BlackBerry PlayBook vs iPad Web Browsing (video)

Posted by | 11/16/2010 | 4 Comments

Research in Motion’s put together a video demo of the BlackBerry PlayBook’s web browser and how it stacks up against the iPad’s. Pages appear to load significantly faster on the BlackBerry PlayBook and of course you can run Flash on it, while iPad’s Safari experience is a Flash-free zone.

Javascript animations appear quite a bit smoother on the BlackBerry PlayBook and of course you don’t have to worry about busted web pages like you do with the iPad.

The BlackBerry PlayBook looks like a promising device, but I still question the positioning of it. Virtually every demo and keynote we’ve seen about the PlayBook focuses on its ‘fun’ parts. It’ll be very interesting to see if the PlayBook can get down to business when it’s finally released next year.

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Xavier Lanier is the publisher of Gotta Be Moible and Notebooks.com. He's a mobile technology geek that uses an iPhone 4S, iPad 2, Galaxy Nexus and Kindle Fire on a daily basis. He's an expert photographer that shoots primarily with Nikon DSLRs. You can follow Xavier on Twitter @xavierlanier and Google+
  • http://twitter.com/AndyBruce Andy Bruce

    Will you get a PlayBook?

    • Xavier Lanier

      I don’t have a need/use case for the PlayBook at the moment, so no.

  • http://blogs.blackberry.com Douglas tr0n Soltys

    Hey Xavier,

    Thanks for the post! RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis recently showcased an application on the PlayBook that will allow medical professionals to easily share and collaborate anywhere in the world. (video here: http://devblog.blackberry.com/2010/10/blackberry-playbook-apps/). While this is just one example, we hope you’ll stay tuned for posts down the road that share the many ways PlayBook will work for enterprise.

    Cheers,
    Douglas from RIM
    @tron / @BlackBerryDev / @BlackBerryDev

  • http://blogs.blackberry.com Douglas tr0n Soltys

    Hey Xavier,

    Thanks for the post! RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis recently showcased an application on the PlayBook that will allow medical professionals to easily share and collaborate anywhere in the world. (video here: http://devblog.blackberry.com/2010/10/blackberry-playbook-apps/). While this is just one example, we hope you’ll stay tuned for posts down the road that share the many ways PlayBook will work for enterprise.

    Cheers,
    Douglas from RIM
    @tron / @BlackBerryDev / @BlackBerryDev

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