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| Global Score | |
| 59.6 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Dell | Microsoft |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | Windows 10 |
| -- | 2018-10-16 |
| 8.50 x 5.10 x 0.35 inches | 11.50 x 7.90 x 0.33 inches |
| 13.90 ounces | 27.94 ounces |
| Black and Red | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 1195.00 | $ 550.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| 189 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Bay Trail-T chipset | Intel Core i7 8650U chipset |
| Atom Z3740D (Quad-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 23 |
| 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, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a global score of 81.5, which is way better than the Dell Venue 8 Pro's global score of 59.6. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is a just a bit thinner but incredibly heavier tablet than Dell Venue 8 Pro. Both of these devices include Windows OS, but Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has an older 10 version while Dell Venue 8 Pro has Windows 8.1 Pro version.
The Dell Venue 8 Pro features a little bit better screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, although it has a way worse amount of pixels per inch in the display, a much smaller display and a way lower resolution of 800 x 1280. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 counts with a much greater storage capacity to install games and applications than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has just a bit better processing power than Dell Venue 8 Pro, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Microsoft Surface Pro 6 also has more RAM memory. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a little bit better camera than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because it has a way more mega-pixels camera in the back.
The Dell Venue 8 Pro features a way better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro 6.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is also by far the cheapest.
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