BlackBerry PlayBook or unable to withstand iPad 2

The Tablet PC PlayBook, which is highly praised by BlackBerry fans and RIM, has recently encountered a “sudden” dilemma: it has announced the recall of one thousand units soon after the launch. The reason is that the user has trouble working on the screen while loading the agreement. This step is the user registration. The use of a required program that cannot be completed means that the PlayBook on hand is useless. Currently, RIM is stepping up the replacement of these devices, hoping to rekindle the user's confidence in their resistance to the Apple iPad 2. BlackBerry PlayBook in the end how the enemy iPad 2? This time we change the dimension. According to the report of Chris Natal of the Financial Times in the United Kingdom, from the perspective of foreign media people, how do foreign users evaluate whether they are better or worse?

User Transfers to Apple and Android RIM’s first tablet, the BlackBerry PlayBook, was launched in the US and Canada in April and will be available in Other markets later this quarter. Although early BlackBerry users adored this new device, today’s non-believers either prefer Android or have been drunk by Steve Jobs “magic revolutionary” devices. . The major issue facing RIM is whether it can prevent users from losing or even reversing the flow of users to other platforms. Research company Gartner's data shows that in the fourth quarter of last year, RIM's share in the global smartphone market fell from nearly 20% in the fourth quarter of last year to 14%.

The keyboard keyboard is just a substitute. First of all, there is bad news for those who are trying to relive the features they used to know and love. The PlayBook's on-screen keyboard is only a replacement compared to the real keyboard on BlackBerry smartphones before, and there is no easy way to access corporate e-mail. Strangely enough, the key application is still missing on the PlayBook, which means that it is not as much a business product as its competitor similar to the Samsung Galaxy Tablet.

In addition, considering RIM's experience in security, it was thought that PlayBook would have more security features than its competitors. However, in fact, it lacks some basic functions and does not have the "Find My PlayBook" feature similar to the iPad free service. It does not help you find the whereabouts of missing devices.

The purpose of positioning the PlayBook is evident from its name: Its use is clearly more entertainment than business, but the earliest BlackBerry smartphones were used by business users.

From the screen size, the PlayBook is smaller than the 9.7-inch iPad 2 and the 10.1-inch Motorola Xoom, but the amount of displayed information is almost the same, and the detail is high. The PlayBook has a resolution of 1024x600 and a display density of 169 pixels per inch, which is comparable to a Galaxy tablet, while the iPad 2 has a resolution of 1024x768 and can display only 132 pixels per inch.

The included HD video sample shows that the PlayBook can display rich colors; and with the help of its dual-core processor, the samples did not show any observable pauses during playback. Due to support for 1080p format, the PlayBook has full HD capabilities.

The PlayBook has a built-in gyroscope and accelerometer that can be used for complex motion control games. It also has a built-in GPS chip and magnetometer (digital compass) that can be used for navigation with real-time path planning, and software that uses this feature is available on Android tablets. Once again, it is puzzling that this software is not currently available on the PlayBook.

Applications PlayBook comes with third-party music stores and bookstores, such as 7 Digital and Kobo, but there are no movies and TV shows. In addition, there are few business applications, only to see calculators, notes recording software, electronic teleprompters, and corresponding software for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. However, there are no contact, calendar, instant messaging, and video phone applications. E-mail can only be accessed through the Web mail service in the built-in browser.

Before PlayBook was released, there were few apps available for download on App World, which was very disappointing. However, RIM said that developers have submitted more than 3,000 applications. RIM said that this summer, the PlayBook's software will be able to run regular BlackBerry applications and Android applications, but they are designed for smaller smartphone screens.

This severely limits the PlayBook's competitiveness relative to the iPad 2, which has more than 65,000 applications.