Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi vs BlackBerry PlayBook 2012 vs Acer Iconia Tab A1-810

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple BlackBerry Acer
Announced March 2011 Not officially announced yet May 2013
Status Available - March 2011 Cancelled Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
194 x 130 x 10 mm
(7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
208.7 x 145.7 x 11.1 mm
(8.22 x 5.74 x 0.44 in)
Weight 601 g (21.2 oz) 425 g (14.99 oz) 410 g (14.46 oz)
2G Network N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 BlackBerry Tablet OS, v2.0 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, TI OMAP 4460 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MediaTek MT8125
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches 7.0 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 54.38% 63.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features No Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 3 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes No
Edge No Yes No
3G No HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1, EDR Yes, v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6930 mAh (25 Wh) 4800 mAh 3250 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h - Up to 350 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h Up to 10 h (Multimedia)