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| Global Score | |
| 56.1 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry Tablet OS | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| -- | 2016-04-01 |
| 7.60 x 5.10 x 0.40 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 14.99 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 7 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 170 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4460 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (384 MHz) GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| 3.8 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a global score of 60.4, which is a bit better than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+'s 56.1 global score. Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s body is somewhat thinner and a lot lighter than the BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+. The Galaxy Tab A (2016) works with Android 5.1 Lollipop OS, while BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ works with BlackBerry Tablet OS OS.
Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with a screen that's just as good as BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+'s screen, and although the Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a better resolution of 800 x 1280 and more pixels per inch in the screen, they both have a same size display. The BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with an extra GPU.
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with just a bit more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, because although it has only 8 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports up to 200 GB. BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ counts with superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a 4800mAh battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab A (2016) takes much better photographs and videos than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+. Both of them have a 5 MP resolution camera.
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