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BlackBerry PlayBook

2011–2013 · tablet

Specifications

Cpu: TI OMAP 4430, dual-core ARM Cortex-A9, 1 GHz
Ram: max: 1 GB (not upgradable) · base: 1 GB
Ports: Micro USB · Micro HDMI · Charging pod contacts (proprietary dock)
Camera: 5 MP rear (1080p video), 3 MP front
Battery: Internal 5300 mAh Li-Polymer, non-removable
Display: 7" LCD, 1024x600, capacitive touch
Storage: base: 16 GB flash · options: 32 GB · 64 GB
Cellular: Wi-Fi only at launch; a 4G LTE variant followed in 2012
Os Support: latest: BlackBerry Tablet OS 2.1, added native email/calendar/contacts and an Android app player · shipped: BlackBerry Tablet OS 1.0 (QNX Neutrino based)
Release Price: $499 (16 GB), $599 (32 GB), $699 (64 GB) at launch, April 2011

Variants

Models

4G LTE2012 variant with LTE radio, released after the initial Wi-Fi-only launch had already been widely panned for missing native email.

Storage

16 GB Wi-FiBase launch model.

32 GB Wi-Fi

64 GB Wi-Fi

Upgrade paths

storage

Fixed at purchase: 16, 32, or 64 GB, no card slot · Sealed unibody with no microSD or user-accessible storage expansion.

LOCKED

battery

Internal 5300 mAh Li-Polymer cell · Not user-serviceable from the factory; requires prying the bezel and disconnecting a soldered-in connector, common repair-shop job once units aged out.

~$20 for third-party replacement cells

HARD

other

OS updates added missing native PIM apps and an Android runtime · Launched without native email, calendar, or contacts (it relied on tethering to a BlackBerry phone via 'BlackBerry Bridge'), fixed months later in OS 2.0, by which point the reputation damage was done.

EASY