Dell Venue 8 7000 Review

• Pros / Brilliant, best-in-class screen; Attractive, lightweight design; Strong battery life ; Speedy performance.
• Cons / No haptic feedback; Tinny sound; Inaccurate measurement feature.
• Verdict / The Venue 8 7000 combines a first-of-its-kind 3D camera with a slim and sexy design, eye-popping display and long battery life.

Dell's Venue 8 7000 tablet is the first device to feature Intel's RealSense Snapshot camera, which uses depth perception to let you refocus after a shot or measure objects you've photographed. However, this 8.4-inch slate has a lot more going for it than just a fancy camera, with its sleek, ultra-slim aluminum chassis, long battery life and the most colorful screen we've ever seen on a tablet. However, at $399, this top-tier tablet doesn't come cheap and faces stiff competition from the likes of Apple, Amazon and Samsung. Is the Venue 8 7000 worth your money?

Specs

CPU 2.3-GHz Intel Atom Z3580 RAM Included 2GB RAM Upgradeable 2GB Storage Drive Size 16GB Storage Drive Type eMMC Design

The Dell Venue 8 7000 looks every bit the premium tablet, with a gunmetal-gray aluminum, super-svelte chassis that measures just 0.26 inches thin. That's even thinner than the iPad mini (0.28 inches). The slate also looks better from the front than does Apple's, thanks to an edge-to-edge "infinity" display surrounded by a miniscule bezel. The speaker bar and 2-MP webcam add about three-quarters of an inch of space below the screen, but their tiny audio holes and rounded lens add a dash of high-tech flair to the design.

The back houses three cameras: two 720p depth sensors, which appear in a single black stripe, and a regular 8-MP lens. The right side has a covered microSD card slot, which you can use to expand the measly internal 16GB of storage.