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307 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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21 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Solid construction
Premium compact feel
Brilliant looking display
Responsive platform experience
Secure
Fast
Great display.
Sharp display has vivid
Accurate colors
High-definition video playback impresses
Light weight makes this conducive to hold in hand
Solid hardware build quality
Excellent high-resolution screen
Speakers on both the left and right sides
Nice finger-friendly user interface
Comes with an office suite
Touch-sensitive bezel supports gestures
Top-notch HTML renderer
Flexible multitas
Great design and formfactor
U.I. is polished and easyto use
Fast performance
Excellent display that is complimented by a set of powerful builtin speakers
Android app compatibility is coming
Handsome design
Gestures make the OS easy to navigate
Good battery life
Solid hardware and build quality
Superb e-mail functionality and social networking integration
Easy-to-use interface with touch-sensitive bezels
Fully functional without a BlackBerry smartphone to tether
Good speakers on each side for watching video
Excellent user interface. Sharp
Beautiful screen. Topnotch browser with full Flashvideo support. Wirelessly transfers files to and from computers on same network. Internet tethering with Blackberry phones works well—and it's free
Good multitasking power
Sleek and solid design
Crisp 7-inch display
Captures high-quality 1080p video
Powerful speakers
Wellbuilt body
Gripfriendly back
Attractive IPS display
Wonderfully portable
BB Tablet OS is capable
Clever at its heart
Great at multitasking
Better than usual cameras for a tablet
1080p
Solid battery life
Beautiful screen. Top-notch browser with full Flash-video support. Wirelessly transfers files to and from computers on same network. Internet tethering with Blackberry phones works well—and it's free.
Compact Size Easy To Carry
Excellent Video Support Including 1080p HDMI Output
Strong Multitasking And Intuitive Interface
1 GHz dual-core processor
BlackBerry Tablet OS with multitasking capabilities
Upcoming support for Java and Android apps
Full WebKit browser
Fast response
Great screen
Solid build quality
Future promise
The BlackBerry Playbook offers 16
32 or 64GB of memory
Tough
Solid build
BlackBerry Tablet OS responsive
Fluid
Most complete tablet browser to date
Office apps superb
With an intuitive
Gorgeous-looking display
It’s also dinky enough to fit comfortably into any average size bag...
Strong
Gorgeous screen
Low price
Highly integrated e-mail and social-media apps
Pleasant to use
Awesome screen
Snappy performance
Great
Sexy design appeals to the Mies in you. Media is a joy with a brilliant display
Great sound and an HDMI output. Two cameras
One on the front
A better one on the back. Supports tethering to BlackBerry phones. Comes with officeproductivity apps that can read and edit MS Office files. App multitasking is innovative and intuitive. Runs Flash
And a browser that integrates Adobe Flash 10.2 for a desktop-style Web experience
Great design and sharp screen
Unique OS
Fun
Intuitive gestures
Android
Java app support coming
Great keyboard
Best in class browser
Great form factor
+Fast and very powerful multi-tasking
+Excellent camera and file storage
Handy size
Stable case
Brilliant colors / good contrast
Bright TFT for outdoors
HDMI video out
Long battery life
Operating concept
The editors didn't like
Lack of organizer apps and email client
No video chat support
Requires BlackBerry smartphone for some additional functionality
A bit pricey for its set of features
Needs a separate BlackBerry phone to use some features.
Initial software is buggy and lacks polish
No integrated e-mail
Contacts
Or calendaring
Awkwardly designed onscreen keyboard
No expandable storage
Flash experience is underwhelming
Doesn't come with much functionality out of the box
Bridged file access didn't work for me
Crashes and other issues under high memory load
No dedicated email or calendar apps yet
Hampered by lack of apps at the moment but that will surely change quickly
Power/wake button is a bit too recessed
Pricing could be more competitive.
Software feels sloppy
No native email or calendar
Third-party support is awful
Still no expandable storage
OS can be finicky at times
No native third-party integration
Official apps from A-list third-party developers are missing
Some hardware issues and significant software bugs. No native email support at launch—only browser bookmarks for Webmail sites. Bridge support for BlackBerry phone sync is not yet finalized. No video chat despite frontfacing camera.
Need BlackBerry phone to get native e-mail
Calendar apps
Buggy software
Low-on-memory messages
Lackluster apps
No video chat option yet
Android Player coming later
Painfully unfinished software
No native email
Calendars
More
No BBM at all on launch
BlackBerry Bridge doesn't work as well as we'd need
Underdeveloped camera and image handling apps
Poor app selection triggered by poor developer tools
Screen too small for some (not all) tasks
No direct Mac syncing until summer.
Some hardware issues and significant software bugs. No native e-mail support at launch—only browser bookmarks for Webmail sites. Bridge support for BlackBerry phone sync is not yet finalized. No video chat despite front-facing camera.
Software Package Incomplete Currently
Virtual Keyboard Could Be Better
Power/Sleep Button Difficult To Locate And Use
No microSD slot
Missing dedicated PIM apps
Small Power button
BlackBerry smartphone required for many tasks
Few apps
Missing core functionality
Mediocre camera
There is not a large of selection of applications available as several similar devices offer.
No SD card slot
Power button way too small
Memory management needs work
The BlackBerry App World is lacking in apps when compared to Apple and Android’s offerings. The fact you can only get online via Wi-Fi may put off someLook and Feel...
Still no BBM or Enterprise Server support
Android apps are hit-or-miss
No memory-card slot
No email/calendar/contacts without bridge
No app support.
RIM’s WebKitbased browser is about as stable as your bipolar uncle. No native email
Calendar or contacts apps. App ecosystem is lacking. You’ll need to install a driver before you can connect it to your PC or Mac. Runs Flash
Sorta.
Occasionally glitchy softwareMissing appsExpensive for a seven-incher
A fast and long-lasting 7in tablet, the PlayBook's connection to BlackBerry phones make it a must-have for existing users, and its Android app support widens its appeal further ...
Small form factor, enterprise security, good quality screen
Small form factor, poor application support
With a plethora of new tablets coming out with the Android operating system, and Apple still dominant in the market, the BlackBerry PlayBook has a mountain to climb. Over extended tests, the tablet has shown many strengths, and a few weaknesses....
Overall the PlayBook is a great bit of kit and a worthy rival in my opinion to the other 7 inch tablets on the market. That said, as it stands at the moment i don't think that a non BlackBerry user will get the most out of the PlayBook. If the PlayBook...
One of the things we love about the BlackBerry PlayBook is the fact that it's among the smaller tablets, with the 7-inch screen making it portable enough to take wherever you go. The compact screen also leads to a light weight, with the 425g body easily light enough to hold comfortably in one hand for long periods of time. Despite having a compact screen, the BlackBerry PlayBook goes one better t
The biggest problem with the BlackBerry PlayBook is a lack of apps. The Apple iPad 2, RIM's biggest rival, features loads of apps specifically designed for the tablet form factor, and the PlayBook really struggles to compete without them.
The BlackBerry PlayBook is a neat, compact and capable tablet. We like it, but sadly that isn't enough, as the lack of apps severely lets it down. Without apps, you'll often find yourself wondering what to do with this tablet – a problem you'd never ha...
Excellent multitasking, intuitive, vibrant screen, it's also small enough to fit easily into your average bag
There's a lack of apps at BlackBerry App World compared with the likes of Apple and Android's app stores. The WiFionly net connection may deter some
RIM's first foray into the tablet world has produced a device that is great to use, has innovative navigating controls, a crisp and vibrant screen, and amazingly smooth performance. Once more apps appear, it will shine even more...
What the PlayBook can do, it does very well. We thought this would be the dry middle-aged tablet, but we’ve been impressed by how well it’s been able to handle video, music (through the great 7Digital music store) and the internet browsing experience.B...
Speedy multitasking, Excellent Flash video playback in the browser, Smooth, intuitive user interface, Welldesigned music store
Must be connected to a BlackBerry phone for many key features to work, Video calling only works between PlayBooks, Fewer available apps than on competing platforms
The 7-inch BlackBerry PlayBook tablet has much going for it, including speedy multitasking capability and a zippy, fresh operating system. But we still can't recommend it, unless you're a confirmed CrackBerry addict....
Published: 2011-05-16, Author: What , review by: whatmobile.net
Abstract: The tablet war is definitely hotting up now, and it isn’t just a case of choosing a tablet that looks nice.€RIM, maker of the BlackBerry, is the latest company wanting a slice of Apple’s pie with its 7-inch screen pad, the PlayBook.It€s a handsome piece o...
The operating system is deeply attractive and easy to use – arguably better than Android though in need of more apps, of course. RIM’s main customers are business users and some may find it too frivolous to be worthwhile. But if you want a tablet that...
