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What's better BlackBerry PlayBook or Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7? To answer this question SpecsPRO has compared BlackBerry PlayBook vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7: screen resolution, camera, battery and other important specifications.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs BlackBerry PlayBook

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  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Status

  • platform

  • OS

  • Chipset

  • CPU

  • GPU

  • camera

  • Rear

  • Front

  • Video

  • Features

  • display

  • Size

  • Resolution

  • Technology

  • Multitouch

  • battery

  • General

  • Talk time

  • Playing Music

  • body

  • Dimensions

  • Weight

  • SIM card

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

  • Card slot

  • comms

  • WLAN

  • Bluetooth

  • GPS

  • Radio

  • USB

  • features

  • Sensors

  • Messaging

  • Browser

  • Java

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

  • network

  • Technology

  • 2G bands

  • 3G bands

  • 4G bands

  • Speed

  • GPRS

  • EDGE

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.78.66/10

  • Main

  • Model

    Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7

  • Price

    $299.99

  • Advantages

  • PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) - T810, T815 Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) - T813N, T819N

    PLATFORM GPU: Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N

    CAMERA Rear: 8 MP, autofocus

    CAMERA Video: 1440p@30fps

    DISPLAY Resolution: 1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)

    BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion 5870 mAh battery

    BATTERY Talk time: About 12 h / About 30 h

    MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM

    MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

    NETWORK 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

    NETWORK GPRS: Yes

    NETWORK EDGE: Yes

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BlackBerry PlayBook

  • launch

  • Announced

    2015, July

  • Status

    Available. Released 2015, September

  • platform

  • OS

    Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) - T810, T815 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) - T813N, T819N

  • Chipset

    Exynos 5433 - T810, T815 Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 - T813N, T819N

  • CPU

    Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) - T810, T815 Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) - T813N, T819N

  • GPU

    Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N

  • camera

  • Rear

    8 MP, autofocus

  • Front

    2.1 MP

  • Video

    1440p@30fps

  • Features

    Yes

  • display

  • Size

    9.7 inches

  • Resolution

    1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion 5870 mAh battery

  • Talk time

    About 12 h / About 30 h

  • Playing Music

    About 109 h

  • body

  • Dimensions

    237.3 x 169 x 5.6 mm (9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 in)

  • Weight

    389g (Wi-Fi) / 392g (LTE) (10.51 oz, 0.86 lb)

  • SIM card

    Nano-SIM

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    White, black, gold

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v4.1, A2DP, LE

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out)

  • features

  • Sensors

    Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, compass

  • Messaging

    SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / HSPA / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

  • 4G bands

    LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800)

  • Speed

    HSPA, LTE

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2010, September. Released 2011, April

  • Status

    Discontinued

  • platform

  • OS

    BlackBerry Tablet OS

  • Chipset

    TI OMAP 4430

  • CPU

    Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9

  • GPU

    PowerVR SGX540

  • camera

  • Rear

    5 MP, autofocus

  • Front

    3 MP, 1080p@30fps

  • Video

    1080p@30fps

  • Features

    —

  • display

  • Size

    7.0 inches

  • Resolution

    600 x 1024 pixels (~170 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Po 5300 mAh battery

  • Talk time

    About 10 h

  • Playing Music

    —

  • body

  • Dimensions

    194 x 130 x 10 mm (7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)

  • Weight

    425 g (14.99 oz, 0.94 lb)

  • SIM card

    No

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Black

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    No

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band

  • Bluetooth

    v2.1, EDR

  • GPS

    Yes

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    microUSB v2.0

  • features

  • Sensors

    Accelerometer, gyro

  • Messaging

    Email, Push Email, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5, Adobe Flash

  • Java

    Yes

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    No cellular connectivity

  • 2G bands

    N/A

  • 3G bands

    —

  • 4G bands

    —

  • Speed

    —

  • GPRS

    No

  • EDGE

    No

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  • Summary

    The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is produced with a better CPU Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) than the PlayBook. It is an significant specification of this tablet because a fast CPU shows a better performance. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 has a better graphics processor Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N that will let the user to play more modern games. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 uses more RAM (3 GB) which means that it provides better performance in comparison to the PlayBook.

    The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 has 2K HD (1536 x 2048 pixels) display resolution with 263 ppi pixel density that is better compared with the PlayBook HD (600 x 1024 pixels) resolution with 169 ppi pixel density. It means that this tablet is the best buy for watching movies. If you want to make pictures of a good quality then the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is a better choice for you because this tab has more quality back 2.1-Megapixel camera. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 captures videos with a higher resolution: 2K HD vs FullHD.

    Another nice advantage of the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is a memory card slot that will allow the user to transfer files and expand memory storage easily. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 will live longer without charging because it has a better battery life. The tablet is equipped with 5870 mAh cell that is 570 mAh bigger in comparison with the PlayBook battery. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 weighs 389g that is 36g lighter compared to the weight of the PlayBook.

    The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 has 13 advantages and the PlayBook only 1 so the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 becomes the best buy. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.