• Home
  • About
  • Contact

Tech Ticker

  • Reviews
  • Mobile Phones
  • Tablets
  • Laptops
  • Gaming
  • Software
  • Television
  • Hardware
You are here: Home / Mobile Phones / Review: Dell Venue Pro

Review: Dell Venue Pro

July 14, 2011 By Anish Leave a Comment

Share
Share this
Share
Share on Facebook
Pin
Pin this
Share
Share on LinkedIn

Dell Venue Pro

 

Sometime back we reviewed Dell high-end Android offering – Dell Venue. This time we have put together our thoughts on the Venue Pro that runs on Windows Mobile 7.

The Venue Pro looks almost identical to the Venue. We bet 9 out of 10 people would not able to differentiate it with its younger sibling, however, with the presence of the vertical slide-out QWERTY keypad you can tell it is the Venue Pro.

Dell Venue Pro

As mentioned earlier, the phone is powered by Windows Mobile 7 and we admit that the new OS is pretty no-brainer. It is also one of the most user friendly OS to come across after the IOS. The phone runs on a 1GHz Snapdragon processor that we see in many of the current generation smartphones. Besides this the 4.1-inch WVGA AMOLED capacitive Gorilla glass display is gorgeous even under sunlight.

Dell Venue Pro

There are capacitive touch-screen buttons located at the bottom of the front face of the phone. These are Back, Start and Search buttons. The power button and the 3.5mm audio jack are located at the top of the phone. While the right side features the dedicated camera and volume buttons. The rear of the phone sports the Dell logo at the top and Windows Phone logo at the bottom.

The build quality of the phone is top quality, however as compared to other Windows 7 devices; the Venue Pro is a bit stout.

Interface
The Windows 7 mobile OS has a clean and pretty easy to navigate interface. You can personalise the interface of the phone by changing its theme colour, moving tiles on the homescreen and by changing the wallpaper. There is an on-screen touch keyboard as well if you do not want to slide out the physical QWERTY one. For setting up generic emails like Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail and others, all you have to do is just type in your email address with the password. Rest everything will be taken care by the phone.

Dell Venue Pro

The social hub in the Windows 7 phone is in the form of ‘People’ hub where in it integrates your contacts telephone number and Facebook status. For any smartphone to be useful and functional there has to be support for ample of apps. At the time of review, Microsoft had not launched the Windows Marketplace in India and hence we had to create an UK account to access the same. Unlike IOS or Android there are not much many apps and games that can be boasted of, but whatever we tried using were decent and functional.

Camera

Dell Venue Pro

The 5-megapixel shooter of the Venue Pro captures average shots. The pictures look somewhat hazy, however outdoor pictures look fine as compared to indoor ones. The 720p video shooting capability of Venue Pro is good. However, a gripe that we have is the lack of auto focus in video shooting mode.

Multimedia
One must be aware that the Zune capabilities of the Windows Phone are good in Dell Venue Pro. This is complemented by the neat Zune interface and the sound output of the phone. Thanks to the AMOLED display the videos on the phone look great. In terms of video playback, Dell Venue Pro clearly beats some of the best smartphones in its category. It supports playback of Divx, 3GP, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 and WMV. On the storage front the Dell Venue Pro is available in 8GB or 16GB capacity with support of expanding the memory using HD microSD card up to 32GB.

Connectivity and Battery
This 3G compatible phone, also offers connectivity in the form of Wifi and Bluetooth. The web surfing is a good experience with the phone. However, it does not support Flash Player 10.1. The Venue Pro is powered by a 1400mAH battery that gave us a battery life of around 19 hours with EDGE continuously on with moderate talking and messaging.

Conclusion
Although Windows 7 mobile phones have not much caught up in India, but it surely is a worthy contender to the smartphone battle. With Symbian going down and Nokia signing up with Microsoft for their Windows 7 mobile platform we will see a flurry of devices in the market. As of now, if you are looking at a simple to use smartphone powered by Windows 7, the Dell Venue Pro makes a good option. The phone retails in India for a price tag of around Rs.25,000.

Share
Share this
Share
Share on Facebook
Pin
Pin this
Share
Share on LinkedIn
  • Dell Venue Pro now available from $99.99
  • Dell Venue Review
  • Dell Streak 5 Review
  • Dell Venue and Venue Pro launched in India

Filed Under: Mobile Phones, Reviews

Worth a read

Fujifilm instax mini 41

Fujifilm India Launches instax mini 41 Analog Instant Camera

June 2, 2025 By News Team Leave a Comment

Fujifilm India has launched the instax mini 41, an analog instant camera priced at Rs. 13,999. The device builds on the design of the previous instax mini 40 model, offering updates in aesthetics and functionality. The mini 41 retains the retro design appeal of its predecessor but brings a sleeker finish in black and dark-toned […]

Colorful iGame M15 Origo and iGame M16 Origo Laptops

Colorful launches iGame M15 Origo and iGame M16 Origo Laptops

May 21, 2025 By News Team Leave a Comment

Colorful has introduced two new laptops in its flagship iGame laptop series. The iGame M15 Origo and iGame M16 Origo laptops come with the top-of-the-line Intel 14th Gen Core HX and Core Ultra processors, along with the latest Nvidia 5060 or 5070 graphics cards. Both gaming laptops come with a display that supports QHD resolution, […]

Synology BeeStation Plus

Synology unveils BeeStation Plus with 8TB storage

May 21, 2025 By News Team Leave a Comment

Synology expanded its BeeStation plug-and-play storage lineup with the all-new BeeStation Plus. The Plus series now comes with 8TB of built-in storage, and compared to the non-Plus variant, the BeeStation Plus is 4.8X faster. Synology introduced the BeeStation series for users who don’t want to deal with the hassle of setting up a NAS. The […]

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Qualcomm intros Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 Mobile Platform

May 15, 2025 By Apurva Leave a Comment

Qualcomm has expanded its mid-tier portfolio with the introduction of the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 processor. As is the trend, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 also focuses on delivering improved AI experiences, which, according to Qualcomm, performs 65% better AI performance with support for Gen AI assistants, large language models (LLMs) running directly on the […]

iGear X-Bass 160 Party Karaoke speaker

iGear launches 160W X-Bass 160 Party Speaker

January 30, 2025 By News Team Leave a Comment

iGear has expanded its party speaker lineup in India with the X-Bass 160. Following the success of X-Bass 60 and X-Bass 100, iGear is upping the ante with the X-Bass 160, which produces 160W of thumping sound. The speaker can be paired wirelessly with another X-Bass 160 and is equipped with trolley wheels, allowing it […]

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Search

Subscribe

New Stories

Acer Swift Lite 14 AI PC

Acer Launches Lightweight AI-Powered Laptop in India 

Airtel x Perplexity

Airtel partners with Perplexity to offer Free 12-month Pro subscription

Colorful Smart 900 Mini PC

Colorful Launches AI-Focused SMART 900 Mini PC

boat Smart Ring Active Plus

boAt launches Smart Ring Active Plus

Fujifilm instax mini 41

Fujifilm India Launches instax mini 41 Analog Instant Camera

More Stories

© Copyright 2018 Tech Ticker · All Rights Reserved · Privacy Policy · Terms of Use

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website.