- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Google Nexus 7
- Apple iPad mini
- Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 2
- Kobo Arc
- 7"
- 2 GB
- WiFi 3G
- Android
Released September, 2011
Rated 80% by by P.-Early (Apr, 2012)I love this thing so much I wish I had bought the 4G broadband version.
Rated 60% by by TrustedReviews (Mar, 2012)Inside the tablet is a dual-core 1GHz Texas Instruments OMAP4 chipset, which in terms of capability is roughly the same as that used on most of the current crop of dual-core tablets (It has two Cortex A9 CPUs and a hefty PowerVR SGX540 GPU).
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 compared to the BlackBerry PlayBook
7”
BlackBerry Tablet OS 2.0
Rated 61% by by The Verge (Apr, 2011)While it’s surprising that RIM would ship the PlayBook without taking advantage of the front camera, in the context of this tablet, it’s sadly par for the course.
screen size
7"
7"
Galaxy Tab 7.0 by R.-Seigel (Nov, 2011)The size and weight are just what I needed, but the screen is large and bright enough for me to read emails, show videos and photos to my colleagues, and read books on the Kindle.
PlayBook by david (Jan, 2012)The Playbook has many positives, including a beautiful sleek design; perfect not too big, not too small, not too heavy size; awesome picture; sensitive screen; and fast processor; however, IT'S GOT NO APPS!!!To give you some perspective on where I'm coming from: I'm a regular guy.
screen resolution
Galaxy Tab 7.0 by c-joy--book-lover--dual-android-apple-user (Mar, 2012)Screen resolution: the galaxy tab is much better, it has more ppi( pixels per inch) than iPad 2.
PlayBook by Janet--j-huey (Apr, 2012)Since I focus on more work oriented tasks, the solid professional build quality, the sharp screen resolution, and smoking speed of the Playbook multitasking abilities and is exactly what I'm looking for.
memory
| 0 GB | 1 GB | 1 GB |
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 3 MP | 3 MP |
Galaxy Tab 7.0 by DarthSyrma (Feb, 2012)My kids and I video chatted with my father via Skype with the front camera, and it worked great.
PlayBook by Jared (Apr, 2012)The cameras are excellent, among the best, especially the 2mp for a front camera is going above and beyond.
processor
Galaxy Tab 7.0 by M.-Gymnopoulos (Nov, 2011)The 1.2 Ghz dual core Exynos processor is great and in general the tab is fast.
PlayBook by Tosotikoga (Feb, 2012)Solid build, great speakers (better than iPad and Lenovo K1 combined), crystal clear display, camera is better than most tablet cameras, quick, quick dual core on Blackberry's homegrown OS.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 vs BlackBerry PlayBook
cpu speed
Galaxy Tab 7.0 by c|net (Nov, 2011)Both tablets use the Exynos 4210 CPU, which in terms of speed hits somewhere between the Tegra 2 and Tegra 3 chips.
PlayBook by Rikki79 (Jan, 2013)I purchased the playbook because of past experience with the brand, the perceived quality, nice price, software updates, processor speed, and just a general balance of design and function.
sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark
PlayBook by Arion-K.-Williams (Sep, 2012)It hasta fast processor, front and rear camera with enough megapixels to take great shots, a video recorder, The ability to watch movies and listen to music, and has a great internet browser with flash.
battery life
6.15 hour
7 hour
Galaxy Tab 7.0 by NataliePROS: size and weight, picture quality, fast processor, battery life, good-looking design, bluetoothCONS: expensive, if you have a spotty WIFI connection it really limits the use of the tablet, lack of integrated USB/HDMI (you can buy an adapter for this - about $30).
PlayBook by cgeor_ny (Jan, 2012)Great multitasking, plays everything on the web without a hitch, takes great videos which I then play on my big screen TV via the HDMI output, good battery life.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the BlackBerry PlayBook
| Supported card formats | microSD | vs | None |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supports supported card formats | |||
| Supports 3G | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; be online anywhere that has cell coverage | |||
| Marginally newer | Sep, 2011 | vs | Apr, 2011 |
| Release date 5 months later | |||
Advantages compared to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0
| Much faster sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark | 2,326 ms | vs | 7,106 ms |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1x faster sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark; better web browsing experience | |||
| More cores | Dual core | vs | Single core |
| Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More storage capacity | 32 GB | vs | 2 GB |
| 16x more storage capacity; Holds more music, movies and photos | |||
| Has an accelerometer | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Detects movement for interactive apps | |||
| Has a gyroscope | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation | |||
| Much higher resolution front camera | 3 MP | vs | 1.3 MP |
| Around 2.5x higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people | |||
| Has a compass | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Great for maps and navigation apps | |||
| Has a GPS | vs | No | |
| Somewhat common; Get directions and navigation, geotag photos | |||
| Longer battery life | 7 hour | vs | 6.15 hour |
| More than 10% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in | |||
| Supports Adobe Flash | Yes (BlackBerry Tablet OS 2.0) | vs | No (Android) |
| Somewhat common; Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash | |||
| Higher resolution rear camera | 5 MP | vs | 3 MP |
| Around 70% higher resolution rear camera; Can be used like a point-and-shoot camera | |||
| More RAM | 1 GB | vs | 0.5 GB |
| Twice as much RAM; Better able to run big apps with lots of content | |||
Reviews Word on the street
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 | Rated by 222 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by George-E.-Jelly--GeorgeJ (Dec, 2011) Rated 100% by by antech (Feb, 2012) Rated 100% by by Randy-E.-Johnson--rio_atc (Jan, 2012) | Rated by 721 users at amazon.com Rated 40% by by DANIEL-E.-MCGINNIS (Dec, 2011) Rated 100% by by Sean-Heid (Mar, 2012) | |
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Google Nexus 7 2-way tie: Most CPU cores |
 | 4 | Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 5-way tie: Has a light sensor |
 | 5 | Kobo Arc Largest amount of storage capacity |
 | 7 | Ainol Novo7 3-way tie: Supports Flash |
 | 8 | Minipad MINIPAD7CT2.34GB 5-way tie: Supported card formats |
