Dell Venue 8 7840 Tablet Review

1. Introduction2. Design3. Display4. Software5. Performance6. Camera7. Battery8. Closing Thoughts9. View All Pages

Dell have certainly aimed for the high-end of the market with the Venue 8 7840, and this is evident when looking at the tablet's design.

The Venue 8 is made from aluminium, and the build quality is undeniably excellent. This becomes obvious as soon as you pick up the tablet – the sleek aluminium feels miles better than any plastic casing we have seen. The rear of the device also features classy glass panels, which house the 3 cameras.

On the front, the ‘selfie' camera has been unusually positioned at the bottom of the Venue 7840, along with a large audio speaker. This means you have to flip the tablet upside-down to take a photo with the secondary camera, which is not ideal. However, it also allows the display bezel to be impossibly thin – measuring just a few millimetres. This ultra-thin bezel makes the Venue 7840 look very sleek.

In terms of the actual product dimensions, the tablet measures 6×124.4×215.8mm (HxWxD). Two aspects of this are very important. One – the Venue 8 is just 6mm thick. This actually makes it the thinnest Android tablet in the world, according to Dell. Second, Dell managed to fit an 8.4-inch display into a very small space – the Venue 8 has a screen-to-body ratio of 76.3%, which is phenomenal.

Despite the impossibly slim frame and minuscule bezel, the Dell tablet manages to still feel sturdy and robust – thanks to the aluminium frame. Weighing 305g, it feels light yet strong, which is almost paradoxical for modern day devices.

All in all, the Dell Venue 8 7840 is a beautiful tablet with a truly stunning design. We doff our caps to Dell.

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