Dell Venue 8 Pro Vs Lenovo Miix 2 8

Two 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablets that stand out as attractive choices for the average user are the Dell Venue 8 Pro and the Lenovo Miix 2 8. They don’t have HDMI ports as the  Acer W4, Thinkpad 8 and Toshiba WT8 do but they are two of the smartest and lightest. The specifications are so close that you can’t choose based on a simple side-by-side comparison so we’ve put the two side by side in the studio and run some tests for you.

Summary of differences.

The performance and price on these two 8-inch Windows tablets is almost exactly the same but the Dell is a clear winner in terms of WiFi performance. We saw a solid 300Mbps connection over a WiFi-n 2.4Ghz network two walls away form the router. The Dell also has a better speaker and better cameras and can be used with an optional digitizer pen. The Lenovo, on the other hand has a faster disk and includes a GPS on board. The array mic is much clearer but does have some background interference. In theory it does have a fast memory bus but it’s difficult to measure much advantage.

In a web performance test using Peacekeeper (and the Modern IE11 browser) the two devices are evenly matched.

Dell Venue 8 Pro Advantages	Lenovo Miix 2 8 Advantages
Z3740D has slower memory bus. Not affecting general usage.	Z3740 slightly faster memory performance than Z3740D of Dell VP8.
Pen support (not included)	Disk performance: Faster disk in Seq. read especially. 25% fast in 4K write.
Bigger battery size (about 5% more)	Array mic. is much clearer than Dell Venue 8 Pro but has some background interference.
Slightly deeper black level on-screen.	GPS on board.
Better rear camera and better front facing cam.	(Very) slightly lighter and smaller.
Dell WiFi performance: Solid 300Mbps in test. Better transfer speeds.	Very slight pink tint to screen.
Slightly warm in some situations. not hot.
Mono speaker much more powerful with better dynamic-range.
Hardware Windows button.Much better feel to casing and buttons. (Lenovo ‘chrome’ scratch easily)
CrystalDiskMark Speed Test	CrystalDiskMark Speed Test
Wifi Speed Test	Wifi Speed Test