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| Global Score | |
| 54.2 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Apple |
| BlackBerry Tablet OS | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2010-09-27 | -- |
| 7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 inches | -- |
| 14.11 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 180.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| LCD | -- |
| 170 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4430 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (Dual-Core 304 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.01 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.04 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has a general score of 60.6, which is better than the BlackBerry PlayBook's general score of 54.2. The iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) is a heavier but way thinner tablet device than the BlackBerry PlayBook. IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and BlackBerry PlayBook counts with BlackBerry Tablet OS operating system.
The BlackBerry PlayBook features a little bit better display than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a lot smaller screen, a quite lower pixel density and a lot worse 600 x 1024 pixels resolution. BlackBerry PlayBook and Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) have incredibly similar memory capacity for games and applications, both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity.
BlackBerry PlayBook has a much greater hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a GPU. IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has a much better camera than BlackBerry PlayBook, because it has a way better 12 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back.
IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s battery duration is very similar to BlackBerry PlayBook's battery life.
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