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Dell Venue 11 Pro 5130

Dell Venue 11 Pro 5130 Tablet Review by Steve Schardein

Microsoft Surface 2

Review Microsoft Surface 2 Tablet by Daniel Schmidt
2048 MB
64 GB
SSD
10.80-inch
1920x1080
760 g
279 x 176 x 11.9
32 Wh
499 Euro
#1437 Nvidia Tegra 4 » 115%
2048 MB » 100%
32 GB » 50%
eMMC
10.60-inch » 98%
1920x1080 » 100%
643 g » 85%
275 x 173 x 8.9 » 72%
Wh » 0%
429 Euro » 86%

Specifications

Dell Venue 11 Pro 5130 (Venue Series)
Processor
Intel Atom Z3770 4 x 1.5 - 2.4 GHz, Bay Trail-T
Graphics adapter
Memory
2048 MB 
, DDR3L 1066 MHz
Display
10.80 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel, 10-point multi-touch, Dell Active Stylus capable, SHP140B, IPS, glossy: yes
Mainboard
Bay Trail Host Bridge
Storage
Samsung MCG8GC, 64 GB 
Soundcard
Intel SST Audio Device
Connections
1 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 1 HDMI, 1 Kensington Lock, 1 Docking Station Port, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm headphone, Card Reader: micro-SD, Sensors: gyroscopic sensor, accelerometer, NFC
Networking
Dell Wireless 1538 a/g/n (a/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/), Bluetooth 4.0
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 11.9 x 279 x 176 ( = 0.47 x 10.98 x 6.93 in)
Battery
32 Wh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 8.1 32 Bit
Camera
Webcam: Rear: 8 MP, Front: 2 MP
Additional features
Speakers: 2.0, side-mounted, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: no
Weight
760 g ( = 26.81 oz / 1.68 pounds), Power Supply: 108 g ( = 3.81 oz / 0.24 pounds)
Price
499 Euro

 

Specifications

Microsoft Surface 2 (Surface Series)
Processor
Nvidia Tegra 4 4 x 1.71 GHz, Wayne (Cortex A15), 5 Cortex-A15 Kerne
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce Tegra 4, Direct3D 9.1+, OpenGL ES 3.0, 72 Shader, Treiber: 9.17.13.2729
Memory
2048 MB 
Display
10.60 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel, capacitive touchscreen (5 fingers), IPS, glossy: yes
Storage
32 GB eMMC Flash, 32 GB 
, 18 GB free
Connections
1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, Audio Connections: combined stereo jack, Card Reader: Micro SD up to 64 GB, Sensors: ambient light sensor, accelerometer, magnetometer, gyroscope, HD port
Networking
Marvell Wireless Avastar 88W8797 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/), Bluetooth 4.0 + Low Energy
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 8.9 x 275 x 173 ( = 0.35 x 10.83 x 6.81 in)
Battery
Lithium-Polymer, Battery runtime (according to manufacturer): 10 h
Operating System
Microsoft Windows RT
Camera
Webcam: 3,2 MP (2.048 x 1.536 Pixel), Hautkamera: 5 MP (2.560 x 1.920 Pixel)
Additional features
Speakers: two stereo speakers, Keyboard: virtual, 24 Watts PSU (12 V, 2 A), Microsoft Office 2013 RT, 12 Months Warranty
Weight
643 g ( = 22.68 oz / 1.42 pounds), Power Supply: 136 g ( = 4.8 oz / 0.3 pounds)
Price
429 Euro

 

442.8
cd/m²
450.6
cd/m²
443.7
cd/m²
437.4
cd/m²
486.4
cd/m²
406.6
cd/m²
409.3
cd/m²
439
cd/m²
403.3
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
SHP140B tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 486.4 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 435.5 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 83 %
Center on Battery: 391.8 cd/m²
Contrast: 1204:1 (Black: 0.404 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.3 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 2.47 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
60.49% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
67.5% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
90.8% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
65.6% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.16
372
cd/m²
374
cd/m²
387
cd/m²
346
cd/m²
357
cd/m²
374
cd/m²
359
cd/m²
368
cd/m²
388
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 388 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 369.4 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 89 %
Center on Battery: 357 cd/m²
Contrast: 700:1 (Black: 0.51 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 3.86 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 2.4 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
Gamma: 2.46
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No Loudness Data found for specs ID 21102
No Loudness Data found for specs ID 18229
Warning: No power consumption data found
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0 / 0.4 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 1.8 / 3.3 / 4.1 Watt
Load midlight 7.2 / 15.8 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Voltcraft VC 940
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
13h 55min
WiFi Surfing
9h 10min
Load (maximum brightness)
3h 34min
Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
18h 19min
WiFi Surfing
8h 01min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
12h 12min
Load (maximum brightness)
3h 15min

Dell Venue 11 Pro 5130 - 06/02/2014 v4(old)
Redaktion

Chassis
76%
Keyboard
80 / 80 → 100%
Pointing Device
89%
Connectivity
60 / 65 → 92%
Weight
79 / 40-88 → 81%
Battery
91%
Display
88%
Games Performance
21 / 68 → 31%
Application Performance
62 / 76 → 81%
Temperature
75%
Noise
0%
Audio
56 / 91 → 62%
Camera
65 / 85 → 76%
Average
70%
81%
Tablet - Weighted Average

Microsoft Surface 2 - 04/30/2014 v4(old)
Redaktion

Chassis
92%
Keyboard
62 / 80 → 78%
Pointing Device
89%
Connectivity
48 / 65 → 74%
Weight
81 / 40-88 → 85%
Battery
92%
Display
84%
Games Performance
60 / 68 → 88%
Application Performance
43 / 76 → 57%
Temperature
93%
Noise
100%
Audio
64 / 91 → 70%
Camera
67 / 85 → 79%
Average
75%
85%
Tablet - Weighted Average

Pros

+Competitive pricing for a Windows 8.1 tablet with these specs
+Great screen with above average brightness and contrast and sufficient color reproduction
+Excellent battery life, especially with the optional keyboard base
+Inclusion of a full-sized USB 3.0 port and mini-HDMI/micro-SD
+Versatile and unique optional keyboard base with included secondary battery
+Easy access to battery and other components via screwless rear maintenance panel
 

Cons

-Middling application performance due to storage speed, RAM, and CPU constraints
-A little heavier and larger than some comparable devices
-Gets very warm under load
-Driver issues specifically relating to WLAN that can be a headache
-Plastic casing doesn't feel as sturdy as many competitors
-While attached to the keyboard base, the weight of the screen exceeds that of the base; the sensation leads to suboptimal lap-based operation

Pros

+Fast SoC
+Good Full HD display
+Excellent build quality
+Micro SDXC slot
+Good speaker location
+Low surface temperatures
+Office 2013 RT
+Cover improves productivity
+One year free Skype to landlines
+Two years 200 GB SkyDrive storage
+Good VoIP qualities
+Good battery runtimes
 

Cons

-Main camera has problems with the focus on macro shots
-Micro HDMI is called HD video out port
-Slightly high black value of the display
-Still comparatively heavy
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 4k QD32: 13.6 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 4k QD32: 29.58 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 4k: 10.38 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 4k: 11.11 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write 512: 35.19 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read 512: 81.7 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Write Seq: 45.15 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Read Seq: 86.3 MB/s
HD Tune Transfer Rate Minimum Transfer Rate Minimum: 79.6 MB/s
HD Tune Transfer Rate Maximum Transfer Rate Maximum: 122.6 MB/s
HD Tune Transfer Rate Average Transfer Rate Average: 104.3 MB/s
HD Tune Access Time Access Time: 0.2 ms*
HD Tune Burst Rate Burst Rate: 50.1 MB/s
HD Tune CPU Utilization CPU Usage: 3.9 %*
3DMark Vantage P CPU no PhysX: 4734 Points
3DMark Vantage P GPU no PhysX: 487 Points
3DMark Vantage P Result: 628 Points
3DMark 06 Standard Score: 1848 Points
3DMark 06 - CPU CPU Score: 2203 Points
3DMark 05 Standard: 3445 Points
3DMark 03 Standard: 5323 Points
PCMark Vantage HDD Score: 11657 Points
PCMark Vantage Productivity Score: 6012 Points
PCMark Vantage Communications Score: 7081 Points
PCMark Vantage Music Score: 6317 Points
PCMark Vantage Gaming Score: 4216 Points
PCMark Vantage Memories Score: 3136 Points
PCMark Vantage Result: 5946 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading 32Bit: 2176
Cinebench R10 Rendering Multiple CPUs 32Bit: 4030
Cinebench R10 Rendering Single 32Bit: 1229
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M 1M: 36 s*
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M 2M: 80 s*
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M 32M: 1735 s*
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) Dhrystone: 15.66 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) Whetstone: 7.38 MFLOPS
Unigine Heaven 2.1 high, Tesselation (normal), DirectX11: 2.8 fps
3DMark 11 Performance Combined: 221 Points
3DMark 11 Performance Physics: 1510 Points
3DMark 11 Performance GPU: 181 Points
3DMark 11 Performance: 212 Points
PCMark 7 Score: 2665 Points
wPrime 2.10 : 837 s*
wPrime 2.10 : 26.6 s*
TrueCrypt Serpent Mean 100MB: 0.077 GB/s
TrueCrypt Twofish Mean 100MB: 0.12 GB/s
TrueCrypt AES Mean 100MB: 0.44 GB/s
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 Pass 2: 6.2 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 Pass 1: 31.5 fps
Diablo III High: 5.9 fps
Diablo III High: 9.6 fps
Diablo III Medium / low: 11.4 fps
Diablo III Low / off: 14.8 fps
Display Display P3 Coverage: 65.6 %
Display sRGB Coverage: 90.8 %
Display AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage: 67.5 %
Google V8 Ver. 7 Google V8 Ver. 7 Score: 3555 Points
Peacekeeper : 791 Points
GLBenchmark 2.5 Egypt HD Offscreen Fixed Time: 41 fps
GLBenchmark 2.5 Egypt HD Fixed Time: 48 fps
Octane V1 Total Score: 3317 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.0 Total: 13489 ms*
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics: 12692 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score: 14812 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Score: 14281 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics: 11623 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics: 9104 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Score: 9564 Points
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 T-Rex Onscreen: 24 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 T-Rex Offscreen: 16 fps
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 10107 ms*
Octane V2 Total Score: 3368 Points
Google V8 Ver. 6 : 2680 points
Google V8 Ver. 3 : 3266 points
Sunspider 1.0 Total Score: 384.5 ms*
Sunspider 0.9.1 Total Score: 390.8 ms*
Browsermark : 3012 points
TouchXPRT 2013 Create Slideshow from Photos: 48.57 s*
TouchXPRT 2013 Export Podcast to MP3: 42.49 s*
TouchXPRT 2013 Convert Videos for Sharing: 31.62 s*
TouchXPRT 2013 Prepare Photos for Sharing: 43.09 s*
TouchXPRT 2013 Beautify Photo Album: 102.3 s*
WebXPRT 2013 Offline Notes: 964 ms*
WebXPRT 2013 Stocks Dashboard: 1018 ms*
WebXPRT 2013 Face Detection: 1768 ms*
WebXPRT 2013 Photo Effects: 960 ms*
WebXPRT 2013 Overall: 365 Points
* Smaller values are better.
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Redaktion, 2014-09-29 (Update: 2014-09-29)