Screen size
Keyone4.5"
PlaybookWinner: 7.0"+36%
Quick verdict
Keyone leads the measured specs 14-3.
Measured wins
Keyone
14
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
2
equal specs
Playbook
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Keyone
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Playbook
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
Keyone
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (BBB100-4 only)
Playbook
N/A
3G bands
Keyone
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
Playbook
-
4G bands
Keyone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40
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
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
Stereo speakers
Playbook
-
Speed
Keyone
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Playbook
-
GPRS
Keyone
-
Playbook
No
EDGE
Keyone
-
Playbook
No
Announced
Keyone
2017, February. Released 2017, April
Playbook
2010, September. Released 2011, April
Status
Keyone
Discontinued
Playbook
Discontinued
Dimensions
Keyone
149.1 x 72.4 x 9.4 mm (5.87 x 2.85 x 0.37 in)
Playbook
194 x 130 x 10 mm (7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
Weight
Keyone
180 g (6.35 oz)
Playbook
425 g (14.99 oz)
Keyboard
Keyone
QWERTY
Playbook
-
Build
Keyone
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
Playbook
-
SIM
Keyone
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - BBB100-4 only
Playbook
No
Other
Keyone
Capacitive touch 4-row BlackBerry keyboard
Playbook
-
Type
Keyone
IPS LCD
Playbook
TFT
Size
Keyone
4.5 inches, 60.0 cm2 (~55.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Playbook
7.0 inches, 137.9 cm2 (~54.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Keyone
1080 x 1620 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~434 ppi density)
Playbook
600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 ppi density)
Protection
Keyone
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Playbook
-
OS
Keyone
Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Playbook
BlackBerry Tablet OS
Chipset
Keyone
Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
Playbook
TI OMAP 4430
CPU
Keyone
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Playbook
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
Keyone
Adreno 506
Playbook
PowerVR SGX540
Card slot
Keyone
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Playbook
No
Internal
Keyone
32GB 3GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
Playbook
16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
Other
Keyone
eMMC 5.1
Playbook
-
Single
Keyone
12 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3", 1.55µm, PDAF
Playbook
5 MP, AF
Features
Keyone
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Playbook
-
Video
Keyone
4K@30fps
Playbook
1080p@30fps
Single
Keyone
8 MP, f/2.2, 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Playbook
3 MP
Video
Keyone
1080p@30fps
Playbook
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Keyone
Yes
Playbook
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Keyone
Yes
Playbook
Yes
WLAN
Keyone
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Playbook
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
Keyone
4.2, A2DP, LE, EDR
Playbook
2.1, EDR
Positioning
Keyone
GPS, GLONASS, BDS2
Playbook
GPS
NFC
Keyone
Yes
Playbook
-
Radio
Keyone
FM radio
Playbook
No
USB
Keyone
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
Playbook
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Keyone
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Playbook
Accelerometer, gyro
Browser
Keyone
-
Playbook
HTML5, Adobe Flash
Other
Keyone
-
Playbook
Micro HDMI port Document viewer Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+ Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp Organizer Predictive text input
Type
Keyone
Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable
Playbook
Non-removable Li-Po 5300 mAh battery
Charging
Keyone
18W wired, QC3, 50% in 36 min
Playbook
-
Talk time
Keyone
-
Playbook
Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Colors
Keyone
Black/Silver, Black, Bronze
Playbook
Black
Models
Keyone
BBB100-2, BBB100-7, BBB100-1, BBB100-5, BBB100-3, BBB100-4
Playbook
-
Price
Keyone
About 290 EUR
Playbook
About 120 EUR
SAR
Keyone
-
Playbook
1.41 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Keyone
-
Playbook
1.69 W/kg (body)