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| Global Score | |
| 54.2 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Blackberry | Samsung |
| BlackBerry Tablet OS | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2010-09-27 | 2017-03-24 |
| 7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 14.11 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| -- | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 180.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 170 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4430 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (Dual-Core 304 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S3 has a global score of 75.2, which is much better than BlackBerry PlayBook's general score of 54.2. The Galaxy Tab S3 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while BlackBerry PlayBook comes with BlackBerry Tablet OS operating system. The Galaxy Tab S3 body is extremely newer and a lot thinner than BlackBerry PlayBook's, but it's also a little heavier.
The Galaxy Tab S3 features a bit more vivid screen than BlackBerry PlayBook, because it has a lot larger screen, a way higher display density and a lot better 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a bigger memory capacity for applications and games than BlackBerry PlayBook, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a better processing power than BlackBerry PlayBook, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with more CPU cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a way better camera than BlackBerry PlayBook, because it has a back-facing camera with a way higher 13 mega-pixels resolution and a way higher (4K) video quality.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a way better battery duration than BlackBerry PlayBook.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 costs more than BlackBerry PlayBook, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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