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BlackBerry PlayBook
64 GB
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| Global Score | |
| 54.2 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Amazon |
| BlackBerry Tablet OS | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2010-09-27 | 2013-09-25 |
| 7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 14.11 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 180.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| LCD | LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4430 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (Dual-Core 304 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.04 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is way better than BlackBerry PlayBook, with a global score of 68.5 against 54.2. The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has Android 4.2.2 OS, while BlackBerry PlayBook works with BlackBerry Tablet OS OS. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a noticeably newer tablet, and it's also just a bit lighter and notably thinner than the BlackBerry PlayBook.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features an incredibly better screen than BlackBerry PlayBook, because it has a larger display, a way better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels and a lot higher display density. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has as much memory for applications, games, photos and videos as the BlackBerry PlayBook one, both of them have equal internal memory.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a quite better performance than BlackBerry PlayBook, because although it has a slower 450 MHz graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores. BlackBerry PlayBook has just a bit better camera than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, although it has a back-facing camera with much less mega pixels resolution.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9's battery duration is very similar to the BlackBerry PlayBook one.
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