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Dell Venue 8 Pro
64 GBApple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 59.6 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Dell | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| -- | 2012-03-07 |
| 8.50 x 5.10 x 0.35 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 13.90 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Black and Red | Black and White |
| $ 1195.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Bay Trail-T chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| Atom Z3740D (Quad-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 8.64 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4830mAh Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 3 is much better than the Dell Venue 8 Pro, with a global score of 71.1 against 59.6. The Apple iPad 3 comes with iOS 6.1 OS, while Dell Venue 8 Pro comes with Windows 8.1 Pro OS. Even being the best device in this comparison, Apple iPad 3 is a a bit thicker and noticeably heavier device than Dell Venue 8 Pro.
Dell Venue 8 Pro has a quite better hardware performance than iPad 3, because it has more RAM and a higher number of faster cores. IPad 3 features a little bit better looking screen than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because it has more pixels per inch in the screen, a way better resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a bigger screen.
The iPad 3 shoots much better photos and videos than Dell Venue 8 Pro. They have a 5 MP camera in the back. The Dell Venue 8 Pro has a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad 3, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Dell Venue 8 Pro also has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 64 GB.
IPad 3 features a way better battery life than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because it has a 139% more battery size.
IPad 3 is not only the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes it a great choice.
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