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BlackBerry PlayBook
Global Score
54.259.5
Basic Information
BlackberryAcer
BlackBerry Tablet OSWindows 8 Pro
2010-09-27--
7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 inches10.18 x 6.59 x 0.35 inches
14.11 ounces20.46 ounces
--Gray
Scratch-Resistant Glass--
$ 180.00$ 125.00
Display / Screen
7 inches10.1 inches
1024 x 600 pixels 1366 x 768 pixels
LCDIPS LCD
170 pixels per inch155 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
6.77.1
Performance
TI OMAP4430 chipsetIntel Atom Z2760 chipset
ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processorSaltwell (Dual-Core 1800 MHz) processor
1 GB RAM2 GB RAM
PowerVR SGX540 (Dual-Core 304 MHz) GPUPowerVR SGX 545 GPU
8.018.37
Storage
64 GB internal memory64 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot
7.79.46
Camera
5.00 MP + 3.00 MP8.00 MP + 2.00 MP
1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution--
7.046.38
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
--UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM
--SIM
2.42.9
Battery Life
Li-Ion Battery3540mAh Li-Polymer Battery
Non-Removable BatteryRemovable Battery
1.365.52
Other Features
Bluetooth 2.1, EDRBluetooth 4.0
GPSGPS
--NFC
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor

Comparison review

Acer Iconia W511 is a bit better than the BlackBerry PlayBook, getting a overall score of 59.5 against 54.2. The Acer Iconia W511 is a somewhat thinner but incredibly heavier tablet than the BlackBerry PlayBook. Acer Iconia W511 comes with Windows 8 Pro operating system, while BlackBerry PlayBook counts with BlackBerry Tablet OS operating system.

The Acer Iconia W511 counts with a little bit better display than BlackBerry PlayBook, because although it has a just a little worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a way bigger display and a higher resolution of 768 x 1366. Acer Iconia W511 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than BlackBerry PlayBook, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Acer Iconia W511 also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 64 GB.

Acer Iconia W511 features a little better performance than BlackBerry PlayBook, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, and they both have a Dual-Core processor, the Acer Iconia W511 also counts with a larger amount of RAM. The Acer Iconia W511 features a superior battery life than BlackBerry PlayBook.

The BlackBerry PlayBook has a better camera than Acer Iconia W511, although it has a back-facing camera with way less megapixels.

The Acer Iconia W511 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.




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