Phone Comparison - Dell Venue 8 vs Dell Venue 7 vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display

general General Info

Manufacturer Dell Dell Apple
Announced October 2013 October 2013 October 2013
Status Available - October 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black Black Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212 x 130 x 9.8 mm
(8.35 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
193 x 118 x 9.6 mm
(7.6 x 4.65 x 0.38 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
Weight 292 g (10.3 oz) 234 g (8.25 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE- all models
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.2
Processor Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7
GPU - - PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB 2 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.11% 62.18% 71.76%
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 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+ HSPA+ DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh)
Capacity 4100 mAh 4100 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 10 h (multimedia)