Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 56.1 | 70 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry Tablet OS | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| -- | 2017-11-01 |
| 7.60 x 5.10 x 0.40 inches | 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 14.99 ounces | 14.78 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | $ 520.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4460 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (384 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3.8 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Battery | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 2 is a lot better than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, with a general score of 70 against 56.1. Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ has BlackBerry Tablet OS operating system. Galaxy Tab Active 2's design is just a bit thinner and a little lighter than the BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a bit faster CPU than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ has just a bit better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, although it has a little bit worse quantity of pixels per inch of screen, a lot worse resolution of 600 x 1024 pixels and a quite smaller screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a very superior camera than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, because it has a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a much better memory capacity for applications and games than BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+, because although it has only 16 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ has a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a 4800mAh battery capacity.
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