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Apple iPad

PA Rating - 8
User Rating - 6.5

Posted: 27 Jan 2010
Market Status: Released US carrier availability: AT&T - Discontinued

BlackBerry PlayBook

PA Rating - 7

Posted: 26 Oct 2010
Market Status: Released US carrier availability: Sprint - Discontinued

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Design
Device type	Tablet	Tablet
OS	iOS (5.1, 5, 4.x)	BlackBerry Tablet OS
Form factor	Candybar	Candybar
Dimensions	9.56 x 7.47 x 0.50 inches (243 x 190 x 13 mm)	7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 inches (194 x 130 x 10 mm)
Weight	25.75 oz (730 g) the average is 4.4 oz (125 g)	14.11 oz (400 g) the average is 4.4 oz (125 g)

Display
Physical size	9.7 inches	7.0 inches
Resolution	1024 x 768 pixels	1024 x 600 pixels
Pixel density Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.	132 ppi	170 ppi
Technology Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.		LCD
Touchscreen	Capacitive, Multi-touch	Capacitive, Multi-touch
Features	Light sensor	Light sensor

Battery
Type		Li - Ion
Not user replaceable	Yes	Yes

Hardware
System chip System chip - Most modern handsets use an advanced chip that includes many of the device’s hardware modules like the processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and sometimes even the wireless radio. This field shows what particular system chip (or System-on-a-Chip) is used in the phone.	Apple A4	TI OMAP4430
Processor Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.	Single core, 1000 MHz	Dual core, 1000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9
Graphics processor	Yes	PowerVR SGX540 @ 304 MHz
System memory System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.	256 MB RAM	1024 MB RAM (Dual-channel)
Built-in storage	64 GB	64 GB

Camera
Camera		5 megapixels
Camcorder		1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps)
Features		Video calling
Front-facing camera		3 megapixels

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Multimedia
Music player
Filter by		Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists
Features		Album art cover, Background playback
Supported formats	MP3, AAC, eAAC, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless)	MP3, AAC, WMA
Video playback
Supported formats	MPEG4, H.264, Motion JPG, AVI, MOV	MPEG4, H.264, WMV
Streaming	Audio, Video	Audio, Video
YouTube player	Yes	Yes

Internet browsing
Browser	supports: supports: HTML	supports: supports: HTML, HTML5, Flash, JavaScript

Technology
GSM	850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS	850, 1900, 2100 MHz
Data	HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
Micro SIM	Yes
Global Roaming	Yes
Positioning Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. There are three main types: GPS, A-GPS and GLONASS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization. GLONASS - GLONASS is a global positioning system, developed by the Russian Federation. It’s very similar to GPS, but isn’t so popular in cell phones.	A-GPS	GPS
Navigation	Yes	Yes

Phone features
Organizer	Calendar, Document viewer (Office 2007, Office 2003, PDF)	Document viewer (Other, ZIP)
Messaging		Predictive text input
E-mail	Yes	Yes
Instant Messaging		Yes
Games	Yes	Yes

Connectivity
Bluetooth	2.1, EDR	2.1, EDR
Wi-Fi	802.11 a, b, g, n	802.11 a, b, g, n
USB	Yes	Yes
Connector	Proprietary	microUSB
Headphones connector	3.5mm	3.5mm
HDMI		Micro HDMI (Type D)
Charging connector	Proprietary	microUSB
Other	TV-Out, Computer sync, OTA sync	Computer sync, OTA sync

Other features
Notifications	Speakerphone	Speakerphone
Sensors	Accelerometer, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other		Voice recording

Availability
Officially announced	27 Jan 2010	27 Sep 2010

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- Posted: 21 May 2013
- OS: Android 4.1.2
- Hardware: Dual core
- Display: 4.0 inches, 480 x 800 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
Nokia Lumia 925
- Announced: 14 May 2013
- OS: Windows Phone 8
- Hardware: Dual core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 1024 MB RAM
- Display: 4.5 inches, 768 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8.7 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 18.3 hours of Talk Time, 432 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
BlackBerry Q5
- Announced: 15 May 2013
- OS: BlackBerry
- Hardware: Dual core, 1200 MHz, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 3.1 inches, 720 x 720 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 5 megapixels
Sony Xperia ZR
- Announced: 13 May 2013
- OS: Android 4.1
- Hardware: Quad core, 1500 MHz, 2048 MB RAM
- Display: 4.5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 13 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: HSPA (unspecified) UMTS EDGE GPRS
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- Announced: 10 May 2013
- OS: Windows Phone 8
- Hardware: Dual core, 1500 MHz, Krait, 1024 MB RAM
- Display: 4.5 inches, 768 x 1280 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8.7 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 16.2 hours of Talk Time, 606 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900), CDMA (800 1900)
- Data: LTE Cat3 Downlink 100 Mbit/s LTE Cat3/4 Uplink 50 Mbit/s HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS EV-DO Rev.A
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- Posted: 09 May 2013
- OS: Android 4.0
- Hardware: Dual core, 1700 MHz, 1024 MB RAM
- Display: 3.7 inches, 480 x 800 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 8 megapixels, 1920x1080 (1080p HD) video
- Battery: 7.3 hours of Talk Time, 200 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s EDGE GPRS
Nokia Asha 501
- Announced: 09 May 2013
- Hardware: 64 MB RAM
- Display: 3.0 inches, 240 x 320 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 3.2 megapixels, 320x240 (QVGA) video
- Battery: 17 hours of Talk Time, 1152 hours of Stand-by
- Technology: GSM (900 1800)
- Data: EDGE GPRS
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- Announced: 06 May 2013
- OS: Android 4.1
- Hardware: Dual core, 1200 MHz, 1024 MB RAM
- Display: 4.3 inches, 480 x 800 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 5 megapixels, 720x480 (DVD) video
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: HSPA (unspecified) HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS