Dell Venue 10 7000 2-in-1 Review: Brains And Beauty

The tablet world is shifting quickly. While arguments for and against the need for a "third device" have been raging since the early days of the iPad, we're seeing tablets emerge that are far more potent and capable than ever before. In fact, it's tough to lump products like Dell's Venue 10 7000 in with bargain-bin slates that are clearly built to be used primarily for mobile Internet browsing and other strictly consumption-based use. This device we're testing here is cut from a different cloth. In many ways, it's paving a new path for tablets, and at first blush, you may assume that such a well-engineered product has Windows underneath.


Instead, there's Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), alongside a radical design, a high-resolution display, an optional attachable keyboard, and it's got an upscale price point to boot. What's pushing that MSRP up? Dell's Venue 10 7000 is built with some pretty high-end components, which we'll take you on a quick guided tour of first, in our video review.

Dell Venue 10 7000 Android Tablet Specifications & Features

OS	Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
CPU	64-bit 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 processor
GPU	Imagination PowerVR G6430
Memory	2 GB LPDDR3 RAM 16GB or 32GB inbuilt eMMC storage (plus a microSD slot supporting up to 512GB)
Display	10.5-inch WQXGA (2560 x 1600 pixels) OLED Display
Rear Camera	8MP Intel RealSense Rear-facing Camera
Front Camera	2MP Front-facing Camera
Wireless	WiDi (Miracast), Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 & 5 GHz), GPS
Ports	3.5 mm stereo audio jack, micro-USB 2.0
Size	1.32 pounds (597 grams) 9.58- x 7.69- x 0.24-inches (LxWxH)
Battery	6000 mAh / 26.5WHr (non-removeable)
Color Options	Black
Price	$499 (16GB) / $549 (32GB)

Dell has been leading with a lot of Intel platform technology as of late and the new Venue 10 7000, like its little brother, the Venue 8 7000, is powered by Intel's Atom Z3580 quad-core SoC with a PowerVR 6430 graphics engine. In combination with 2GB of LPDDR3-1600 memory, it makes for a capable processing engine but we'll dive into the numbers more, shortly.

Dell's Venue 10 7000 isn't so much a tablet as it is a potential laptop replacement. Pretty much everything about the device suggests that it's capable of standing in for a basic laptop, but the elephant in the room has our attention: is it possible to create a solid laptop replacement powered by Android instead of Windows or another full-blown OS? We'll investigate in the pages ahead.