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BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+ vs Sony Tablet S

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BlackBerry PlayBook 3G+

Posted: 27 Jan 2012
Market Status: Released

Sony Tablet S

Also known as Sony Tablet S1 PA Rating - 8
User Rating - 9

Posted: 01 Sep 2011
Market Status: Released

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Design
Device type	Tablet	Tablet
OS	BlackBerry Tablet OS	Android (4.0, 3.1)
Form factor	Candybar	Candybar
Dimensions	7.60 x 5.10 x 0.40 inches (194 x 130 x 10 mm)	9.50 x 6.86 x 0.40 inches (241.2 x 174.3 x 10.1)
Weight	14.99 oz (425 g) the average is 4.4 oz (125 g)	21.09 oz (598 g) the average is 4.4 oz (125 g)
Side Keys		Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other

Display
Physical size	7.0 inches	9.4 inches
Resolution	1024 x 600 pixels	1280 x 800 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.	170 ppi	161 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.		TFT
Touchscreen	Capacitive, Multi-touch	Capacitive, Multi-touch
Features		Light sensor

Battery
Capacity	4800 mAh	5000 mAh
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.	TI OMAP4460	NVIDIA Tegra 2
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.	Dual core, 1500 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9	Dual core, 1000 MHz
Graphics processor	PowerVR SGX540 @ 384 MHz	Yes
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.	1024 MB RAM (Dual-channel) / LPDDR2	1024 MB RAM
Built-in storage	32 GB	32 GB
Storage expansion		SD, SDHC up to 32 GB

Camera
Camera	5 megapixels	5 megapixels
Features		Auto focus
Camcorder	Yes	1280x720 (720p HD) (30 fps)
Features	Video calling	Continuous autofocus, Video calling
Front-facing camera	3 megapixels	0.3 megapixels VGA

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Multimedia
Music player
Supported formats	MP3, AAC, WMA	MP3, AAC, FLAC, WMA, WAV, OGG, MIDI
Video playback
Supported formats	MPEG4, H.264, WMV	MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV
Streaming	Audio, Video	Audio, Video
YouTube player		Yes

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

Technology
UMTS	800, 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
Data	HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS	UMTS, EDGE
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.	GPS	GPS
Navigation	Yes	Yes

Phone features
Phonebook	Unlimited entries
Organizer	Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, Calculator	Calendar, Alarm, Calculator
Messaging	Predictive text input	Predictive text input
E-mail	Yes	Yes
Instant Messaging	Yes	Google Talk
Games		PlayStation certified

Connectivity
Bluetooth	2.1, EDR	2.1
Wi-Fi	802.11 a, b, g, n	Yes
USB	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
Connector	microUSB	microUSB
Features		USB Host
Headphones connector	3.5mm	3.5mm
HDMI	Micro HDMI (Type D)
Charging connector		Proprietary
Other	NFC, Computer sync, OTA sync	DLNA, Computer sync, OTA sync, Infrared

Other features
Notifications	Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone	Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other	Voice commands, Voice recording	Voice recording

Availability
Officially announced		26 Apr 2011

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: 4 days ago
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Sony Xperia ZR
- Announced: 4 days ago
- 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
Nokia Lumia 928
- 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
Vertu Ti
- 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
Samsung Galaxy Core
- 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3
- Announced: 29 Apr 2013
- OS: Android 4.1
- Hardware: Dual core, 1200 MHz, 1024 MB RAM
- Display: 1024 x 600 pixels, Capacitive Touchscreen
- Camera 3 megapixels
- Technology: GSM (850 900 1800 1900)
- Data: HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s UMTS EDGE GPRS