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.
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307 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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(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: Here's a quick video look at the BlackBerry PlayBook. The web browser baked into the PlayBook is pretty nice and responsive. The $499 BlackBerry tablet just went on sale and RIM sent one over for review.In this video you can see that the PlayBook does ind...
Abstract: It's been half a year since Research in Motion unveiled its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet based on the QNX operating system. This week, RIM began shipping the 7-inch tablet. After spending a couple days with the final product, it's clear that the PlayBo...
Abstract: We test the BlackBerry PlayBook and conclude that it isn't a player. The tablets good features don't make up for the bad ones. There is no question that this is the most ambitious thing RIM has done in the last 12 months. It shows the company has fin...
Abstract: Because of its association with the BlackBerry brand, Research In Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook will appeal to businesspeople, but on arrival it lacks many corporate must-haves, such as email and 3G wireless data connectivity. In fact, it feels like it ...
Abstract: What is being reviewed? We have the BlackBerry PlayBook, RIM’s first effort into the tablet space. We have the baseline WiFi model with 16GB of storage space which will run you $499 in stores and online. Before we go any further you should know that...
Abstract: We have the BlackBerry PlayBook, RIM’s first effort into the tablet space. We have the baseline WiFi model with 16GB of storage space which will run you $499 in stores and online.7-inch 1024x768 screen1GHz Cortex-A9 dual-core CPU1GB RAM16GB storage5MP ...
Make no mistake, the BlackBerry PlayBook has plenty of potential. The hardware is fast, the design soberly striking (annoying power button notwithstanding) and the QNX OS pulls many of the best aspects from rival platforms into a stable, generally wel...
Published: 2011-04-19, Author: Simon , review by: intomobile.com
Abstract: BlackBerry Bridge, the app which promises to bring all of your core smartphone apps to RIM's latest tablet, has gone live with the launch of the PlayBook today. Despite a few hiccups with the app rollout, I managed to get my Torch 9800 paired up with the...
Abstract: It's been quite a journey following RIM's PlayBook tablet from announcement to launch. The amount of hype this device has received can't be understated. We've seen plenty of videos and more showing the PlayBook smoke the iPad in web page rendering, sh...
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Published: 2011-04-18, Author: Simon , review by: intomobile.com
RIM has been big on calling the BlackBerry PlayBook an uncompromised web experience, but honestly, the millisecond you put a browser on a seven-inch screen and make people use their fat fingers to navigate, it's already compromised. It almost feels like R...
