Compare tablets
Dell Venue 8 Pro
64 GBMicrosoft Surface Pro 2
512 GB| Global Score | |
| 59.6 | 65.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Dell | Microsoft |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| -- | 2013-09-23 |
| 8.50 x 5.10 x 0.35 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 13.90 ounces | 31.99 ounces |
| Black and Red | -- |
| $ 1195.00 | $ 292.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Bay Trail-T chipset | -- |
| Atom Z3740D (Quad-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 9.46 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 0.77 |
| 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 4.0 |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 is a little bit better than Dell Venue 8 Pro, having a 65.1 score against 59.6. Microsoft Surface Pro 2's design is much heavier and way thicker than the Dell Venue 8 Pro. Both of these tablets come with the same Windows 8.1 Pro OS (Operating System), so they should provide very similar OS features.
The Dell Venue 8 Pro counts with a little better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with more CPU cores. The Dell Venue 8 Pro has a little more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, although it has a way worse resolution of 800 x 1280px, a much smaller display and a just a bit worse count of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Dell Venue 8 Pro captures a lot better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro 2. The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 448 GB more internal memory capacity.
Dell Venue 8 Pro has a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 not only is the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes this tablet a no doubt choice.
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