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BlackBerry PlayBook vs Apple iPad (2025)

BlackBerry PlayBook

BlackBerry PlayBook

Announced On:September, 2010

Apple iPad (2025)

Apple iPad (2025)

Announced On:March, 2025

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BlackBerry PlayBook vs Apple iPad (2025)

BlackBerry PlayBook	Apple iPad (2025)

Price
EUR: €120	EUR: €400
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
194 x 130 x 10 mm (7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)	248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm (9.79 x 7.07 x 0.28 in)
Weight
425 g (14.99 oz)	477 g (Wi-Fi) / 481 g (LTE) (1.05 lb)
Build
	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support
Colors
Black	Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow
Models
	A3355, A3356, A3354

Type
Display
TFT	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
7.0 inches, 137.9 cm² (~54.7% screen-to-body ratio)	11.0 inches, 357.6 cm² (~80.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 ppi density)	1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Technology
Network
No cellular connectivity	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 A3355
5G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 A3355, A3356

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
16GB ROM, 1GB RAM 32GB ROM, 1GB RAM 64GB ROM, 1GB RAM	128GB ROM, 6GB RAM 256GB ROM, 6GB RAM 512GB ROM, 6GB RAM
Card Slot
No	No
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields

GPRS
Connectivity
No
EDGE
No
Speed
	HSPA, LTE, 5G cellular model only
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
2.1, EDR	5.3, A2DP, EDR, LE
USB
microUSB 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS
Yes
NFC
	No

Main Camera
Camera
5 MP, AF	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
Camera Features
	HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
3 MP Video: 1080p@30fps	12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide) Features: HDR Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
Media MP3/WMA/AAC+
Video Format Support
DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry Tablet OS	iPadOS 18.3.2
Upgradable
	Upgradable to iPadOS 18.4
Java
Yes, MIDP 2.1
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash
Messaging
Email, Push Email, IM
Games
Yes + downloadable

Chipset
Hardware
TI OMAP 4430	Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)
CPU
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9	5-core
GPU
PowerVR SGX540	Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro	Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
No	(cellular model only)
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No

Battery Type
Battery
Non-removable Li-Po 5300 mAh battery	Li-Po (28.93 Wh)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)

Features
Additional Features
Micro HDMI port Document viewer Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp Predictive text input

SAR US
Misc
1.41 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
1.69 W/kg (body)	1.47 W/kg (body)

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