A few days back, RIM just left the cat out of the bag and yesterday announced a software upgrade for its first ever tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook. RIM’s Playbook will be having some interesting dedicated apps – Video Chat, FaceBook, and BlackBerry Messenger. Having all the best specifications, and its powerful hardware, it will give tough competition to the tablet winner Apple iPad 2 and the recently launched Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, which is the world’s slimmest tablet at present.
RIM’s BlackBerry PlayBook built with QNX based BlackBerry tablet OS, sporting a 7 inch LCD display, 5MP rear camera, 3MP front-facing camera, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n + WiMax (4G), Wi-Fi + LTE, Wi-Fi + HSPA+ capabilities, 1080p HD Video Playback Capability, 16GB / 32GB / 64GB memory storage and powered by a dual-core 1GHz Cortex A9-based processor.
Read: BlackBerry PlayBook Full Specifications.
Apple iPad 2 runs with the latest iOS 4.3 on a 1GHz dual-core A5 chipset, 9.7 inches display, dual-cameras, improved graphics, thinner body, 1080p HD video out, 720p HD video recording capability, both AT&T and Verizon connectivity and more.
Check out the Full Specifications Of Apple iPad 2.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet is filled with Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS skinned with TouchWiz UX, dual-core 1GHz chipset, dual-cameras (3MP rear camera with AF, LED flash & 2MP front-facing camera), Bluetooth (3.0 for 8.9 Tab, 2.1 for 10.1 Tab), 1080p HD video playback, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Flash Player 10.2, Samsung Mini Apps Tray, Social Hub, Reader’s Hub, Music Hub, Android Market, and powered by 6000mAh battery and much more.
Read: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Full Specifications.
BlackBerry PlayBook Vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Vs. Apple iPad 2
Apple iPad 2
| Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
| BlackBerry PlayBook
| |
OS | iOS 4.3 | Android 3.0 Honeycomb | QNX based BlackBerry OS |
Display & Resolution | 9.7 inches IPS LCD 1024×768 pixels | 10.1 inches WXGA | 7 inches LCD |
Processor | 1GHz Dual-Core A5 | 1GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 Dual-Core | 1GHz Cortex A9 Dual-Core |
RAM | 512MB | 1GB | 1GB |
Memory Storage | 16GB / 32GB / 64GB | 16GB / 32GB / 64GB | 16GB / 32GB / 64GB |
Micro-SD Card Slot | No | Yes | No |
Rear-Camera | Yes | 3 MP with LED Flash 1080p, 720p HD Video Recording Capable | 5 MP with LED Flash 1080p, 720p HD Video Recording Capable |
Front-Camera | VGA | 2 MP | 3 MP |
Connecting Ports | No | USB 2.0 | USB 2.0 |
Wi-Fi | 802.11 b/g/n | 802.11 b/g/n | 802.11 b/g/n |
3G | Quadband HSPA | UMTS/GSM/HSDPA | UMTS/GSM/HSDPA |
4G Support | No | HSPA+ 4G | HSPA+ 4G |
Apps | Apple Appstore | Android Market | BlackBerry App World |
Barometer | No | No | No |
Gyroscope | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Accelerometer | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Adobe Flash | No | Yes | Yes |
Battery | Li-Ion 6930mAh; | Li-ion 6860mAh; 10 Hours Playback
| Li-Ion 5300mAh 10 Hours Playback |
Dimensions & Weight | 241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 | 256.6 x 172.9 x 8.6 mm | 130 x 194 x 10 mm |
Carrier | AT&T, Verizon | Yet To Be Known | Yet To Be Known |
Price | $829(64GB), | $499(16GB), | $499(16GB), |
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Super Sold to the BB playbook gotta say for a new offering RIM has done a great job to compete vigorously with its fellow competitors and that makes me proud as a sound Blackberry fan *claps his hands in praise to RIM*