Phone Comparison - BlackBerry PlayBook 2012 vs Asus Google Nexus 7

BlackBerry PlayBook 2012
blackberry playbook 2012
Asus Google Nexus 7
asus google nexus 7
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Asus
Announced Not officially announced yet June 2012
Status Cancelled Available - July 2012
Colors Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 194 x 130 x 10 mm
(7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
Weight 425 g (14.99 oz) 340 g (11.99 oz)
2G Network 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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry Tablet OS, v2.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, TI OMAP 4460 [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 32 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] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.38% 59.45%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 1.2 MP [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Video-calling
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 3 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 4800 mAh 4325 mAh
Stand by - 300 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h