Dell Venue 7 Pro Reviews

Dell's Venue 7 is an inexpensive Android tablet that is upstaged by more capable options from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

There are many competitively priced 7-inch tablets available, and even though the Dell Venue 7 offers smooth performance and a pure Android 4.2.2 OS, an upgrade to a faster, sharper, and sleeker tablet isn't too far away. Amazon offers a comparable, inexpensive 7-inch tablet in the Kindle Fire HD (2013), starting at $139 ($169 for 16GB), but it runs its own Mojito OS, suffers from sluggish performance, and doesn't include the Google Play store. The Kindle Fire HDX is a considerable upgrade, but starts at $229. The Google Nexus 7 (2013) is a superior small tablet that also starts at $229 and offers a pure Android experience -- KitKat, the newest version-- but it boasts a more compact build, zippier performance, and sharper screen. For an extra $70 you get a great upgrade in the Nexus 7 or Kindle Fire HDX, but if cost is crucial, the Dell Venue 7 offers a satisfactory "simple is as simple does" value.