Dell Venue Pro

Dell Venue Pro meshes functionality and style together to offer a compelling offering to the new beginnings that Windows Phone 7 is about to embark upon. The Dell Venue Pro is a portrait slider smartphone that features some truly awe-inspiring specs that perfectly matches its sweet and sexy exterior look that brings some attention to a form factor that usually gets little notice. It features a 4.1” AMOLED touchscreen, 1GHz QSD8250 Snapdragon processor, 5-megapixel auto-focus camera, 8GB internal storage, 512MB RAM, 1GB ROM, GPS, FM Radio and full Flash support including playback.


The phone is offered unlocked or with T-Mobile USA service plans through Dell.com, and not directly by T-Mobile.

Share

Dell Venue Pro specifications

also known as Dell Lightning

Pros

  • Fast processor (1000 MHz)

Cons

  • Bulky
  • Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion

Design

  • Device type:
    • Smart phone
  • OS:
    • Windows Phone 7.5 Mango
  • Form factor:

    Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel

    • Slider
  • Dimensions:
    • 4.76 x 2.54 x 0.59 (121 x 64.4 x 14.9 mm)
  • Weight:
    • 6.74 oz (191 g)
      the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

  • Physical size:
    • 4.10 inches
  • Resolution:
    • 480 x 800 pixels
  • Pixel density:

    Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.

    • 228 ppi
  • Technology:

    Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.

    • AMOLED
  • Touchscreen:
      • Capacitive, Multi-touch
  • Features:
    • Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

Battery

  • Talk time:

    Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours

    • 7.00 hours
      the average is 8 h (496 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 14.0 days (336 hours)
      the average is 21 days (498 h)
  • Capacity:
    • 1400 mAh

Hardware

  • Processor:

    Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.

    • Single core, 1000 MHz, Snapdragon
  • System memory:

    System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.

    • 512 MB RAM / 1024 MB ROM
  • Built-in storage:
    • 8000 MB

Camera

  • Camera:
      • 5 megapixels
    • Flash:
      • LED
    • Features:
      • Auto focus, Digital zoom
  • Camcorder:
      • 1280x720 (720p HD) (24 fps)

Multimedia

  • Radio:
      • FM

Internet browsing

  • Browser:
      • Yes
    • Supports:
      • HTML, WAP 2.0, Flash
  • Built-in online services support:
    • Facebook, Twitter

Technology

  • GSM:

    GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed.

    • 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
  • UMTS:

    UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers

    • 900, 1700/2100, 2100 MHz
  • Data:

    Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.

    • HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
  • Positioning:

    Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. There are three main types: GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization. GLONASS - GLONASS is a global positioning system, developed by the Russian Federation. It’s very similar to GPS, but isn’t so popular in cell phones.

    • A-GPS
  • Navigation:
    • Yes

Phone features

  • Phonebook:
    • Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
  • Organizer:
    • Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, Calculator
  • Messaging:
    • SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
  • E-mail:
      • IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth:
      • 2.1, EDR
  • Wi-Fi:

    Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.

      • 802.11 b, g, n
  • USB:
      • USB 2.0
    • Connector:
      • microUSB
    • Features:

      Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.

      • USB charging
    • Computer sync, OTA sync

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
  • Sensors:
      • Accelerometer, Compass
  • Hearing aid compatibility:
      • M3
    • Voice recording

Availability

  • Officially announced:
    • 11 Oct 2010

Shopping information

  • MSRP price:
      • 450 $

Alternative variants

We list only the specs that are different than the main variant

Dell Venue Pro 16GB

Design

  • OS:
    • 7.5 Mango

Hardware

  • Built-in storage:
    • 16000 MB

To see the full specifications with in-depth details click here.

Despite our efforts to provide full and correct Dell Venue Pro specifications, there is always a possibility of admitting a mistake. If you see any wrong or incomplete data, please LET US KNOW.

If you are interested in using our specs commercially, check out our Phone specs database licensing page.

Share this page:

Discuss1

New Dell Phones

Dell Venue

Dell Venue

Dell Streak 7

Dell Streak 7

Dell Streak

Dell Streak

Dell Venue Pro

Dell Venue Pro

Dell Aero

Dell Aero


User circle

allanpjose

Want it

aries216

Want it

beez

Have it

cdgoin

Have it

chennnny

Have it

danygandhi

Want it

Dragonshad

Want it

hocftu

Want it

HockeyDood

Want it

Hombaca05

Had it

Imakefood

Have it

ivanprskal

Want it

jeet1233

Want it

Lofty999

Want it

matekpl

Have it

Mini_Pritc

Want it

Nicksully2

Have it

oscar1

Have it

phonearena

Want it

preng

Want it

Rivals

Here you'll find the models that our readers have compared to Dell Venue Pro the most, using our specs comparison tool.
Click on a rival to jump to it.
iPad 2 Cases

All content (phone reviews, news, specs, info), design and layouts are Copyright 2001-2012 phoneArena.com. All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part or in any form or medium without written permission is prohibited!
Privacy | Terms of use