BlackBerry 4G PlayBook HSPA+ vs Apple iPad mini (2021)

BlackBerry 4G PlayBook HSPA+

BlackBerry 4G PlayBook HSPA+

Announced On:February, 2011

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Apple iPad mini (2021)

Apple iPad mini (2021)

Announced On:September, 2021

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BlackBerry 4G PlayBook HSPA+ vs Apple iPad mini (2021)

BlackBerry 4G PlayBook HSPA+	Apple iPad mini (2021)

Price
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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)	195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)
Weight
425 g (14.99 oz)	293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) (10.34 oz)
Build
	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (2nd gen only)
Colors
Black	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight
Models
	A2568, iPad14,1, iPad14,2

Type
Display
TFT	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
7.0 inches, 137.9 cm² (~54.7% screen-to-body ratio)	8.3 inches, 203.9 cm² (~77.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 ppi density)	1488 x 2266 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~327 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100	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, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
16GB ROM, 1GB RAM 32GB ROM, 1GB RAM 64GB ROM, 1GB RAM	64GB ROM, 4GB RAM 256GB ROM, 4GB RAM
Card Slot
No	No

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
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, A2DP, EDR	5.0, A2DP
USB
microUSB 2.0	USB Type-C 3.1, DisplayPort
GPS
No	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
NFC
	No

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

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
Media MP3/WMA/AAC+
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
BlackBerry Tablet OS	iPadOS 15
Upgradable
	Upgradable to iPadOS 17
Java
Yes, MIDP 2.1
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash
Messaging
Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
TI OMAP 4430	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9	Hexa-core (2x2.93 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
PowerVR SGX540	Apple GPU (5-core)
Sensors
Accelerometer	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
Mini-SIM	Nano-SIM and eSIM
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-Ion, non-removable (19.3 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

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