Phone Comparison - BlackBerry PlayBook 2012 vs Apple iPad 2 CDMA

BlackBerry PlayBook 2012
blackberry playbook 2012
Apple iPad 2 CDMA
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Apple
Announced Not officially announced yet March 2011
Status Cancelled Available - March 2011
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 194 x 130 x 10 mm
(7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in)
Weight 425 g (14.99 oz) 607 g (21.41 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry Tablet OS, v2.0 iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 6.0
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, TI OMAP 4460 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No No

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable, Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4800 mAh 6930 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h -