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Samsung Galaxy Tab Wi-Fi

User Rating - 9

Posted: 07 Apr 2011
Market Status: Released

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	Android (2.2)	BlackBerry Tablet OS
Form factor	Candybar	Candybar
Dimensions	7.48 x 4.74 x 0.47 inches (190.1 x 120.45 x 11.98 mm)	7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 inches (194 x 130 x 10 mm)
Weight	13.58 oz (385 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	7.0 inches	7.0 inches
Resolution	1024 x 600 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.	170 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.	TFT	LCD
Colors	16 777 216
Touchscreen	Capacitive, Multi-touch	Capacitive, Multi-touch
Features	Light sensor, Scratch-resistant glass	Light sensor

Battery
Video playback	7.00 hours
Capacity	4000 mAh
Type	Li - Ion	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 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.	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.	592 MB RAM / 512 MB ROM	1024 MB RAM (Dual-channel)
Built-in storage	16 GB	64 GB
Storage expansion	microSD, microSDHC up to 32 GB

Camera
Camera	3 megapixels	5 megapixels
Flash	LED
Features	Auto focus, Smile detection, Geo tagging, Scenes
Camcorder	1280x720 (720p HD)	1920x1080 (1080p HD) (30 fps)
Features	Video calling	Video calling
Front-facing camera	1.3 megapixels	3 megapixels

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Multimedia
Music player
Filter by	Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists	Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists
Features	Album art cover, Background playback, Preset equalizer	Album art cover, Background playback
Supported formats	MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, FLAC, WAV, AMR, MIDI	MP3, AAC, WMA
Video playback
Supported formats	MPEG4, H.263, H.264, DivX, XviD, WMV, AVI, 3GP	MPEG4, H.264, WMV
Speakers	Loudspeaker
Streaming	Audio, Video	Audio, Video
YouTube player	Yes	Yes

Internet browsing
Browser	supports: supports: HTML, Flash, RSS	supports: supports: HTML, HTML5, Flash, JavaScript
Built-in online services support	Facebook, Twitter

Technology
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
Phonebook	Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name
Organizer	Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer, Calculator, Memo	Document viewer (Other, ZIP)
Messaging	Predictive text input	Predictive text input
E-mail	IMAP, POP3, SMTP	Yes
Instant Messaging	Google Talk	Yes
Games	Yes	Yes

Connectivity
Bluetooth	3.0	2.1, EDR
Wi-Fi	802.11 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	DLNA, Computer sync, OTA sync	Computer sync, OTA sync

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

Availability
Officially announced		27 Sep 2010
Scheduled release Scheduled release - Shows when is the particular phone scheduled to be made available to the public in North America	10 Apr 2011 (Official)

LG Optimus F3
- 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
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