With rumors of a new iPad maybe about to come out in January, Research in Motion, producer of the popular Blackberry phones, has announced its first tablet, the BlackBerry Playbook.
Blackberry said that the main reason this tablet was created for people in business, which is a little bit different than the iPad's approach. However, with only a 7 inch display, typing maybe a bit hard. The tablet does contain a front-facing camera and a camera on the back, which should entice a few more buyers to purchase the it.
Looking at the specs, what most people want to figure out is if this video is better than the iPad. It's price is supposed to be in around the same range, but the Blackberry has full Adobe Flash support, and has the nice cameras. It also has the great looking new Blackberry Tablet OS. However, the tablet has a few HUGE drawbacks. Only supporting Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for Internet coverage is probably the biggest disappointment. Another one is the small list of Blackberry apps; using apps on a tablet is one of the most popular things that tablet users do. And, the screen size is a little bit weird, making it a bit bigger than a phone, but not really on tablet level.
Even though the PlayBook has brought in some new interesting features, such as the great new looking OS, but in the end, the iPad still wins out, with it's great screen size, much bigger list of apps, and its internet connectivity.
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