Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 4G LTE PlayBook vs Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular

BlackBerry 4G LTE PlayBook
blackberry 4g lte playbook
Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular
apple ipad mini wi-fi + cellular
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Apple
Announced August 2012 October 2012
Status Available - August 2012 Available - November 2012
Colors Black Black/Slate, White/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 194 x 130 x 10 mm
(7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 in)
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.28 in (0.31 x 0.21 x 0.01 in))
Weight 425 g (14.99 oz) 312 g (11.01 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1454/ A1455
CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1455
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1454/ A1455
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1454
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry Tablet OS v2.0 iOS 6
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar]
GPU - PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 7.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (162 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.38% 71.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB 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 5300 mAh 16.3 Wh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h