Apple iPad 2 CDMA vs BlackBerry PlayBook 2012
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | BlackBerry |
| Announced | |
| March 2011 | Not officially announced yet |
| Status | |
| Available - March 2011 | Cancelled |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm (9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in) |
194 x 130 x 10 mm (7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 in) |
| Weight | |
| 607 g (21.41 oz) | 425 g (14.99 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| CDMA 800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 6.0 | BlackBerry Tablet OS, v2.0 |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar] | Dual-core 1.5 GHz, TI OMAP 4460 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] | |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage | 32/64 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps | HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | Yes, v2.1, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n |
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Browser | |
| HTML (Safari) | HTML5, Adobe Flash |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM | 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable, Li-Po Battery | Standard battery, Li-Po |
| Capacity | |
| 6930 mAh | 4800 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 10 h |