Dell Venue 8 Pro
The
tiny Dell Venue 8 Pro has a premium look and feel for such an inexpensive
system, offers good stylus support, and runs full Windows 8 in something about
the size of an iPad Mini.The Venue Pro’s 8-inch touchscreen has a resolution of
1280 by 800 pixels—that’s a far cry from the 1080p resolution of tablets such
as the more laptop-like Microsoft Surface Pro 2, and it’s even farther from the
iPad mini with a 2048-by-1536-pixel Retina display.The Venue 8 Pro is powered
by a quad-core 1.8GHz Intel Atom Z3740D processor with 2GB of RAM, integrated
Intel HD graphics and 32GB of internal storage. Supplementing the internal
storage is a memory card slot. The microSD card slot sits on the right side,
which is also where you will find the volume rocker, power button and microUSB
for charging. Looking over the rest of the device and you find a Windows button
and headphone jack up top and speaker on the bottom. The left side is clean and
clear.Microsoft has made a lot of improvements to support these types of small
Windows tablets, and it shows. The Windows 8.1 Start screen includes options to
resize Live Tiles for the smaller screen. There’s a new Reading List app to
help save favorites and apps between Windows 8 machines, a Reading Mode in
Internet Explorer. Most of the built-in apps run much better in portrait mode.
That’s exactly how I use the Dell Venue 8 Pro nearly 100 percent of the time —
reading in portrait mode — much as I do on the iPad mini.The non-removable
battery is rated by Dell at 9.9 hours of life per charge.
But, A misplaced Windows button
throws off the usability, and the 32GB of SSD storage won't hold much. A
promised keyboard accessory isn't available yet.
The bottom line: The Dell Venue 8
Pro comes close to being a great pocket-size mini-PC, but a misplaced button
and missing accessories feel like unnecessary errors.Specifications
Display type8 in
OSMicrosoft Windows 8.1
RAM2 GB - DDR3L
ProcessorIntel Atom
Weight0.87 lbs Price: $299.99 VS Apple iPad Mini
with Retina Display The
iPad Mini with Retina Display adds an excellent high-resolution display that
rivals the iPad Air's, a far faster A7 processor, and tops it off with improved
Wi-Fi and LTE connectivity, with battery life that's as good or better than in
last year's Mini.So Apple: we're still irked that you took this long to deliver
us an iPad mini with a Retina display, but by making it the same resolution as
the iPad Air (1,536 x 2,048) and higher-res than the competition (the LG,
Google and Amazon options all come in at 1,920 x 1,200, albeit offering the
same 325PPI) you've given a really cracking screen that goes far beyond what
would be acceptable on a tablet.The mini comes in Apple’s two favorite colors,
silver and space gray, neither of which I like as much as the dark, dangerous
black of last year’s model. Both models are beautifully made and virtually
seamless save for the radio module on the LTE model, though they’re the sort of
cold machinery that sits in stark contrast to the warm, soft, inviting feel of
the Nexus 7. There’s no question that the mini is more impressive and more
beautiful, but actual comfort lies in the eye of the beholder.
But, A starting price of $399 places
it well above the small-tablet competition, and adding more storage or LTE
makes it even more expensive. It lacks the innovative Touch ID fingerprint
sensor that the iPhone 5S sports.
The bottom line: The new iPad Mini
somehow shrinks down the iPad Air into an even more compact package, sacrificing
nearly nothing. It's more expensive than before, but it's also the perfect
smaller tablet. Specifications
Release date11/12/13
Display type7.9 in
OSApple iOS
ProcessorApple
Wireless connectivityWi-Fi
Dimensions (WxDxH)5.3 in x 0.29 in x
7.87 in
Weight0.73 lbs
VS Samsung Galaxy Note 8 The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is comfortable to hold and has the
best-looking small tablet screen yet.In the hand, the Galaxy Note 8.0 feels
like a nice tablet, although it's a strange size – neither small and pocketable
nor definitively large enough to give easy tablet-size screen viewing. Hidden
away in one corner is Samsung's S Pen stylus.
Writing with the S Pen feels natural and is
preferred over typing on a tablet screen. Storage can be expanded via microSD,
and the Watch On feature has potential as a universal remote/video content
hub.The larger screen has a considerable impact on battery life – the Galaxy
Note 8 lasted a little under seven and a half hours in our video playback test.
That's some three hours less than the Nexus 7 and it certainly can't compare to
the iPad Mini, which managed an incredible eleven and a half hours in the same
test.
But, The $399 price is a lot for a
small tablet, no matter its features. It's not as thin or as light as the iPad
Mini, and some people won't appreciate the highly saturated look of the OS.
Also, its face buttons sometimes get in the way and there are occasional
performance hangs.
The bottom line: The Samsung Galaxy
Note 8 is a stunning tablet with a truly useful stylus, but it's not worth $400
unless you're an artist or prefer pen input. Specifications
Display type8 in
OSAndroid 4.2 Jelly Bean
RAM2 GB
Processor1.6 GHz
Wireless connectivityBluetooth
4.0Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n
Weight0.74 lbs Price;$399.00
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