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| Global Score | |
| 56.1 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Microsoft |
| BlackBerry Tablet OS | Windows RT |
| -- | 2012-06-18 |
| 7.60 x 5.10 x 0.40 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 14.99 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| 170 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4460 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (384 MHz) GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 4.29 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 3.8 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface RT is just a bit better than the BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, with a global score of 58.4 against 56.1. The Microsoft Surface RT construction is just a bit thinner but notably heavier than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+. The Microsoft Surface RT works with Windows RT OS, and BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ works with BlackBerry Tablet OS OS.
Microsoft Surface RT features just a little better performance than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, because it has a much better 520 MHz GPU, 2 more cores and 1 GB more RAM memory. The BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ features a little bit better looking display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a much smaller screen and a much lower 600 x 1024px resolution, it also counts with a quite better amount of pixels in each screen inch.
BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ captures greater videos and photos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a much better 5 MP resolution back camera. The Microsoft Surface RT features a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, because it has more internal memory capacity.
The BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ has a really longer battery life than Microsoft Surface RT.
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