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| Global Score | |
| 54.2 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Apple |
| BlackBerry Tablet OS | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2010-09-27 | 2020-10-16 |
| 7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 14.11 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 180.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4430 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| PowerVR SGX540 (Dual-Core 304 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.01 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.04 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2020) has a global score of 71.7, which is much better than BlackBerry PlayBook's 54.2 score. IPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system, while BlackBerry PlayBook works with BlackBerry Tablet OS operating system. The iPad Air (2020) construction is noticeably newer and a lot thinner than BlackBerry PlayBook's, but it is somewhat heavier.
Apple iPad Air (2020) features a sharper display than BlackBerry PlayBook, because it has a lot larger display, a way better amount of pixels per inch in the display and a lot higher 1640 x 2360 pixels resolution. IPad Air (2020) counts with as much memory capacity to store more games and applications as the BlackBerry PlayBook, both of them have the same internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air (2020) has a lot better hardware performance than BlackBerry PlayBook, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU and a greater number of cores (and they are faster). The Apple iPad Air (2020)'s battery life is just as good as the BlackBerry PlayBook one.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) shoots greater photographs and videos than BlackBerry PlayBook, because it has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a back camera with way more MP.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) costs a lot more than BlackBerry PlayBook, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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