Dell has officially launched the new Dell Venue 7 and Venue 8 (3000 series) tablets running Android 4.4 (KitKat) with voice calling capabilities in India. These were announced back in June and went on sale through official Dell website in India last month. The Venue 7 has a 7-inch HD (1280×800) display, powered by a dual-core Intel Atom (Z3460) processor, while the Venue 8 comes with a 8 inch full-HD (1920×1200) display and a dual-core Intel Atom (Z3480). Both the tablets have 1 GB RAM with 16GB inbuilt storage that can be expanded upto 64GB via microSD slot, Waves MAXXAudio Pro audio technology for a premium audio experience and a 4550 mAh battery
Commenting on the launch, P. Krishnakumar, Executive Director & General Manager, Consumer & Small Business, Dell India, said,
Dell is focusing strongly on the tablet segment in India. With voice enablement, we are confident of capturing a sizable part of the highly segmented tablet market. The addition of voice calling comes as a result of customer feedback that highlighted how increasingly consumers feel the need to converge their mobile technology needs into a single device. Backed by Dell’s strong distribution network and the latest addition of the mobile specialty retail (MSR) network, our consumers will be able to experience and buy this product quite easily.
New Dell Venue 7 specifications
- 7-inch (1280×800 pixels) HD capacitive multi-touch IPS Display
- Intel Atom processor Z3460 (up to 1.6GHz Dual-Core)
- Android KitKat 4.4
- 5MP rear camera
- 1MP front facing camera
- 8.95mm thick and weighs at 290g
- 1GB RAM, 16GB inbuilt memory, micro SD expandable upto 64GB
- 3G with voice calling, WiFi,Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- 4550 mAh battery
New Dell Venue 8 specifications
- 8-inch FHD (WXGA 1920 x 1200 pixels) capacitive multi-touch IPS Display
- Intel Atom processor Z3480 (up to 2.1GHz Dual-Core)
- 5MP rear camera
- 2MP front facing camera
- 8.95mm thick and weighs 338g
- 1GB RAM, 16GB inbuilt memory, micro SD expandable up to 64GB
- 3G with voice calling, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- 4550 mAh battery
The New Dell Venue 7 with voice calling costs Rs.14,999 and the new Dell Venue 8 costs Rs. 18,999. Dell also sells protective cases for these tablets and also Cradle or a Dell Venue Rotating Folio for the Venue 8 tablet.