Phone Comparison - Dell Venue 8 vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Asus Memo Pad 7 ME176C

general General Info

Manufacturer Dell Apple Asus
Announced October 2013 October 2013 June 2014
Status Available - October 2013 Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Black Space Gray, Silver Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212 x 130 x 9.8 mm
(8.35 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
189.3 x 113.7 x 9.6 mm
(7.45 x 4.48 x 0.38 in)
Weight 292 g (10.3 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 295 g (10.41 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
No
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No
4G Network - LTE- all models -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.86 GHz, Intel Atom Z3745
GPU - PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) -
RAM 2 GB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 7.9 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.11% 71.76% 65.79%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
3G HSPA+ DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (15 Wh)
Capacity 4100 mAh - -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 9 h (multimedia)