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Alcatel Pixi 8
EMEA 4 GBEMEA
BlackBerry PlayBook
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 48.9 | 52 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | Blackberry |
| Android 4.4 | BlackBerry Tablet OS |
| 0000-00-00 | 2010-09-27 |
| 8.23 x 4.90 x 0.36 inches | 7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 inches |
| 11.46 ounces | 14.11 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Purple and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 90.00 | $ 75.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| TFT | LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | TI OMAP 4430 chipset |
| Single-Core 1200 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.56 | 7.74 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 3.82 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.17 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3240mAh Li-Ion Battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
BlackBerry PlayBook has an overall score of 52, which is just a bit better than the Alcatel Pixi 8's overall score of 48.9. BlackBerry PlayBook works with BlackBerry Tablet OS operating system, while Alcatel Pixi 8 works with Android 4.4 operating system. Despite being the best tablet in this comparison review, BlackBerry PlayBook's body is somewhat heavier and just a little thicker than the Alcatel Pixi 8.
The BlackBerry PlayBook features just a little better performance than Alcatel Pixi 8, because it has a larger amount of RAM, more cpu cores (although slower) and a graphics co-processor. The Alcatel Pixi 8 has a bit more vivid display than BlackBerry PlayBook, because it has a little larger screen, a better 800 x 1280 resolution and a little more pixels per screen inch.
The BlackBerry PlayBook has a much better camera than Alcatel Pixi 8, because it has a lot higher 5 megapixels resolution back-facing camera. BlackBerry PlayBook has much more memory capacity to install applications and games than Alcatel Pixi 8, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Alcatel Pixi 8 has a very superior battery duration than BlackBerry PlayBook.
BlackBerry PlayBook not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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