Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 4G LTE PlayBook vs Dell Venue 8 vs Dell Venue 7

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Dell Dell
Announced August 2012 October 2013 October 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Available - October 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 194 x 130 x 10 mm
(7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
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)
Weight 425 g (14.99 oz) 292 g (10.3 oz) 234 g (8.25 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 - -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry Tablet OS v2.0 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560
GPU - - -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 8.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.38% 67.11% 62.18%
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, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, 3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSPA+ HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh)
Capacity 5300 mAh 4100 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -