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Dell Venue 8 Pro
64 GBApple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 59.6 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Dell | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| -- | 2013-10-22 |
| 8.50 x 5.10 x 0.35 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.90 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Black and Red | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1195.00 | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Bay Trail-T chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Atom Z3740D (Quad-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 10.1 |
| 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, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4830mAh Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 7.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad mini 2 is way better than Dell Venue 8 Pro, getting a 77.2 score against 59.6. The Apple iPad mini 2 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, while Dell Venue 8 Pro works with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. The Apple iPad mini 2 construction is lighter and somewhat thinner than the Dell Venue 8 Pro.
The iPad mini 2 features a bit more powerful processor than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because although it has a lower number of cores and slower and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU and a graphics processing unit. The Apple iPad mini 2 has a sharper screen than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution and much more pixels per inch of screen.
The iPad mini 2 shoots much better pictures and videos than Dell Venue 8 Pro. They have a back facing camera with a 5 mega-pixels. The iPad mini 2 has a little bit more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad mini 2 has improved battery performance than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because it has 6471mAh of battery capacity against 4830mAh.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Apple iPad mini 2 is also by far the cheapest one, making it a great choice.
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