Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 4G LTE PlayBook vs HP Slate 7

BlackBerry 4G LTE PlayBook
blackberry 4g lte playbook
HP Slate 7
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general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry HP
Announced August 2012 February 2013
Status Available - August 2012 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Black/Silver, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 194 x 130 x 10 mm
(7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
197.1 x 116.1 x 10.7 mm
(7.76 x 4.57 x 0.42 in)
Weight 425 g (14.99 oz) 372 g (13.12 oz)
2G Network N/A
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 N/A
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry Tablet OS v2.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar] Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Cortex-A9 [Similar]
GPU - -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen FFS+ LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches [Similar] 7.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.38% 59.94%
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] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, -
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No No
Edge No No
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support -
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

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 Non-removable battery
Capacity 5300 mAh -
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 5 h (media)