Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 4G LTE PlayBook vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)

BlackBerry 4G LTE PlayBook
blackberry 4g lte playbook
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)
samsung galaxy tab 2 (7.0)
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general 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

hardware 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

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen PLS 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% 57.85%
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 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity 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

memory 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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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-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)