Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 4G LTE PlayBook vs Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular

BlackBerry 4G LTE PlayBook
blackberry 4g lte playbook
Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular
apple ipad 4 wi-fi + cellular
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Apple
Announced August 2012 October 2012
Status Available - August 2012 Available - November 2012
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 9.4 mm
(9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 425 g (14.99 oz) 662 g (23.35 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1459/ A1460
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1460
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1459/ A1460
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1459
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry Tablet OS v2.0 iOS 6
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A6X [Similar]
GPU - PowerVR SGX543MP4 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 9.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 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 + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot (carrier dependant)
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage
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 Non-removable Li-Po battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 5300 mAh 11,560 mAh (42.5 Wh)
Stand by - Up to 720 h
Talk Time - Up to 9 h