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| Global Score | |
| 59.6 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Dell | Microsoft |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | -- |
| -- | 2015-05-01 |
| 8.50 x 5.10 x 0.35 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 13.90 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| Black and Red | -- |
| $ 1195.00 | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| 189 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Bay Trail-T chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| Atom Z3740D (Quad-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.55 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4830mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 3 has an overall score of 66.3, which is much better than Dell Venue 8 Pro's overall score of 59.6. The Microsoft Surface 3 design is a bit thinner but way heavier than Dell Venue 8 Pro. The Dell Venue 8 Pro counts with a better looking display than Microsoft Surface 3, although it has a much smaller screen, a way lower 800 x 1280 resolution and a quite lower screen pixels density.
Microsoft Surface 3 has a little bit better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Dell Venue 8 Pro has just a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 3, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, they both have a Quad-Core CPU.
The Dell Venue 8 Pro counts with a way better battery duration than Microsoft Surface 3. Microsoft Surface 3 counts with a little bit better camera than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because it has a back facing camera with a much higher resolution.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Microsoft Surface 3 is also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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