Dell Venue 7
Dell
Venue 7inch tablet running Android 4.2.2 Jellybean and upgradeable to Kit-Kat
on a 2 GHz Intel Atom Z2760 processor with 16 GB internal memory.The Dell Venue
7 starts at $149 and features a pure Android 4.2.2 operating system. It's
lightweight, houses a microSD card expansion, and performs smoothly.The 7-inch
IPS LCD brings the 1,280-by-800 resolution and front-facing camera of the Venue
8 to a slightly smaller panel, and it's slightly sharper as a result at 215
pixels per inch. It beats Asus's and Hisense's offerings. Amazon's Kindle Fire
HD 7" has the same resolution, but has better color saturation and better
viewing angles than the Venue 7. The Nook HD has a 1,440-by-900 display,
beating both of these tablets in the high-res arms race.The Dell Venue 7 lasted
for 6 hours and 20 minutes on the LAPTOP Battery Test (Web surfing via Wi-Fi),
which is longer than the Sero 7 Pro (6:09), but an hour less than the 7:22
category average and more than three hours less than the MeMO Pad HD 7's epic
battery life of 9 hours and 40 minutes.
But, Larger games take a while to
load, the touch screen is sometimes unresponsive, and battery life only lasts
about a day.
The bottom line: The Dell Venue 7
offers a simple design and smooth performance for the right price, but the
Nexus 7 is a significant upgrade for not much more. Specifications
Display type7 in
OSAndroid 4.2.2
RAM2 GB - DDR2 SDRAM
ProcessorIntel Atom
Weight0.67 lbs
VS
Asus
FonePad
Asus
has announced the Fonepad phone and tablet (phablet) despite already having the
Padfone.The Fonepad is pretty thin and light making it easy to hold in one
hand. The Asus Fonepad is powered by an Intel Atom Z2420, a dual-core processor
clocked at 1.2GHz and 1GB of RAM. The tablet, sorry phablet, was running
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean well enough when we used the Fonepad but we did notice
some lag when scrolling.According to the spec sheet here at MWC, the Fonepad
will be available in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB models. Unlike the Nexus 7, there's a
microSD card slot for expansion (up to 32GB cards). Also included is 5GB of Asus
WebStorage, free for life.
Cameras are pretty low spec at 3Mp
rear and 1.3Mp front facing. This isn't great considering most users rely on
their smartphone's camera for day to day snaps. Finally,The Asus FonePad tablet performs
well enough and has a truly useful screen adjustment feature. It's a fine
tablet, but $275 is too much if you're not planning to use the phone
feature.
Specifications
Display type7 in
OSAndroid 4.1 Jelly Bean
RAM1 GB
ProcessorIntel Atom 1.2 GHz
Dimensions (WxDxH)10.4 mm
Weight340 g
VS
Apple iPad Mini
The
iPad Mini's ultrathin and light design is far more intimate and booklike than
the larger iPad, and its cameras, storage capacities, optional LTE antenna, and
general functionality offer a full iPad experience. The screen's dimensions
elegantly display larger-format magazines and apps.
Performance:
Another similarity with the iPad 2
is the processor. The A5 chip is getting a bit old, but our benchmark results
show it can still rub shoulders with the current crop of 7in tablets.
Importantly - and this is something benchmarks often fail to reflect - the iPad
mini feels snappy in use, whether loading apps, scrolling around maps or
browsing the web.
In the SunSpider JavaScript test,
the iPad mini scored 1442ms, which puts it towards the head of the pack, but in
the synthetic Geekbench 2, it managed only 752 - not a great score compared to
the Nexus 7 (1452) and even the Kindle Fire HD (1124). For gaming, it's still
pretty good, managing 24fps in GLBenchmark 2.5.1. The Kindle Fire HD could
muster only 8.2fps here, and the Nexus 7 just 14fps. It shows that, when it
comes to more demanding games, the iPad mini leads the way.
In terms of battery life, we found
the mini didn't quite live up to Apple's 10-hour claim. Running our usual
video-looping test, we recorded just 7 hours and 21 minutes with Wi-Fi turned
on. That was at maximum screen brightness, however, so at a lower brightness,
you might just reach 10 hours.
But, The iPad Mini costs too much,
especially considering the lower resolution of its 7.9-inch non-Retina Display.
The A5 processor isn't as robust as the one in the fourth-gen iPad and iPhone
5. Typing on the smaller screen is not quite as comfy.
The bottom line: If you want the
full, polished Apple tablet experience in a smaller package, the iPad Mini is
worth the premium price. Otherwise, good alternatives are available for less
money.
Specifications
Display type7.9 inTFT active matrix
- LED backlight - Yes
OSApple iOS
ProcessorApple A5
Wireless connectivityBluetooth 4.0
Dimensions (WxDxH)5.3 in x 0.28 in x
7.87 in
Weight0.68 lbs Price;$329.00
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