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Blackberry PlayBook 16GB WiFi vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 32GB WiFi and 3G

Summary
46%
56%
Display

7" (17.78 cm)

600x1024 px, 170 PPI

8.9 Inch

Performance

Dual Core

1 GHz, 1 GB RAM

Dual core

1 GHz, 1 GB RAM

Storage

16 GB

Non Expandable

32 GB

32 GB (Expandable)

Camera

5 MP (Primary)

3 MP(Front)

3.2 MP(Main)

2 MP(Front)

Battery

5300 mAh

10 h talktime (2G)

N/A

General

N/A

Single SIM

User Ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

3/5 based on 3 ratings

★★★★★
★★★★★

3/5 based on 2 ratings

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Blackberry PlayBook 16GB WiFi is permanently discontinued.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 32GB WiFi and 3G is permanently discontinued.
General
Launch Date

April 19, 2011 (Official)

Brand

Blackberry

Samsung

Model

PlayBook 16GB WiFi

Galaxy Tab 8.9 32GB WiFi and 3G

Operating System

Blackberry Tablet OS

Android v3

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM

Network

5G: Not Supported in India,

5G: Not Supported in India,
3G: Available, 2G: Available

Design
Dimensions

Height: 130 mm
Width: 194 mm
Thickness: 10.00 mm

Height: 230.9 mm
Width: 157.8 mm
Thickness: 8.60 mm

Weight

425 grams

470 grams

Colours

Black

Black

Display
Screen Size

7 " (17.78 cm)

8.9 " (22.61 cm)

Screen Resolution

600 x 1024 pixels

1280 x 800 pixels

Pixel Density

170 ppi

170 ppi

Display Type

TFT

LCD

Touch Screen

, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

, Capacitive Touchscreen

Screen to Body Ratio

54.62 %

63.04 %

Performance
Chipset

TI OMAP 4430

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex 8

Dual core, 1 GHz

Graphics

PowerVR SGX 540

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

Storage
Internal Memory

16 GB

32 GB

Expandable Memory

No

, Up to 32 GB

Camera
Main Camera
Resolution

5 MP, Primary Camera

3.2 MP, Primary Camera

Autofocus

Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

2048 x 1536 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

720x480 @ 30

Front Camera
Resolution

3 MP, Primary Camera

2 MP, Primary Camera

Video Recording

1920x1080 fps

Battery
Capacity

5300 mAh

6000 mAh

Type

Li-Polymer

Li-Polymer

Talktime

Up to 10 Hours(2G)

Network & Connectivity
Network Support

5G Not Supported in India

5G Not Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

3G Speed:
HSPA
GPRS:
Available
EDGE:
Available

Voice Calling

Wi-Fi

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n), Dual antennas

, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

, v3.1

, v3

GPS

with A-GPS

USB Connectivity

microUSB 2.0

USB 2.0

HDMI

Micro HDMI (Type D)

Multimedia
FM Radio

No

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Special Features
Other Sensors

Light sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Accelerometer

Applications

Quickoffice HD editor/viewer, Adobe Flash 10.2 support , Image/video editor