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| Global Score | |
| 56.1 | 62.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry Tablet OS | Android 4.0 |
| -- | 2012-10-09 |
| 7.60 x 5.10 x 0.40 inches | 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches |
| 14.99 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| -- | $ 420.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | Super PLS LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4460 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (384 MHz) GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| 6.05 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G) and EV-DO A |
| 3.8 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Battery | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 has a general score of 62.7, which is much better than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+'s overall score of 56.1. Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is a a little bit thinner but incredibly heavier tablet device than the BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+. Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 counts with Android 4.0 operating system, and BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ has BlackBerry Tablet OS operating system.
The BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ and the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 both feature similar CPUs, and although the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 has a faster graphics processing unit working at 400 MHz, they both have a Dual-Core CPU and the same RAM memory amount. The BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ has a little more vivid display than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because although it has a really smaller display and a much lower resolution of 600 x 1024px, it also counts with a quite greater display density.
The BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because it has a way higher 5 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera. BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ counts with a greater storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 24 GB more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 features a way better battery life than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, because it has a 7000mAh battery capacity.
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