Phone Comparison - Dell Venue 8 vs XOLO Play Tegra Note vs Google Nexus 9

general General Info

Manufacturer Dell XOLO HTC
Announced October 2013 December 2013 October 2014
Status Available - October 2013 Available - December 2013 Available - October 2014
Colors Black Black Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212 x 130 x 9.8 mm
(8.35 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
199 x 119 x 9.6 mm
(7.83 x 4.69 x 0.38 in)
228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm
(8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)
Weight 292 g (10.3 oz) 320 g (11.29 oz) 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.22 (Jelly Bean), Upgradeable to Android 4.3 and 4.4 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra 4 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1
GPU - ULP GeForce ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores)
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16 GB ROM 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 7.0 inches 8.9 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.11% 59.79% 69.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto-focus, HDR, Video-calling, Tap-to-Track Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS
Video Yes Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSPA+ No HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall N/A Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited N/A Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh) Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 4100 mAh 4100 mAh 6700 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 720 h
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (Multimedia) Up to 9 h 30 min