Phone Comparison - BlackBerry PlayBook 2012 vs Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular

BlackBerry PlayBook 2012
blackberry playbook 2012
Apple iPad 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular
apple ipad 4 wi-fi + cellular
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Apple
Announced Not officially announced yet October 2012
Status Cancelled 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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1459/ A1460
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1460
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1459/ A1460
4G Network - 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, TI OMAP 4460 [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 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 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, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 3 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps 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, 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 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 Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 4800 mAh 11,560 mAh (42.5 Wh)
Stand by - Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 9 h