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Dell Venue 8 Pro
64 GBApple iPad mini
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 59.6 | 65.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Dell | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| -- | 0000-00-00 |
| 8.50 x 5.10 x 0.35 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 inches |
| 13.90 ounces | 11.01 ounces |
| Black and Red | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 1195.00 | $ 235.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 162 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Bay Trail-T chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Atom Z3740D (Quad-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4830mAh Battery | 4440mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini is just a bit better than the Dell Venue 8 Pro, having a general score of 65.2 against 59.6. IPad mini comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and Dell Venue 8 Pro comes with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. The iPad mini is a thinner and noticeably lighter device than Dell Venue 8 Pro.
The Dell Venue 8 Pro counts with a little better performance than iPad mini, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with 2 more processing cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Dell Venue 8 Pro features a slightly better looking display than iPad mini, because it has a quite better resolution of 800 x 1280px, a bit larger display and a little more pixels per inch of screen.
The Dell Venue 8 Pro counts with a superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad mini, because it has 64 GB internal memory and an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 64 GB. The Apple iPad mini features a way better camera than Dell Venue 8 Pro. Both have a 5 mega pixels resolution back facing camera.
Dell Venue 8 Pro features a bit better battery performance than iPad mini, because it has a 9% larger battery capacity.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Apple iPad mini is also by far the cheapest.
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