Difference Between Apple iPad 2 and Blackberry PlayBook in Australia

PlayBook features 7″ LCD full touch enabled display with 1024 x 600 resolution. But Apple iPad 2 retained it’s previous display, it’s the same 9.7″ LED back-lit LCD display with 1024×768 resolution.

PlayBook is very slim and light with the dimension of 194x130x10 mm and 0.9 lbs 400g. Apple iPad 2 weighs 1.3 lbs but its a lot slimmer, its only 8.8 mm. PlayBook is lighter than iPad 2 but iPad 2 is slimmer.

PlayBook is powered by 1 GHz dual-core A9 processor with 1 GB RAM and iPad 2 included a new 1 GHz A5 dual-core ARM application processor which is much faster than it’s A4, the graphic performance is 9 times faster than A4 but the power consumption is low. The RAM is 512 MB.

RIM’s QNX technology based OS enable great multitasking feature in PlayBook, the new iOS 4.3 used in iPad 2 has improved on multitasking feature.

And iPad 2 comes with dual camera with gyro sensor that was missing in iPad. PlayBook also has dual cameras.

iPad 2 has added some new features like HDMI compatibility, camera with gyro and a new software PhotoBooth, 720p video camcorder, front facing camera with FaceTime for video conferencing, and two applications were introduced – improved iMovie and GarageBand that makes iPad 2 as a small musical instrument.

iPad 2 is available in black and white colors and use the same battery as iPad and also priced same like iPad. iPad 2 will be available in the US market from March 11th and to others from March 25th.

Blackberry PlayBook features HDMI out, DLNA certification, Wi-Fi hotspot, Blutooth tethering, Adobe Flash layer 10.1, and has four variants to support Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi and WiMax, 4G- LTE and HSPA +. For 3G network access you can use your Blackberry smartphone hotspot feature.

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Comparison of Specifications
Apple iPad 2 vs Blackberry PlayBook
Design Apple iPad 2 Blackberry PlayBook
Form Factor Slate Slate
Keyboard Virtual full keyboard with swype Virtual full keyboard with swype
Dimension 241.2×185.7×8.8 mm 194x130x10 mm
Weight 613 g (1.35 lbs) 425 g (0.9 lbs)
Body Color Black, White Balck
Display Apple iPad 2 Blackberry PlayBook
Size 9.7 inches 7 inches
Resolution 1024×768 pixels 1024×600
Features IPS technology, Glossy widescreen, oleophobic coated, LCD, HD Capacitive Multi touch
Operating System Apple iPad 2 Blackberry PlayBook
Platform iOS 4.3 Blackberry Tablet OS based on QNX technology
UI Apple BB
Browser Apple Safari WebKit, HTML 5
Java/Adobe Flash Nitro JavaScript engine Java Script/Adobe Flash player 10.1/ Adobe Mobile Air
Processor Apple iPad 2 Blackberry PlayBook
Model Dual-core Apple A5 Dual-core ARM Cortex A9
Speed 1 GHz 1 GHz
Memory Apple iPad 2 Blackberry PlayBook
RAM 512 MB 1 GB
Included 16GB/32GB/64GB 16GB/32GB/64GB
Expansion No No
Camera Apple iPad 2 Blackberry PlayBook
Resolution 5.0 megapixel
Flash
Focus, Zoom Auto focus, 4x digital zoom
Video Capture HD [email protected] HD 1080p
Sensors 3 axis gyro
Features Geo tagging, tap to control ecposure
Secondary camera [email protected] 3.0 megapixel
Entertainment Apple iPad 2 Blackberry PlayBook
Audio Formats: HE AAC, AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, AIFF, WAV
Video Formats: H.264 up to [email protected], MPEG4, M-JPEG H.264, MPEG-4, WMV
Gaming
Battery Apple iPad 2 Blackberry PlayBook
Type Capacity Built in Li-Polymer
Talktime Surfing up to 10 hrs (2G), 9 hrs (3G)
Standby
Mail and Messaging Apple iPad 2 Blackberry PlayBook
Mail
Messaging BBM
Connectivity Apple iPad 2 Blackberry PlayBook
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR 2.1 +EDR
USB
HDMI Compatible, connect through Apple AV Adapter Yes
DLNA Yes
Location Service Apple iPad 2 Blackberry PlayBook
Maps Google Maps BB Map
GPS A-GPS A-GPS
Network Support Apple iPad 2 Blackberry PlayBook
2G/3G UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA; GSM/EDGE HSPA+
4G No WiMAX, LTE
Application Apple iPad 2 Blackberry PlayBook
Apps Apple Apps Store, iTunes 10.2 BB App World
Social Networks
Featured iMovie and GarageBand ($4.99), FaceTime, PhotoBooth
Additional Features Apple iPad 2 Blackberry PlayBook
AirPlay, AirPrint