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| Global Score | |
| 59.6 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Dell | Microsoft |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | Windows 10 |
| -- | 2018-08-02 |
| 8.50 x 5.10 x 0.35 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 13.90 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Black and Red | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1195.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| 189 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Bay Trail-T chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| Atom Z3740D (Quad-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.46 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4830mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Go has a global score of 66.5, which is better than Dell Venue 8 Pro's 59.6 score. The Microsoft Surface Go construction is heavier but a little thinner than Dell Venue 8 Pro. Both devices in this comparison review use Windows OS (Operating System), but the Microsoft Surface Go has 10 version and Dell Venue 8 Pro has Windows 8.1 Pro.
Dell Venue 8 Pro counts with a much better screen than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has a really smaller screen, a bit inferior number of pixels per screen inch and a lot lower resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels. Dell Venue 8 Pro counts with a bit better processing power than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has 6 GB less RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores.
Microsoft Surface Go takes a bit better photographs and videos than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because it has a much higher resolution back-facing camera. Microsoft Surface Go has a slightly bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Dell Venue 8 Pro counts with a very superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface Go.
Microsoft Surface Go not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets, which makes it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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