Pro has Windows 8.1 Pro version.
Dell Venue 8 Pro has a bit better looking display than Microsoft Surface 2, although it has a little less pixels per display inch, a much smaller screen and a way worse 800 x 1280 resolution. Dell Venue 8 Pro has just a little better performance than Microsoft Surface 2. Both of them have 4 CPU cores and 2 GB of RAM memory.
Microsoft Surface 2 has a bit bigger storage to install games and applications than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory capacity. The Microsoft Surface 2 counts with a slightly better camera than Dell Venue 8 Pro. They have a 5 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Dell Venue 8 Pro counts with a really longer battery duration than Microsoft Surface 2.
Microsoft Surface 2 not only is the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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