BlackBerry PlayBook vs Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024)

BlackBerry PlayBook

BlackBerry PlayBook

Announced On:September, 2010

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Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024)

Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024)

Announced On:May, 2024

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BlackBerry PlayBook vs Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024)

BlackBerry PlayBook	Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024)

Price
EUR: €120	EUR: €1,550
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)	281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm (11.09 x 8.48 x 0.20 in)
Weight
425 g (14.99 oz)	579 g (Wi-Fi), 582 g (5G) (1.28 lb)
Build
	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support, bluetooth integration, magnetic (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
Colors
Black	Silver, Space Black
Models
	A2926, A3007

Type
Display
TFT	Ultra Retina Tandem OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak) Antireflective coating Nano-texture display glass option on 1TB and 2TB models
Size
7.0 inches, 137.9 cm² (~54.7% screen-to-body ratio)	13.0 inches, 527.3 cm² (~86.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 ppi density)	2064 x 2752 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~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 A2926
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 A2926, A3007

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
16GB ROM, 1GB RAM 32GB ROM, 1GB RAM 64GB ROM, 1GB RAM	256GB ROM, 8GB RAM 512GB ROM, 8GB RAM 1TB ROM, 16GB RAM 2TB ROM, 16GB RAM
Card Slot
No	No
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields

GPRS
Connectivity
No
EDGE
No
Speed
	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
2.1, EDR	5.3, A2DP, LE, EDR
USB
microUSB 2.0	USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 3), DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS
Yes
NFC
	No

Main Camera
Camera
5 MP, AF	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), dual pixel PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Camera Features
	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video
1080p@30fps	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, ProRes (4K, 1080p), Cinematic mode (4K, 1080p)
Selfie Camera
3 MP Video: 1080p@30fps	12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide) Features: Face detection, HDR, panorama Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR

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 17.4
Java
Yes, MIDP 2.1
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash
Messaging
Email, Push Email, IM
Games
Yes + downloadable

Chipset
Hardware
TI OMAP 4430	Apple M4
CPU
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9	9-core (3 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores) 256/512GB models 10-core 4.4 GHz (4 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores) 1/2TB models
GPU
PowerVR SGX540	Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro	Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
No	eSIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No

Battery Type
Battery
Non-removable Li-Po 5300 mAh battery	Li-Po (38.99 Wh), non-removable
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)

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