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the dell venue 8 7000 is a super slim android tablet with the stylish flair and unique photography chops in fact it might be one of the best tablets out there I'm xiomara Blanco for cnet let's take a closer look currently the venue 8 7000 is the skinniest tablet available at six millimeters thin it's slimmer than the ipad air tube and weighing in at a little over half a pound it's also lighter the eight incher barely has any bezels saved for the one that houses the speaker and 2-megapixel front-facing camera despite its slenderness it's sturdy aluminum body feels solid and comfortable when holding it the dell venue 8 7000 runs a mostly pure version of Android KitKat 4.4 with an expected upgrade to lollipop 5.0 soon it houses an Intel Atom quad-core processor 2 gigabytes of ram 16 gigabytes of internal storage and a microSD card reader it boasts an 8.4 inch LED display with a 2560 by 1600 pixel resolution that looks vividly sharp and colorful Amy graphics and HD video are impressively crystal-clear basic tasks like searching the web streaming video and playing simple mobile games run without a hitch even large games and apps load swiftly the performance is typically fast lagging is more frequent than I like especially when downloading apps and switching screen orientations the main attraction to this tablet is its intel realsense snapshot depth camera it's similar to electro camera and offers unique photo capabilities for a tablet there are three lenses on the back that provide depth information which after taking the image allows you to change the focal point the ability to choose your point of focus after you take the picture can come in handy not just for the arty farty folks but also for those who want to take a quick photo and worry about the details later the venue 8 7000 also comes pre-loaded with powerful photo editing software so if you do want to let your inner tablet photographer out you can definitely do so taking a photo using the realsense camera is a little awkward the tablet has to be held with the big bezel on top and the dell upside down because otherwise your hands can easily block the cameras aside from being confusing the issue with holding the tablet like this is that it's easy and common to accidentally press the discrete power and volume buttons there's definitely a learning curve to using the camera though as a photography enthusiast I've enjoyed trying to master I'm still getting to know the tablet so for an in-depth look check out my full review I'm xiomara Blanco frisina and this has been a first look at the dell venue 8 7000