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Sep282010
iPad vs BlackBerry PlayBook Specs
Brandon Davenport
Titan of the tablet industry, Apple, came under fire yesterday when the BlackBerry PlayBook was announced. Geeks have been absolutely raving over the device — sporting a dual-core processor, multitasking, two HD cameras, a 7” multitouch display and 1GB of RAM (just to name a few things) and it’s undoubtedly the device that geeks have been waiting for. The iPad until now has been un-touched by the few competitors it has, and Blackberry seems to be on the right track to undermining the iPad. One thing is for sure — once HP announces the WebOS Slate, things are going to get very messy…
Apple iPad and BlackBerry PlayBook Specs Comparison
| Gadget Specs | BlackBerry PlayBook | Apple iPad |
| Screen | 7-inch LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA, capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch and gesture support | 9.7-inch capacitive touchscreen IPS LED display with Multitouch |
| Mobile OS | BlackBerry Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing | iOS 4 / iOS 4.2 |
| Processor | 1 GHz dual-core processor | Custom 1GHz Apple “A4” chip |
| RAM | 1 GB RAM | 256 MB |
| Storage | 16GB and 32GB | 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB |
| Camera(s) | Dual HD cameras (3 MP front facing, 5 MP rear facing), supports 1080p HD video recording | N.A. |
| Output | HDMI video output (microHDMI), microUSB, (headphone jack not mentioned) | 30-pin Dock connector, 3.5mm Audio Jack, Built in Speakers |
| Input | microUSB, charging contacts, (Mic not mentioned) | 30-pin Dock connector, Microphone |
| Wireless | 3G, 4G, Wi-Fi - 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR | 3G, 802.11a/b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, A-GPS |
| Dimensions | 5.1”x7.6”x0.4” (130mm x 193mm x 10mm) — 0.9 lb or 400g | 9.56”x7.47”x0.5” (242.8mm x 189.7mm x 13.4 mm) — 1.5lb (WiFi model), 1.6lb (3G Model) |
| Battery | N.A. | 25WHr li-ion, up to 10hrs |
| Video Formats | 1080p HD Video, H.264, MPEG, DivX, WMV | 720p HD Video, M4V, MP4, MOV |
| Audio Formats | MP3, AAC, WMA | MP3, AAC, AIFF, WAV |
How do you feel about these two Tablets? — Leave a comment below!
