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| Global Score | |
| 56.1 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Apple |
| BlackBerry Tablet OS | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| -- | 2017-03-24 |
| 7.60 x 5.10 x 0.40 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 14.99 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4460 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (384 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3.8 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 9.7-inch is much better than the BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, with a general score of 65.4 against 56.1. The iPad 9.7-inch construction is thinner but heavier than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+. IPad 9.7-inch comes with iOS 13.x operating system, while BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ counts with BlackBerry Tablet OS operating system.
IPad 9.7-inch counts with a bit better hardware performance than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, and they both have the same number of cores, the iPad 9.7-inch also counts with a greater amount of RAM. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with a little sharper screen than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, because it has a lot better screen density, a way higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a really larger screen.
The BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ has a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than Apple iPad 9.7-inch. The iPad 9.7-inch counts with a really longer battery performance than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity against 4800mAh. The iPad 9.7-inch features a very superior camera than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, because it has a back facing camera with a way higher resolution.
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