Phone Comparison - Dell Venue 8 vs Apple iPad Mini 4 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)

general General Info

Manufacturer Dell Apple Samsung
Announced October 2013 September 2015 September 2017
Status Available - October 2013 Available - September 2015 Available - September 2017
Price - Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,999 ($275.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212 x 130 x 9.8 mm
(8.35 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm
(8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 in)
Weight 292 g (10.3 oz) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 ) 364 g (12.84 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Cellular version only LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) -
Notification LED - - No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 9 Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425
GPU - - Adreno 308
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/64/128 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 7.9 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.11% 70.58% 70.26%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP
Flash No No Yes
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Autofocus, f/1.9 aperture, geo-tagging, panorama, HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+ HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4100 mAh 5124 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) -