| Manufacturer | Dell |
|---|---|
| Type | Smartphone |
| Discontinued | June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30) |
| Compatible networks | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 WCDMA 850/1900/2100 or 900/AWS/2100 |
| Form factor | Slate |
| Dimensions | 121 mm (4.8 in) H 64 mm (2.5 in) W 12.9 mm (0.51 in) D |
| Weight | 5.8 oz (160 g) |
| Operating system | Android 2.2 Froyo (default) Android 2.3 Gingerbread (after over-the-air update) |
| CPU | 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 |
| Memory | 512 MB |
| Storage | 1 GB |
| Removable storage | microSD card; 16 GB included, max 32 GB |
| Battery | Lithium-ion (1400 mAh) |
| Rear camera | 8.0-megapixel (720p video recording) |
| Display | 4.1” AM-OLED with 800x480 resolution, 24-bit, 16 M colors |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi Bluetooth 2.1 Micro-USB GPS 3.5mm headset jack |
| Data inputs | CapacitiveTouchscreen |
| Other | Curved CorningGorilla Glass |
TheDell Venue (previously known as codename Dell Thunder) is a line ofAndroidsmartphones andtablets manufactured byDell. The first Dell Venue was released for bothT-Mobile andAT&T in the United States, and forKT in South Korea. It was the second Dell smartphone to be released in the US[1] and features theDell Stage UI also found on theDell Streak line of tablets.[2] As of 2011[update], it was the only Android device theUnited States Department of Defense has approved for its employees use. Since then, there have been other approved devices.[3]
On June 30, 2016, Dell discontinued the Venue line of products and ended support for currently supported products.[4]
In December 2012, Dell announced that they would quit the smartphone business and discontinue their line of Dell Venue smartphones.[5] On October 2, 2013, Dell announced that they would revive the Dell Venue brand and transform it into a tablet brand.[6] The Dell Venue brand includes both Windows and Android tablets, with the Windows tablets having the suffix 'Pro'.
In October 2013, Dell announced the first four new Dell Venue tablets.[7] The Dell Venue 7 and Dell Venue 8 are bothAndroid tablets powered the Intel Clover Trail+ Atom processor. The Dell Venue 8 Pro and Dell Venue 11 Pro are bothWindows 8.1 tablets powered by the Intel Bay Trail Atom processor. The number after Venue indicates the screen size.
In January 2015, theDell Venue 8 7000 was released. It has an 8.4-inch screen and it is 0.24 inch in width and weighs 10.72 oz. TheOLED screen has 2560 x 1600 resolution and 361 pixels per inch. Its CPU is a 2.3 GHz quad-core Intel Atom Z3580 processor with 2GB of RAM. It has 16GB of internal space with about 9GB usable, due to pre-installed software, and it has amicroSD card slot as ofDell Latitude 12 Rugged Tablet.[8]
