Phone Comparison - BlackBerry 4G LTE PlayBook vs Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE vs Apple iPad Pro 9.7

general General Info

Manufacturer BlackBerry Sony Apple
Announced August 2012 March 2015 March 2016
Status Available - August 2012 Available - June 2015 Available - March 2016
Price - Rs. 42,870 ($629.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 55,999 ($823.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Black, White Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 194 x 130 x 10 mm
(7.64 x 5.12 x 0.39 in)
254 x 167 x 6.1 mm
(10 x 6.57 x 0.24 in)
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
Weight 425 g (14.99 oz) 392 g; 396 g (13.83 oz; 13.97 oz) 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 1700 - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP68 Certified - Dust and Water Proof up to 1.5 Meter and 30 Minutes - Apple Pencil stylus
- 4 Stereo Speakers

hardware Hardware and OS

OS BlackBerry Tablet OS v2.0 Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) iOS 9.3
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister), Apple A9X
GPU - Adreno 430 PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics)
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 32 GB 32/128/256 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 10.1 inches 9.7 inches
Resolution 600 x 1024 pixels (170 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.38% 69.68% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8.1 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP
Flash No No Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" Sensor Size, 1.22 µm Pixel Size, Geo-Tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video and 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera Yes, 3 MP [Similar] 5.1 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge No Up to 296 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3.0 TV-out) v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery (27.5 Wh)
Capacity 5300 mAh 6000 mAh 7306 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 10 h (multimedia)