Dell Venue - Absolutely Gorgeous, But is that All?

The Dell Venue piqued my curiosity for a number of reasons. I’m sure I’m not alone when I say that I was looking forward to putting it through its paces. In the Specs department the Venue stands as tall as some of the other ‘big’ names in the industry today, the HTC Desire HD or the Samsung Galaxy S. But here’s where we give you the real scoop and help you decide if you should spend your hard earned money or not. Here’s a closer look at the Dell Venue Android powered handset.

Form Factor

It’s an impressive looking piece of hardware – very refined, aesthetically sound but slightly on the heavy side at 164g. The 4.1-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display sports a 480 x 800 pixel resolution making it a visual bliss for viewing pretty much any content be it websites, videos or games. Since it’s encased in Gorilla Glass there’s no need to keep it hidden with a case or use a screen guard.

Volume/zoom keys are located on the right hands side at the top with a camera shutter release at the bottom on the same side. A standard micro USB port for both charging and PC interfacing is placed at the bottom in between a set of stereo speakers while a 3.5mm handsfree socket is on the top. A small switch is on the left hand side that allows you to switch between silent (vibrate only) and standard profile mode. This could be considered quite redundant as you can do this on any Android handset with a simple swipe to the left when you switch the screen on.