Phone Comparison - BlackBerry PlayBook 2012 vs Acer Iconia Tab B1-A71 vs Asus Fonepad 7

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Acer Asus
Announced Not officially announced yet January 2013 September 2013
Status Cancelled Available - January 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Black Black Sapphire black, Diamond white
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 194 x 130 x 10 mm
(7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
197.4 x 128.5 x 11.3 mm
(7.77 x 5.06 x 0.44 in)
120 x 196.8 x 10.5 mm
(4.72 x 7.75 x 0.41 in)
Weight 425 g (14.99 oz) 320 g (11.29 oz) 340 g (11.99 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry Tablet OS, v2.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, TI OMAP 4460 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Mediatek MT8317 Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560
GPU PowerVR SGX531u PowerVR SGX544MP2
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 8/16 GB 8/16/32 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.0 inches 7.0 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.38% 54.07% 59.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels VGA, 640x480 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging - Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 3 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps - HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1, EDR Yes, v4.0 Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 512 MB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB 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 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 Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4800 mAh 2710 mAh 3950 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 840 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h - Up to 10 h (Multimedia)
Up to 28 h (3G)