Phone Comparison - Lenovo IdeaTab A3000 vs Dell Venue 8 vs HP Slate8 Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Dell HP
Announced January 2013 October 2013 December 2013
Status Available - May 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - December 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black/White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 194 x 120 x 11 mm
(7.64 x 4.72 x 0.43 in)
212 x 130 x 9.8 mm
(8.35 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
220 x 141.5 x 9.9 mm
(8.66 x 5.57 x 0.39 in)
Weight 339 g (11.96 oz) 292 g (10.3 oz) 453.6 g (15.98.0.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA (optional) HSDPA 900 / 2100 N/A
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 8125 Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 T40 S
GPU - - ULP GeForce
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 8.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1200 x 1600 pixels (250 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.92% 67.11% 63.67%
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, 2592х1936 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Geo-tagging Auto focus,
Video Yes Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes No
Edge No Yes No
3G HSPA+ HSPA+ No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0, LE
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, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall N/A
Call Records Practically unlimited Practically unlimited N/A
Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3500 mAh 4100 mAh 5680 mAh
Stand by Up to 336 h - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h - Up to 11 h 30 min (multimedia)