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Global Score
58.459.6
Basic Information
MicrosoftDell
Windows RTWindows 8.1 Pro
2012-06-18--
10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches8.50 x 5.10 x 0.35 inches
24.00 ounces13.90 ounces
--Black and Red
Scratch-Resistant Glass--
$ 123.00$ 1195.00
Display / Screen
10.6 inches8 inches
1366 x 768 pixels 1280 x 800 pixels
148 pixels per inch189 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
6.67.5
Performance
NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipsetIntel Atom Bay Trail-T chipset
ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processorAtom Z3740D (Quad-Core 1800 MHz) processor
2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM2 GB RAM
ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPUYes GPU
8.648.64
Storage
64 GB internal memory64 GB internal memory
microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slotmicroSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot
7.79.46
Camera
1.00 MP5.00 MP + 1.20 MP
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution--
4.295.94
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
2.42.4
Battery Life
--4830mAh Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
1.366.64
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 4.0
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer, 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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