[Androidme2018]- The Venue 8 7840 Dell is an extremely slim tablet, with an elegant aluminum robe chassis and eye-catching design. Coming in at under 400 Euros, it's a great price at first glance, but does the tablet hold up once we start digging under its gleaming surface? Read our Dell Venue 8 7840 review to find out.
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Good
✓Beautiful design
✓Good power
✓Bright, sharp display
Bad
✕Added camera functions are pointless
✕Runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat
Dell Venue 8 7840 release date and price
The Dell Venue 8 7840 release date fell in February 2015. The Venue 8 7840 price is 399 USD from Dell.com in the US, and 320 GBP on the Dell website in the UK.
Dell Venue 8 7840 design and build quality
The Dell Venue 8 7840 has a unibody aluminum chassis, with a svelte thickness of just 6 mm. The front of the tablet is almost all display, as the side-bezels on the device are virtually non-existent. Below the screen are mounted stereo speakers and the front camera. On the back, there are three cameras with Intel's Real Sense technology, which allow depth effects (similar to the bokeh effects on the HTC One M8) and image calculations.
The three cameras on the back of the tablet use Intel's Real Sense technology. / © ANDROIDPIT
The Dell Venue 8 7840 looks great, but the narrow display bezel come at the price of making the tablet quite awkward to hold. Holding the tablet by the bottom, my hands would cover the speaker and front camera. If I held it by the sides, my palm lightly rested on the screen, carrying out unwanted touch actions because the Dell Venue 8 7840 has no palm detection, making each bit of unwanted contact with the screen cause am equally unwanted reaction.
With a thickness of just 6mm, the Venue 8 is exceptionally thin. / © ANDROIDPIT
On the lower right side of the case is a microSD port if you have the WiFi-only model, and both SIM and microSD slots in the LTE model.
The microSD slot. / © ANDROIDPIT
Despite the ergonomic issues, this tablet feels sturdy and of very high quality, with no wobbly power buttons or volume rockers.
Dell Venue 8 7840 display
The OLED Venue 8 7840 display is 8.4 inches large, with a 2,560 x 1,600 pixel resolution, adding up to a pixel density of 361 ppi. You couldn't pick out pixels with a magnifying glass on this screen. The colors are nice and natural, and viewing angles are stable and undistorted even at the most extreme angles.
The Venue 8 display is jam-packed with pixels, with great viewing angles. / © ANDROIDPIT
Whether I was looking at photos, surfing the Internet, video viewing or playing a game, it was an eye-soothing experience to absorb any media on the 7840.
Dell Venue 8 7840 special features
The back of the Dell Venue 8 features a trio of cameras arranged in a triangle. The main camera, which is at the bottom-center of the phone, has an 8MP resolution. Higher up, to the left and right, are two additional stereoscopic cameras. These are for depth calculation, and mark the first time that Intel's Real Sense Technology has been used in tablets. Real Sense provides every picture with depth information, which can then be used to change to replace the color of the background, or calculate the size of objects and people in images. To get the most out of this feature, you should take photos in a well lit area, and stand between one and five meters away from your subject.
Close-up of the three rear cameras on the Venue 8. / © ANDROIDPIT
Our tests of this feature got mixed results. A coffee cup, for example, was measured almost to the centimeter, a bottle of apple juice had apparently doubled in size, while our in-house giant Caspar, who is 6'8, had shrunk to a mere ten centimeters. These results make the feature an amusing little gimmick in our eyes, rather than a reliable measurement tool.
This bottle is over a meter tall, according to the Venue 8 7840. / © ANDROIDPIT
The Venue 8's default Photo Gallery app offers a decent range of depth effects - for example, turning the background black-and-white while keeping foreground objects colored. Unfortunately, these photos proved to not be very reliable in our tests.
Dell Venue 8 7840 software
The Dell Venue 8 7480 software is powered by Android 4.4.4 KitKat, with the coveted Lollipop update expected to roll out soon. Dell has left KitKat largely untouched, which will be a big plus for stock Android fans.
That's not to say that Dell hasn't squeezed some of its own features onto the Venue 8, such as the already-mentioned Dell Gallery. MaxxAudio is onboard, an app used for sound enhancement and features such as bass boost or equalizer offers. Sadly, the app's good intentions are undermined by its dated interface and a horrible low-resolution icon that will blight your homescreen. Get past the ugly exterior though, and MaxxAudio is actually a pretty hand app (see the Audio section).
The MaxxAudio logo looks dreadfully low-res, but don't let that put you off using the handy feature. / © ANDROIDPIT
Dell Venue 8 7840 performance
The Dell Venue 8 7480 has a quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 processor with a clock speed of 2.3 GHz, supported by 2GB of RAM. The performance is very good in most cases, with no lag or dropouts. Demanding games like Dead Trigger 2 and Real Racing 2 run absolutely smoothly. Occasionally when using the Dell Gallery's editing features we'd experience a litte bit of slowdown, but that was the only time that I noticed this, and I suspect it may be more to do with the software rather than the hardware.
Here are the result of the AnTuTu benchmark in which the Dell Venue 8 7840 specs scored a solid 44,755:
The Venue 8 clocks a similar performance to the OnePlus One in the AnTuTu benchmarks. / © ANDROIDPIT
Dell Venue 8 7840 audio
The stereo front speakers sound muffled and tinny without MaxxAudio and lack clarity, but that all changed when I switched the mysterious feature on. MaxxAudio does nothing more than tweaking the sound for optimized profiles such as music, games and movies, but does it in a way that transforms the speakers into actually sounding really rather good.
The stereo front-facing speakers at the bottom of the Venue 8. / © ANDROIDPIT
Thanks to MaxxAudio's constant presence in the notification bar, you can quickly switch between the different profiles, manually tweak the equalizer if you fancy yourself a bit of an audio wizzkid.
Dell Venue 8 7840 camera
The Dell Venue 8's two cameras provided realistic color reproduction with relatively little noise in dark areas. However, images are too dark and rely too much on being illuminated during post-processing, which gives them an unnatural appearance. For a tablet, this camera is OK, but we don't recommend it if you're a photo fanatic - a shame given the camera's interesting added features.
Colors in photos are realistic. / © ANDROIDPIT
And noise is minimal in both dark and light conditions. / © ANDROIDPIT
Dell Venue 8 7840 battery
With a capacity of 5,900 mAh, the Venue 8 7840 battery is a biggie, and this is reflected when you use it. If you watch a one-and-a-half-hour film with the screen's brightness at 50 percent, you lose only about 15 percent battery. I got a good 10 hours of battery life out of using the Venue 8 7840 pretty heavily, which is comparable to other tablets.
Dell Venue 8 7840 technical specifications
Dimensions:6 x 124.4 x 215.8 mm
Weight:305 g
Battery size:5900 mAh
Screen size:8.4 in
Display technology:AMOLED
Screen:2560 x 1600 pixels (431 ppi)
Front camera:2 megapixels
Rear camera:8 megapixels
Flashlight:Not available
Android version:4.4.4 - KitKat
RAM:2 GB
Internal storage:16 GB
Removable storage:microSD
Chipset:Intel Atom
Number of cores:4
Max. clock speed:2.3 GHz
Connectivity:Bluetooth 4.0
HSPA, LTE, Bluetooth 4.0
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Final verdict
The Dell Venue 8 7840 is a very solid tablet that is a winner in most departments except for the camera. I can turn a blind eye to this shortcoming however, because I don't see tablets as practical photography devices - yet. The powerful specs and the elegant aluminum housing in combination and vivid display easily make up for the meagre camera. Now, we're eagerly awaiting to hear more news on the eagerly-awaited Lollipop update, because Android 4.4 KitKat no longer feels like a sufficient OS in a modern high-end device.
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Jump directly to:
Release Date and Price
Design and Build Quality
Display
Special Features
Software
Performance
Audio
Camera
Battery
Technical Specifications
Final Verdict
Rating
Good
✓Beautiful design
✓Good power
✓Bright, sharp display
Bad
✕Added camera functions are pointless
✕Runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat
Dell Venue 8 7840 release date and price
The Dell Venue 8 7840 release date fell in February 2015. The Venue 8 7840 price is 399 USD from Dell.com in the US, and 320 GBP on the Dell website in the UK.
Dell Venue 8 7840 design and build quality
The Dell Venue 8 7840 has a unibody aluminum chassis, with a svelte thickness of just 6 mm. The front of the tablet is almost all display, as the side-bezels on the device are virtually non-existent. Below the screen are mounted stereo speakers and the front camera. On the back, there are three cameras with Intel's Real Sense technology, which allow depth effects (similar to the bokeh effects on the HTC One M8) and image calculations.
The three cameras on the back of the tablet use Intel's Real Sense technology. / © ANDROIDPIT
The Dell Venue 8 7840 looks great, but the narrow display bezel come at the price of making the tablet quite awkward to hold. Holding the tablet by the bottom, my hands would cover the speaker and front camera. If I held it by the sides, my palm lightly rested on the screen, carrying out unwanted touch actions because the Dell Venue 8 7840 has no palm detection, making each bit of unwanted contact with the screen cause am equally unwanted reaction.
With a thickness of just 6mm, the Venue 8 is exceptionally thin. / © ANDROIDPIT
On the lower right side of the case is a microSD port if you have the WiFi-only model, and both SIM and microSD slots in the LTE model.
The microSD slot. / © ANDROIDPIT
Despite the ergonomic issues, this tablet feels sturdy and of very high quality, with no wobbly power buttons or volume rockers.
Dell Venue 8 7840 display
The OLED Venue 8 7840 display is 8.4 inches large, with a 2,560 x 1,600 pixel resolution, adding up to a pixel density of 361 ppi. You couldn't pick out pixels with a magnifying glass on this screen. The colors are nice and natural, and viewing angles are stable and undistorted even at the most extreme angles.
The Venue 8 display is jam-packed with pixels, with great viewing angles. / © ANDROIDPIT
Whether I was looking at photos, surfing the Internet, video viewing or playing a game, it was an eye-soothing experience to absorb any media on the 7840.
Dell Venue 8 7840 special features
The back of the Dell Venue 8 features a trio of cameras arranged in a triangle. The main camera, which is at the bottom-center of the phone, has an 8MP resolution. Higher up, to the left and right, are two additional stereoscopic cameras. These are for depth calculation, and mark the first time that Intel's Real Sense Technology has been used in tablets. Real Sense provides every picture with depth information, which can then be used to change to replace the color of the background, or calculate the size of objects and people in images. To get the most out of this feature, you should take photos in a well lit area, and stand between one and five meters away from your subject.
Close-up of the three rear cameras on the Venue 8. / © ANDROIDPIT
Our tests of this feature got mixed results. A coffee cup, for example, was measured almost to the centimeter, a bottle of apple juice had apparently doubled in size, while our in-house giant Caspar, who is 6'8, had shrunk to a mere ten centimeters. These results make the feature an amusing little gimmick in our eyes, rather than a reliable measurement tool.
This bottle is over a meter tall, according to the Venue 8 7840. / © ANDROIDPIT
The Venue 8's default Photo Gallery app offers a decent range of depth effects - for example, turning the background black-and-white while keeping foreground objects colored. Unfortunately, these photos proved to not be very reliable in our tests.
Dell Venue 8 7840 software
The Dell Venue 8 7480 software is powered by Android 4.4.4 KitKat, with the coveted Lollipop update expected to roll out soon. Dell has left KitKat largely untouched, which will be a big plus for stock Android fans.
That's not to say that Dell hasn't squeezed some of its own features onto the Venue 8, such as the already-mentioned Dell Gallery. MaxxAudio is onboard, an app used for sound enhancement and features such as bass boost or equalizer offers. Sadly, the app's good intentions are undermined by its dated interface and a horrible low-resolution icon that will blight your homescreen. Get past the ugly exterior though, and MaxxAudio is actually a pretty hand app (see the Audio section).
The MaxxAudio logo looks dreadfully low-res, but don't let that put you off using the handy feature. / © ANDROIDPIT
Dell Venue 8 7840 performance
The Dell Venue 8 7480 has a quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 processor with a clock speed of 2.3 GHz, supported by 2GB of RAM. The performance is very good in most cases, with no lag or dropouts. Demanding games like Dead Trigger 2 and Real Racing 2 run absolutely smoothly. Occasionally when using the Dell Gallery's editing features we'd experience a litte bit of slowdown, but that was the only time that I noticed this, and I suspect it may be more to do with the software rather than the hardware.
Here are the result of the AnTuTu benchmark in which the Dell Venue 8 7840 specs scored a solid 44,755:
The Venue 8 clocks a similar performance to the OnePlus One in the AnTuTu benchmarks. / © ANDROIDPIT
Dell Venue 8 7840 audio
The stereo front speakers sound muffled and tinny without MaxxAudio and lack clarity, but that all changed when I switched the mysterious feature on. MaxxAudio does nothing more than tweaking the sound for optimized profiles such as music, games and movies, but does it in a way that transforms the speakers into actually sounding really rather good.
The stereo front-facing speakers at the bottom of the Venue 8. / © ANDROIDPIT
Thanks to MaxxAudio's constant presence in the notification bar, you can quickly switch between the different profiles, manually tweak the equalizer if you fancy yourself a bit of an audio wizzkid.
Dell Venue 8 7840 camera
The Dell Venue 8's two cameras provided realistic color reproduction with relatively little noise in dark areas. However, images are too dark and rely too much on being illuminated during post-processing, which gives them an unnatural appearance. For a tablet, this camera is OK, but we don't recommend it if you're a photo fanatic - a shame given the camera's interesting added features.
Colors in photos are realistic. / © ANDROIDPIT
And noise is minimal in both dark and light conditions. / © ANDROIDPIT
Dell Venue 8 7840 battery
With a capacity of 5,900 mAh, the Venue 8 7840 battery is a biggie, and this is reflected when you use it. If you watch a one-and-a-half-hour film with the screen's brightness at 50 percent, you lose only about 15 percent battery. I got a good 10 hours of battery life out of using the Venue 8 7840 pretty heavily, which is comparable to other tablets.
Dell Venue 8 7840 technical specifications
Dimensions:6 x 124.4 x 215.8 mm
Weight:305 g
Battery size:5900 mAh
Screen size:8.4 in
Display technology:AMOLED
Screen:2560 x 1600 pixels (431 ppi)
Front camera:2 megapixels
Rear camera:8 megapixels
Flashlight:Not available
Android version:4.4.4 - KitKat
RAM:2 GB
Internal storage:16 GB
Removable storage:microSD
Chipset:Intel Atom
Number of cores:4
Max. clock speed:2.3 GHz
Connectivity:Bluetooth 4.0
HSPA, LTE, Bluetooth 4.0
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Final verdict
The Dell Venue 8 7840 is a very solid tablet that is a winner in most departments except for the camera. I can turn a blind eye to this shortcoming however, because I don't see tablets as practical photography devices - yet. The powerful specs and the elegant aluminum housing in combination and vivid display easily make up for the meagre camera. Now, we're eagerly awaiting to hear more news on the eagerly-awaited Lollipop update, because Android 4.4 KitKat no longer feels like a sufficient OS in a modern high-end device.
Do you own this Dell Android tablet? Do you agree with our Venue 8 7840 review? Tell us all in the comments.
Dell Venue 8 7840
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