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BlackBerry 4G LTE PlayBook vs LG Optimus G E970

General Info

Manufacturer
BlackBerry LG
Announced
August 2012 September 2012
Status
Available - August 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors
Black Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
194 x 130 x 10 mm
(7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
130.8 x 71.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.15 x 2.82 x 0.33 in)
Weight
425 g (14.99 oz) 147.1 g (5.19.0.04 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 700 / 1700 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100
Messaging
, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen True HD-IPS + LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
7.0 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
54.38% 66.97%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
BlackBerry Tablet OS v2.0 Android OS, v4.0.x (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1.1
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MDM9615/APQ8064 [Similar]
GPU
- Adreno 320 [Similar]
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB
External Memory
No microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization
Video
Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light
Front Camera
Yes, 3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
No Yes
Edge
No Yes
3G
HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 64 GB, 16 GB included
USB OTG
- Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Po battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity
5300 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by
- Up to 324 h
Talk Time
- Up to 10 h
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