Screen size
Evolve6.0"
PlaybookWinner: 7.0"+14%
Quick verdict
Evolve leads the measured specs 13-3.
Measured wins
Evolve
13
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
Playbook
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Evolve
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Playbook
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
Evolve
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Playbook
N/A
3G bands
Evolve
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Playbook
-
4G bands
Evolve
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 40, 41
Playbook
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
-
Speed
Evolve
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Playbook
-
GPRS
Evolve
-
Playbook
No
EDGE
Evolve
-
Playbook
No
Announced
Evolve
2018, August. Released 2018, October
Playbook
2010, September. Released 2011, April
Status
Evolve
Discontinued
Playbook
Discontinued
Dimensions
Evolve
158.9 x 76.1 x 8.4 mm (6.26 x 3.00 x 0.33 in)
Playbook
194 x 130 x 10 mm (7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
Weight
Evolve
170 g (5.93 oz)
Playbook
425 g (14.99 oz)
SIM
Evolve
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Playbook
No
Type
Evolve
IPS LCD
Playbook
TFT
Size
Evolve
5.99 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~76.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Playbook
7.0 inches, 137.9 cm2 (~54.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Evolve
1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Playbook
600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 ppi density)
Protection
Evolve
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Playbook
-
OS
Evolve
Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Playbook
BlackBerry Tablet OS
Chipset
Evolve
Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)
Playbook
TI OMAP 4430
CPU
Evolve
Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Playbook
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
Evolve
Adreno 506
Playbook
PowerVR SGX540
Card slot
Evolve
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Playbook
No
Internal
Evolve
64GB 4GB RAM
Playbook
16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
Other
Evolve
eMMC 5.1
Playbook
-
Dual
Evolve
13 MP, 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF 13 MP B/W, 1/3.1", 1.12µm, PDAF
Playbook
-
Features
Evolve
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Playbook
-
Video
Evolve
1080p@30fps
Playbook
1080p@30fps
Single
Evolve
-
Playbook
5 MP, AF
Single
Evolve
16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Playbook
3 MP
Features
Evolve
LED flash
Playbook
-
Video
Evolve
1080p@30/60fps
Playbook
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Evolve
Yes
Playbook
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Evolve
Yes
Playbook
Yes
WLAN
Evolve
Wi-Fi 802.11 а/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Playbook
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
Evolve
4.2, A2DP, LE
Playbook
2.1, EDR
Positioning
Evolve
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Playbook
GPS
NFC
Evolve
No
Playbook
-
Radio
Evolve
FM radio
Playbook
No
USB
Evolve
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Playbook
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Evolve
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Playbook
Accelerometer, gyro
Browser
Evolve
-
Playbook
HTML5, Adobe Flash
Other
Evolve
-
Playbook
Micro HDMI port Document viewer Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+ Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp Organizer Predictive text input
Type
Evolve
Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Playbook
Non-removable Li-Po 5300 mAh battery
Charging
Evolve
18W wired, PD, QC3
Playbook
-
Talk time
Evolve
-
Playbook
Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Colors
Evolve
Black
Playbook
Black
Models
Evolve
BBG100-1
Playbook
-
Price
Evolve
About 300 EUR
Playbook
About 120 EUR
SAR
Evolve
-
Playbook
1.41 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Evolve
-
Playbook
1.69 W/kg (body)