Phone Comparison - Dell Venue vs Asus Memo Pad 8 vs Dell Venue 8

general General Info

Manufacturer Dell Asus Dell
Announced December 2010 September 2013 October 2013
Status Available - December 2010 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black Gray, White, Pink Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 121 x 64 x 12.9 mm
(4.76 x 2.52 x 0.51 in)
212.4 x 127.4 x 10 mm
(8.36 x 5.02 x 0.39 in)
212 x 130 x 9.8 mm
(8.35 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 350 g (12.35 oz) 292 g (10.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 ; HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
N/A HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.6 GHz Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580
GPU Adreno 200 - -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory N/A 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.1 inches 8.0 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (228 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.54% 68.35% 67.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection - Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p Yes, 720p Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps No Yes
Edge Class 12 No Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps N/A HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 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 No Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 512 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh)
Capacity 1400 mAh 3950 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 9 h (multimedia) -