Phone Comparison - Microsoft Surface vs Dell Venue 8 7000 vs Apple iPad Air 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Microsoft Dell Apple
Announced October 2012 October 2014 October 2014
Status Released - November 2012 Available - October 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - Rs. 17,500 ($242.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Dark Titanium Black Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 274.6 x 172 x 9.4 mm
(10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 in)
6 mm thick
(0.24 in thick)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
Weight 680.4 g (23.99.0.14 oz) 310 g (10.93 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Microsoft Windows RT Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) iOS 8.1
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T30 Quad-core, Intel Atom Z3500 series Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X
GPU ULP GeForce PowerVR G6430 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 16 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen OLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.6 inches 8.4 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 1366 x 768 pixels (148 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (359 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.42% - 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 1.2 MP 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Intel RealSense 3D Technology (2 X 720p Cameras) Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video Yes, 720p Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G - HSPA+ DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, USB v2.0, USB Host support microUSB v2.0 v2.0
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD No
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion - Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 31.5 Wh 5900 mAh 8600 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h - -
Talk Time Up to 8 h - Up to 10 h (multimedia)