Testseek.co.uk have collected 307 expert reviews of the BlackBerry PlayBook 7 inch and the average rating is 73%. Scroll down and see all reviews for BlackBerry PlayBook 7 inch.
(73%)
307 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(71%)
21 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Speedy multitasking
Excellent Flash video playback in the browser
Smooth
Intuitive user interface
Welldesigned music store
1080p HD video playback
Fast dual-core processor
HDMI mirroring
Secure email
Bright
Responsive screen
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
Excellent screen
Slick operating system
Fast in use
Excellent multitasking
Intuitive
Vibrant screen
It's also small enough to fit easily into your average bag
Screen
Size
Speed
Performance
Small form factor
Enterprise security
Good quality screen
Well put together
Clean interface
Fine browser
Good screen for video
Very good screen
Excellent design and finish
Compact and easily portable
BlackBerry Tablet OS 2.0 is original
New and very fast
Good battery life / Good email system
Pleasant
Highquality web browsing (with Flash) / Good
Clear audio
Top notch security
Splendid screen
Strong snapper
The editors didn't like
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
Hardly any worthwhile apps
Confusing bridge to phone
No email client
Smaller screen
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.
Expensive
No email
Not many apps available
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
No apps
Currently no email
No calendar
No contacts
Small form factor
Poor application support
No mail app
Expensive for smaller size
Performance can be beaten
BlackBerry Bridge still required for access to BlackBerry Messenger
Abstract: The Blackberry Playbook launched some time ago but with a few updates has been able to mature. However, this tablet still has a long way to go before it competes with the best tablets available and is only likely to suit those who pair it with a Blackberr...
Abstract: The BlackBerry PlayBook is geared toward enterprise customers, and offers both HTML5 and Flash goodness, as well as 1080p video, an HDMI port, microUSB port, and videoconferencing via dual onboard cameras. It will ship with a 1GHz dual-core Cortex process...
Abstract: Let me emphasise the positive first. It's delightful to hold and watch. It has a chunky, solid feel, a super-quick brain, a great display of an optimum size and a superb rubbery back so it doesn't slip like an iPad does. An overall feeling of quality and ...
Abstract: It is small enough to fit in a pocket and can handle your productivity and entertainment needs but takes a different path to other non-Apple tablets....
Published: 2012-04-16, Author: Hugo , review by: itproportal.com
For all of its faults, the PlayBook is a very likeable product. It's fantastically well made, its operating system is a pleasure to use, and the features it does offer are almost universally well implemented. The lack of apps, and greater lack of show-st...
Very good screen, Excellent design and finish, compact and easily portable, BlackBerry Tablet OS 2.0 is original, new and very fast, Good battery life / Good email system, Pleasant, highquality web browsing (with Flash) / Good, clear audio
BlackBerry Bridge still required for access to BlackBerry Messenger, Not many PlayBook apps in App World, but Android apps now available, Not many connection ports, No camera flash, Physical buttons could be better finished
The PlayBook is a compact, fast tablet that's ideal for fans of BlackBerry smartphones. However, with its excellent screen and custom OS, this tablet should have a much wider appeal than just the RIM business users it's primarily aimed at. The update to B...
Abstract: If you say BlackBerry to any one under forty they probably thing smartphone. If over sixty they thing of a berry growing wild picked in late summer. Here for all it’s the BlackBerry offering into the very crowded Tablet market place....
Abstract: So as I mentioned recently, I bought one of the cheap BlackBerry PlayBooks on offer from Carphone Warehouse.I ha hope that the user experience had been massively improved but unfortunately I still found it to be really lacking as a tablet offering.Here's ...
Abstract: RIM What is it? RIM, maker of BlackBerry smartphones, has entered the tablet fray with a stylish seven-inch screen model. What's great Spiffy-looking hardware that's super-fast, with an appealing operating system and good battery life. What's not Still n...
