Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) vs Acer Iconia Tab A1-810 vs Dell Venue 8

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Acer Dell
Announced February 2012 May 2013 October 2013
Status Available - April 2012 Available - May 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm
(7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in)
208.7 x 145.7 x 11.1 mm
(8.22 x 5.74 x 0.44 in)
212 x 130 x 9.8 mm
(8.35 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
Weight 344 g (12.13 oz) 410 g (14.46 oz) 292 g (10.3 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 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, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT8125 Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580
GPU PowerVR SGX540 - -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8/16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.9 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 57.85% 63.58% 67.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging, Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh)
Capacity 4000 mAh 3250 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by Up to 1190 h (2G)
Up to 1080 h (3G)
Up to 350 h -
Talk Time Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (Multimedia) -