Phone Comparison - BlackBerry PlayBook 2012 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 P5210

BlackBerry PlayBook 2012
blackberry playbook 2012
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 P5210
samsung galaxy tab 3 10.1 p5210
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Samsung
Announced Not officially announced yet June 2013
Status Cancelled Coming Soon - Q3 2013
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 194 x 130 x 10 mm
(7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
243.1 x 176.1 x 8 mm
(9.57 x 6.93 x 0.31 in)
Weight 425 g (14.99 oz) 510 g (17.99 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 SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry Tablet OS, v2.0 Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, TI OMAP 4460 [Similar] Dual-core 1.6 GHz [Similar]
GPU -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 10.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.38% 69.51%
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] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 3 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - Supported

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 6800 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h -