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Microsoft Surface RT
64 GBDell Venue 8 Pro
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 59.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Dell |
| Windows RT | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2012-06-18 | -- |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 8.50 x 5.10 x 0.35 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 13.90 ounces |
| -- | Black and Red |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 1195.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| 148 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Intel Atom Bay Trail-T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Atom Z3740D (Quad-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 4.29 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4830mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Dell Venue 8 Pro has an overall score of 59.6, which is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface RT's global score of 58.4. Dell Venue 8 Pro's design is lighter and just a little bit thinner than the Microsoft Surface RT. These devices come with Windows OS, but Dell Venue 8 Pro has the previous 8.1 Pro version and Microsoft Surface RT has Windows RT.
Dell Venue 8 Pro counts with a much better looking display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a lot smaller display and a quite lower 800 x 1280 pixels resolution, it also counts with a higher display pixels density. Dell Venue 8 Pro's CPU is very similar to the Microsoft Surface RT one, and although the Dell Venue 8 Pro has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, they both have the same RAM memory amount and 4 cores.
The Dell Venue 8 Pro has a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels. Dell Venue 8 Pro has a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Microsoft Surface RT. Both of them have equal 64 GB internal storage. The Dell Venue 8 Pro counts with a very superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface RT.
Although Dell Venue 8 Pro is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Microsoft Surface RT, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Microsoft Surface RT. So if you want that extra features, you can buy the Dell Venue 8 Pro, else you can save some dollars and get the Microsoft Surface RT, letting go some specifications.
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