BlackBerry 4G LTE PlayBook vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| BlackBerry | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| August 2012 | February 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - August 2012 | Available - April 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) |
193.7 x 122.4 x 10.5 mm (7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 in) |
| Weight | |
| 425 g (14.99 oz) | 344 g (12.13 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 | HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 / 1700 | - |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| BlackBerry Tablet OS v2.0 | Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar] | Dual-core 1 GHz, TI OMAP 4430 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage | 8/16/32 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
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 | |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, v2.0, USB Host support |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5, Adobe Flash | HTML, Adobe Flash |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 8/16/32 GB storage, 1GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po battery | Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Capacity | |
| 5300 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 1190 h (2G) Up to 1080 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 40 h (2G) Up to 20 h (3G) |