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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 61 |
| Basic Information | |
| Dell | |
| Android 5.0 | Android 4.4 |
| 2014-10-15 | 0000-00-00 |
| 8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 inches | 8.50 x 4.90 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.38 ounces | 10.76 ounces |
| Black, Brown and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 288 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra K1 chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| 64-bit Denver (Dual-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Quad-Core 2330 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Kepler DX1 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.60 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.26 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6700mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Nexus 9 is way better than the Dell Venue 8 7840, with a score of 74.5 against 61. The Google Nexus 9 design is extremely thicker and much heavier than Dell Venue 8 7840. Both devices we compare here use Android OS, but Google Nexus 9 has a newer 5.0 version and Dell Venue 8 7840 has Android 4.4, so it gives you a couple additional features and better performance.
The Dell Venue 8 7840 features a little better hardware performance than Google Nexus 9, and although they both have a 64-bits processor and the same RAM memory amount, the Dell Venue 8 7840 also has an additional graphics processor and more processing cores. The Dell Venue 8 7840 has a little sharper display than Google Nexus 9, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch of screen and a little higher resolution of 2560 x 1600.
Dell Venue 8 7840 counts with a much better storage to store more apps and games than Google Nexus 9, because although it has only 16 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB. The Google Nexus 9 has a much longer battery lifetime than Dell Venue 8 7840.
Google Nexus 9 captures better photos and videos than Dell Venue 8 7840. Both have the same resolution camera in the back.
Google Nexus 9 costs exactly the same than the Dell Venue 8 7840, making it a very good choice.
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