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BlackBerry PlayBook
16 GBApple iPad 2
16 GB Wi-Fi
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| Global Score | |
| 50.9 | 57 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Apple |
| BlackBerry Tablet OS | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x |
| 2010-09-27 | 2011-03-02 |
| 7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches |
| 14.11 ounces | 21.20 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 400.00 | $ 280.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP 4430 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.74 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.00 MP | 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 5.28 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 2 is better than BlackBerry PlayBook, having a general score of 57 against 50.9. The iPad 2 counts with iOS 7.x operating system, and BlackBerry PlayBook counts with BlackBerry Tablet OS operating system. Although iPad 2 and BlackBerry PlayBook were released only 5 months apart, the iPad 2 design is somewhat thinner but heavier.
BlackBerry PlayBook features a bit better looking display than iPad 2, because although it has a really smaller display and a little worse resolution of 600 x 1024 pixels, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display. The BlackBerry PlayBook and the iPad 2 feature extremely similar storage to store more games and applications, both have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad 2 counts with just a bit better performance than BlackBerry PlayBook, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, and they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad 2 also counts with a much better graphics co-processor working at 400 megahertz. The Apple iPad 2 counts with a superior battery performance than BlackBerry PlayBook.
The BlackBerry PlayBook shoots much better photographs and videos than iPad 2, because it has a much better resolution back facing camera and a much better 1920x1080 video definition.
IPad 2 is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making this tablet an obvious call.
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