Phone Comparison - Dell Venue 8 vs Asus PadFone mini vs Asus Fonepad 7 2014

general General Info

Manufacturer Dell Asus Asus
Announced October 2013 December 2013 May 2014
Status Available - October 2013 Coming soon Available - May 2014
Colors Black Titanium Black, Platinum White, Soft Pink Black, White, Red, Blue (Dual SIM)/ White (Single SIM)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212 x 130 x 9.8 mm
(8.35 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
129.3 x 65.6 x 8.7 mm
(5.09 x 2.58 x 0.34 in)
192 x 110 x 10.7 mm
(7.56 x 4.33 x 0.42 in)
Weight 292 g (10.3 oz) 105 g (3.7 oz) 290 g (10.23 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8226 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520
GPU - Adreno 305 -
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB 4/8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 4.3 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.11% 60.17% 64.94%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - No
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 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+ HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4/8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (15 Wh)
Capacity 4100 mAh 1500 mAh -
Stand by - - Up to 619 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 30 h (3G)