Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Dell's Venue 8 7000 is the world's thinnest tab, first to come with RealSense too

In a strikingly surprising move, just as Apple was bathing in the spotlight thanks to its biggest iPhones to date and first ever Watch, Intel and Dell joined hands to unveil the Venue 8 7000 and revolutionize the tablet market as we know it.



Dell sure chose a questionable timing for its latest stab at becoming (moderately) relevant in the Android décor, but we’re guessing even if Tim Cook had brought Steve Jobs back from the dead, the Venue 8 7000 slate would have still made the news… eventually.

There are a number of remarkable things about this new iPad mini “killer”, and Dell is focusing its hype buildup on perhaps the least remarkable of all – the gizmo’s thinness. Don’t get us wrong, we love, love, love the fresh Venue 8’s striking design.

And trumping iPad Air’s wasp waist by a millimeter and a half (6 vs. 7.5) is certainly no easy feat. But you have to understand, Dell, and anyone else tuning in, tech consumers couldn’t care less about pointless “world’s thinnest” competitions.



If it looks good, feels nice and light in the hand and can be carried around easily, it’s an aesthetical win. Now move on. To genuinely innovative features such as Intel RealSense technology. With it, the Venue 8 7000 can “see, hear, and feel you”, as Intel emphatically puts it on its official website.

Advertising mumbo-jumbo aside, RealSense is basically a camera-enhancing function that increases depth sensor and incorporates 3D editing. Also, gesture control. We’re a little light on the specifics and fine print, but so far, it looks wickedly hot.

And so does the Android tab’s “OLED infinity edge-to-edge” display. With virtually no vertical or top horizontal bezels, the 8.4-inch panel sports amazing 2,560 x 1,600 pixels resolution for a mind-blowing 359 ppi.





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You of course need quite the Speedy Gonzales underneath Venue 8’s hood to push all the pixels and handle the pressures of 3D tech, and a top-of-the-line, brand-new 14 nm Intel Atom Moorefield SoC should get the job done rather splendidly.

Expected out in time for the holiday season, the Dell Venue 8 7000 also packs 16 GB internal storage, allowing for external expansion via microSD cards. No words on pricing yet, but given the pioneering status and all-around cutting-edge spec sheet, we’re not overly optimistic. Let’s just hope Intel RealSense isn’t a gimmick, and the Moorefield chip is as blazing fast and frugal as preliminary data and benchmarks suggest.

Sources: Slashgear , Dell



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