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| Global Score | |
| 54.2 | 61.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Asus |
| BlackBerry Tablet OS | -- |
| 2010-09-27 | 2016-06-23 |
| 7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 inches | 8.08 x 5.37 x 0.30 inches |
| 14.11 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 180.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4430 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (Dual-Core 304 MHz) GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 4680mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus ZenPad Z8 has a score of 61.9, which is much better than the BlackBerry PlayBook's global score of 54.2. The Asus ZenPad Z8 is a much newer tablet, and it's also noticeably lighter and much thinner than BlackBerry PlayBook. Asus ZenPad Z8 counts with a bit better hardware performance than BlackBerry PlayBook, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with more cores and 1 GB more RAM.
Asus ZenPad Z8 has a much better looking screen than BlackBerry PlayBook, because it has a quite larger screen, a much higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a way higher pixel amount per display inch. Asus ZenPad Z8 takes a little bit better pictures and videos than BlackBerry PlayBook, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Asus ZenPad Z8 also has a camera in the back with lot more mega pixels.
The BlackBerry PlayBook counts with a bigger storage to install applications and games than Asus ZenPad Z8, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 48 GB more internal memory capacity. Asus ZenPad Z8 counts with a much better battery performance than BlackBerry PlayBook.
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