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BlackBerry PlayBook
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 47.9 | 52 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Blackberry |
| Android 4.2.2 | BlackBerry Tablet OS |
| 2013-09-25 | 2010-09-27 |
| 7.52 x 5.04 x 0.42 inches | 7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 inches |
| 12.17 ounces | 14.11 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 169.00 | $ 75.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | TI OMAP 4430 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 7.74 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 5.00 MP + 3.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
BlackBerry PlayBook has an overall score of 52, which is a bit better than the Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013)'s general score of 47.9. The BlackBerry PlayBook comes with BlackBerry Tablet OS OS, and Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013) works with Android 4.2.2 OS. BlackBerry PlayBook's design is a little bit thinner than Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013), but it's somewhat heavier and was released many years before.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013) has a slightly better looking screen than BlackBerry PlayBook, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013) also has a greater pixel density and a higher 800 x 1280 resolution. BlackBerry PlayBook features a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013), because it has 32 GB internal memory.
Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013) has a bit superior CPU than BlackBerry PlayBook, although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, they both have 1 GB of RAM memory and 2 processing cores. The BlackBerry PlayBook has a battery life that's just as good as the Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013) one.
BlackBerry PlayBook takes much clearer photos and videos than Amazon Kindle Fire HD (2013).
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, BlackBerry PlayBook is also by far the cheapest.
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