Screen size
Motion5.5"
PlaybookWinner: 7.0"+21%
Quick verdict
Motion leads the measured specs 14-3.
Measured wins
Motion
14
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
Playbook
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Motion
GSM / HSPA / LTE
Playbook
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
Motion
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
Playbook
N/A
3G bands
Motion
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
Playbook
-
4G bands
Motion
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41 - BBD100-6 (EU, Global), 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 29, 30, 66 - BBD100-2 (USA)
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
Playbook
-
Speed
Motion
HSPA, LTE
Playbook
-
GPRS
Motion
-
Playbook
No
EDGE
Motion
-
Playbook
No
Announced
Motion
2017, October. Released 2017, December
Playbook
2010, September. Released 2011, April
Status
Motion
Discontinued
Playbook
Discontinued
Dimensions
Motion
155.8 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm (6.13 x 2.97 x 0.32 in)
Playbook
194 x 130 x 10 mm (7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
Weight
Motion
167 g (5.89 oz)
Playbook
425 g (14.99 oz)
Build
Motion
Glass front, plastic back, aluminum frame
Playbook
-
SIM
Motion
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Playbook
No
Other
Motion
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Playbook
-
Type
Motion
IPS LCD
Playbook
TFT
Size
Motion
5.5 inches, 82.6 cm2 (~70.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Playbook
7.0 inches, 137.9 cm2 (~54.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Motion
1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Playbook
600 x 1024 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~170 ppi density)
Protection
Motion
Scratch-resistant glass
Playbook
-
OS
Motion
Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Playbook
BlackBerry Tablet OS
Chipset
Motion
Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
Playbook
TI OMAP 4430
CPU
Motion
Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Playbook
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
Motion
Adreno 506
Playbook
PowerVR SGX540
Card slot
Motion
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Playbook
No
Internal
Motion
32GB 4GB RAM
Playbook
16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM
Other
Motion
eMMC 5.1
Playbook
-
Single
Motion
12 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
Playbook
5 MP, AF
Features
Motion
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Playbook
-
Video
Motion
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Playbook
1080p@30fps
Single
Motion
8 MP, f/2.2, 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Playbook
3 MP
Video
Motion
1080p@30fps
Playbook
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Motion
Yes
Playbook
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Motion
Yes
Playbook
Yes
WLAN
Motion
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct
Playbook
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
Motion
4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Playbook
2.1, EDR
Positioning
Motion
GPS, GLONASS, BDS2
Playbook
GPS
NFC
Motion
Yes
Playbook
-
Radio
Motion
FM radio
Playbook
No
USB
Motion
USB Type-C 2.0
Playbook
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
Motion
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Playbook
Accelerometer, gyro
Browser
Motion
-
Playbook
HTML5, Adobe Flash
Other
Motion
-
Playbook
Micro HDMI port Document viewer Media player MP3/WMA/AAC+ Video player DivX/WMV/XviD/3gp Organizer Predictive text input
Type
Motion
Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable
Playbook
Non-removable Li-Po 5300 mAh battery
Charging
Motion
18W wired, QC3
Playbook
-
Talk time
Motion
-
Playbook
Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Colors
Motion
Black
Playbook
Black
Models
Motion
BBD100-1, BBD100-6, BBD100-2
Playbook
-
Price
Motion
About 390 EUR
Playbook
About 120 EUR
SAR
Motion
-
Playbook
1.41 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
Motion
-
Playbook
1.69 W/kg (body)