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BlackBerry PlayBook
Global Score
54.258.6
Basic Information
BlackberryAmazon
BlackBerry Tablet OSAndroid 9.0 Pie
2010-09-272020-05-14
7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 inches7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches
14.11 ounces12.52 ounces
--Black, Plum, Twilight blue and White
Scratch-Resistant Glass--
$ 180.00$ 90.00
Display / Screen
7 inches8 inches
1024 x 600 pixels 1280 x 800 pixels
LCDIPS LCD
170 pixels per inch189 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
6.76.6
Performance
TI OMAP4430 chipsetMediaTek MT8168 chipset
ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processorArm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 2000 MHz) processor
1 GB RAM2 GB RAM
PowerVR SGX540 (Dual-Core 304 MHz) GPUMali G52 MC1 GPU
8.018.73
Storage
64 GB internal memory32 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot
7.711.08
Camera
5.00 MP + 3.00 MP2.00 MP + 2.00 MP
1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution
7.045.28
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
2.42.4
Battery Life
Li-Ion Battery--
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
1.361.36
Other Features
Bluetooth 2.1, EDRBluetooth 5.0
GPSGPS
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer and Light Sensor

Comparison review

Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) has a general score of 58.6, which is a bit better than the BlackBerry PlayBook's score of 54.2. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while BlackBerry PlayBook works with BlackBerry Tablet OS operating system. Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s body is notably newer, lighter and a little thinner than the BlackBerry PlayBook.

Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with just a bit better processing power than BlackBerry PlayBook, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with more cpu cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. BlackBerry PlayBook has a bit sharper display than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), although it has a way lower resolution of 600 x 1024, a just a little lower quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a quite smaller screen.

The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) counts with a much better storage for games and applications than BlackBerry PlayBook, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 1000 GB. The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020)'s battery lifetime is very similar to the BlackBerry PlayBook one.

BlackBerry PlayBook takes greater photographs and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020), because it has a lot better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a much better resolution camera.

The Amazon Fire HD 8 (2020) not only is the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets.




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