Phone Comparison - Apple iPad 2 CDMA vs BlackBerry PlayBook 2012

Apple iPad 2 CDMA
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BlackBerry PlayBook 2012
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general 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

hardware 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

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.01% 54.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 0.7 MP, 960 x 720 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features No Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 3 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity 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

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
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 Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 6930 mAh 4800 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h