For PC manufacturers like Dell, making the move to the tablet arena has not been easy. Their first venture, Dell Streak line up, had a very bad market reception owing to a poor display and lot of bugs at launch. But times change and they have come out with a new line up, Dell Venue with 7-inch and 8-inch variants. With competitive pricing at Rs 10,999 (7-inch) and Rs 17,499(8-inch) , it will be interesting to see whether or not Dell manages to divert brand loyalty towards itself.
Inspecting the Specs :
Both tabs are powered by Intel Atom Clover Trail dual-core processors promising lower power consumption adding competition to ARM or Tegra 3 chips. Running on Android 4.2 Jellybean, updates to 4.3/4.4 have started to roll out through OTA. You can check the system update menu to see if the OTA is available to you or not.
Design is similar to that of Dell Streak. For now, only black-variant is available. Features common to both include IPS-display capacitive touch with 1280×800 resolution, 2 GB DDR2 RAM, Intel HD graphics, 4100 mAh battery, 3G/4G and wifi-only configurations, bluetooth 4.0, primary and secondary camera, microSD slot for expandable memory up to 32 GB.
PocketCloud is a highlight feature which allows users to remotely access their computer after installing a client on their device and share files in the cloud.
Key differences :
Venue 7 has Z2560 1.6 GHz processor while 8-inch variant has Z2580 2 GHz processor.
Venue 7 has 216 ppi as compared to 189 ppi that of Venue 8.
Venue 7 has 16 GB internal memory whereas Venue 8 has an option between 16GB and 32 GB internal memory.
Venue 7 has primary camera at 3.0 MP and secondary camera at 0.3 MP. Venue 8 boasts of primary camera at 5.0 MP and secondary camera at 2.0 MP.
Spec-Sheet :
Dell Venue 7
Dell Venue 8
Operating System
OS
Android
Android
Version
4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Upgradable
Yes, 4.4 KitKat
Yes, 4.4 KitKat
Calling Feature
SIM slots
Yes, micro-SIM
Yes, micro-SIM
Network (2G)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Network (3G)
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
PROCESSOR
Speed
1.6 GHz
2 GHz
Brand
Intel Atom Z2560
Intel Atom Z2580
Type
Dual – Core
Dual Core
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics
Intel – HD Graphics
MEMORY
RAM
2 GB DDR2
2 GB DDR2
Internal Memory
16 GB
16 GB / 32 GB
Expandable Upto
32 GB
32 GB
Memory Card Type
microSD
microSD
DISPLAY FEATURES
Screen Size
7 inch
8 inch
Display Type
IPS LCD capacitive touch screen
IPS LCD capacitive touch screen
Resolution
1280 x 800 pixels (216 ppi)
1280 X 800 pixels (216 ppi)
Other
16M colours, Multi-Touch
16 M colours, Multi-Touch
CAMERA CONFIG
Primary ( Rear)
3 MP
5 MP
Secondary ( Front)
0.3 MP
2 MP
BATTERY
mAh
Non-removable Li-Ion 4100 mAh 1-cell (15.5 WHr)
Non-removable Li-Ion 4100 mAh 1-cell (15.5 WHr)
CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Wi-Fi Version
IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
3G
Yes, through dongle
Yes
2G/EDGE
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
4.0
4.0
HDMI
No
No
USB
Mini-USB
Mini-USB
Dongle support
NA
NA
Dongle list
NA
NA
NAVIGATION
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support
Yes, with A-GPS support
Map support
Yes
Yes
MEDIA FILES SUPPORTED
AudioFiles
MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
Video Files
MP4/H.263/H.264 player
MP4/H.263/H.264 player
ERGONOMICS
Weight
235g
350g
Dimensions
193 x 118 x 9.6 mm
212 x 130 x 9.8 mm
SOUND
Speaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm Jack
Yes
Yes
IN THE BOX
Items
Tablet, Charger and User Manual
Tablet, Charger and User Manual
OFFICIAL PAGE
http://www.dell.com/in/p/dell-venue-7/pd
http://www.dell.com/in/p/dell-venue-8/pd
BEST BUY
Price
Rs 10,850 – Flipkart.com
Rs 17,300 – 16 GB – Flipkart.com