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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 59.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Dell |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2017-11-01 | -- |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 8.50 x 5.10 x 0.35 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 13.90 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and Red |
| $ 520.00 | $ 1195.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Intel Atom Bay Trail-T chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Atom Z3740D (Quad-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 4830mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 2 is better than Dell Venue 8 Pro, getting a global score of 70 against 59.6. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Dell Venue 8 Pro has Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. Despite being the best portable tablet in this comparison, Galaxy Tab Active 2 is a a bit heavier and somewhat thicker portable tablet than the Dell Venue 8 Pro.
Dell Venue 8 Pro has a brighter display than Galaxy Tab Active 2. Both have the same display density, an equal resolution of 800 x 1280px and a same size screen. The Dell Venue 8 Pro has a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has an external memory slot that supports 192 GB smaller, it also counts with 48 GB more internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 features just a bit better hardware performance than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and more processing cores. Dell Venue 8 Pro counts with a bit better battery duration than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has 4830mAh of battery capacity instead of 4450mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a greater camera than Dell Venue 8 Pro, because it has a lot better 8 megapixels resolution camera.
The Galaxy Tab Active 2 is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making it an obvious call.
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