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| Global Score | |
| 54.2 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry Tablet OS | Android 11 |
| 2010-09-27 | 2022-01-13 |
| 7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 14.11 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| -- | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 180.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| LCD | TFT |
| 170 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4430 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (Dual-Core 304 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 8.01 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.04 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A8 has a general score of 62.6, which is much better than BlackBerry PlayBook's overall score of 54.2. Galaxy Tab A8's body is much newer and thinner, but incredibly heavier than BlackBerry PlayBook. Galaxy Tab A8 comes with Android 11 operating system, while BlackBerry PlayBook counts with BlackBerry Tablet OS operating system.
BlackBerry PlayBook features an extremely better processing unit than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with an extra GPU. The BlackBerry PlayBook has a little sharper display than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a way lower 600 x 1024 pixels resolution, a much smaller display and a quite lower count of pixels per inch of display.
The BlackBerry PlayBook shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a back-facing camera with a lot lower resolution. Galaxy Tab A8 has a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than BlackBerry PlayBook, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a much longer battery life than BlackBerry PlayBook.
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