Screen size
4G Playbook HSPA+Winner: 7.0"+14%
Evolve6.0"
Quick verdict
Evolve leads the measured specs 13-3.
Measured wins
4G Playbook HSPA+
3
spec wins
Ties
3
equal specs
Evolve
13
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
4G Playbook HSPA+
GSM / HSPA
Evolve
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
4G Playbook HSPA+
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
4G Playbook HSPA+
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
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HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed
4G Playbook HSPA+
HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
equal specs5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
Stereo speakers
Evolve
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
4G bands
4G Playbook HSPA+
-
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1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 40, 41
Announced
4G Playbook HSPA+
2011, February
Evolve
2018, August. Released 2018, October
Status
4G Playbook HSPA+
Discontinued
Evolve
Discontinued
Dimensions
4G Playbook HSPA+
194 x 130 x 10 mm (7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
Evolve
158.9 x 76.1 x 8.4 mm (6.26 x 3.00 x 0.33 in)
Weight
4G Playbook HSPA+
425 g (14.99 oz)
Evolve
170 g (5.93 oz)
SIM
4G Playbook HSPA+
Mini-SIM
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· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Type
4G Playbook HSPA+
TFT
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IPS LCD
Size
4G Playbook HSPA+
7.0 inches, 137.9 cm2 (~54.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Evolve
5.99 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~76.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
4G Playbook HSPA+
600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 ppi density)
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1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Protection
4G Playbook HSPA+
-
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Corning Gorilla Glass 5
OS
4G Playbook HSPA+
BlackBerry Tablet OS
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Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset
4G Playbook HSPA+
TI OMAP 4430
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Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)
CPU
4G Playbook HSPA+
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
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Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
4G Playbook HSPA+
PowerVR SGX540
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Adreno 506
Card slot
4G Playbook HSPA+
No
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microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal
4G Playbook HSPA+
16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
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64GB 4GB RAM
Other
4G Playbook HSPA+
-
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eMMC 5.1
Single
4G Playbook HSPA+
5 MP, AF
Evolve
-
Video
4G Playbook HSPA+
1080p@30fps
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1080p@30fps
Dual
4G Playbook HSPA+
-
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13 MP, 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF 13 MP B/W, 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
Features
4G Playbook HSPA+
-
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Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Single
4G Playbook HSPA+
3 MP
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16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Video
4G Playbook HSPA+
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1080p@30/60fps
Features
4G Playbook HSPA+
-
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LED flash
Loudspeaker
4G Playbook HSPA+
Yes, with stereo speakers
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Yes
3.5mm jack
4G Playbook HSPA+
Yes
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Yes
WLAN
4G Playbook HSPA+
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
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Wi-Fi 802.11 а/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
4G Playbook HSPA+
2.1, A2DP, EDR
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4.2, A2DP, LE
Positioning
4G Playbook HSPA+
No
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GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Radio
4G Playbook HSPA+
No
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FM radio
USB
4G Playbook HSPA+
microUSB 2.0
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USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
NFC
4G Playbook HSPA+
-
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No
Sensors
4G Playbook HSPA+
Accelerometer
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Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Browser
4G Playbook HSPA+
HTML, Adobe Flash
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-
Other
4G Playbook HSPA+
Micro HDMI port Document viewer Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+ Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp Organizer Predictive text input
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-
Type
4G Playbook HSPA+
Non-removable Li-Po 5300 mAh battery
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Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
4G Playbook HSPA+
-
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18W wired, PD, QC3
Colors
4G Playbook HSPA+
Black
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Black
Models
4G Playbook HSPA+
-
Evolve
BBG100-1
Price
4G Playbook HSPA+
-
Evolve
About 300 EUR