At it's NYC press release, Dell announces details of the company's new Android based tablets.
The Dell Venue 7, and Venue 8 will be shipped as soon as October 18th, running Android 4.2 (jellybean). Dell claims that in time, Venue units will be updated to a more current build of the OS.
Although the two tablets differ in screen size, they both exhibit a 1,280 x 800 resolution display. This standard definition picture lands the tablets behind in performance, to the much more powerful Kindle Fire HD 7, from the same price range. Dell has likely taken this route to make better use of the low spec hardware featured in the tablets. Both the 7, and 8 inch variant of the Venue are equipped with a 2 GHz dual-core Intel Z2580 processor. The 7 inch model is only available with 16 GB of internal storage, while the 8 inch version is offered with either a 16, or 32 GB hard disk drive.
Dell did impress with their decision to include a micro SD slot, should you find yourself wedged full. Of course, which ever you were to choose of Dell's less than dynamic duo, you also have your pick of 4G enabled, or wifi only editions of the Venue. Prices start at $149, and are available currently for order. In my opinion, Dell has released a product just good enough to keep loyal Dell customers from switching to other manufacturers, but are a great distance from taking business away from any current generation, name brand Android tablets.
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