Phone Comparison - Lenovo S5000 vs Dell Venue 8 vs Apple iPad Air

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Dell Apple
Announced September 2013 October 2013 October 2013
Status Available - November 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black/Silver Black Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 7.9 mm thickness
(0.31 in thickness)
212 x 130 x 9.8 mm
(8.35 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight 246 g (8.68 oz) 292 g (10.3 oz) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 3G Version GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - 3G Version HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE- all models
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) iOS 7.0.2
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 8389 Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 - PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 1 GB 2 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 8.0 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 1280 x 800 pixels (216 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 67.11% 71.58%
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 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes - 3G Version Yes Yes
Edge Yes - 3G Version Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA - 3G Version 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
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS - Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No
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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 3450 mAh 4100 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h (Multimedia) - Up to 10 h (multimedia)