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| Global Score | |
| 56.1 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Apple |
| BlackBerry Tablet OS | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| -- | 2013-10-22 |
| 7.60 x 5.10 x 0.40 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 14.99 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 273.00 |
| 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 | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4460 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (384 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3.8 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air has a general score of 77.9, which is much better than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+'s 56.1 score. Apple iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x OS, and BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ counts with BlackBerry Tablet OS OS. The Apple iPad Air is a extremely thinner but somewhat heavier tablet than the BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+.
The iPad Air has a lot better screen than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, because it has a lot better pixel amount per inch of display, a much higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a much larger display. Apple iPad Air counts with a quite better hardware performance than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, and although they both have 1 GB of RAM and a Dual-Core CPU, the Apple iPad Air also has a better GPU working at 600 MHz and a 64 bits CPU.
Apple iPad Air has a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, because it has more internal memory capacity. IPad Air has a very superior battery lifetime than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, because it has an 8820mAh battery size.
The iPad Air features a very superior camera than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+. Both have the same resolution back facing camera.
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