On Monday September 27 happened, RIM introduced its Tablet the public: the new BlackBerry Playbook. With a name that points to a young audience (the play has an obvious connotation gamer) and specifications that seek to capture the attention of executives (approved by the NSA, the National Security Agency U.S. devoted to monitor and verify network are protected against potential attacks, among other things) this new device seems to have come to compete closely with Apple iPad.
before I showed them the technical specifications of this tablet BlackBerry and compared them with those of the iPad, to which I added after comparisons of different sites with other tablets like the Samsung HP Galaxy Tab and Slate. In my opinion, and more than one, it is clear that the Dual Core 1GHz processor and 1GB RAM are clearly superior to the offer from Apple. To this I add that there is a greater density of pixels in the playbook screen, so that images and text in particular, may be seen more clearly than in an iPad.
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model against which we measure a tablet iPad due out until early 2011? It is clear that if the RIM product was for sale right now, and assuming that everything worked as well as expected, it would be a better option than Apple's tablet, especially if you're talking of specifications and prices. But by then, we may have already had a iPad 2, or at least rumors of what will be their specifications.
The iPad processor 2 would definitely be more powerful than the current model, though I doubt it is a Dual Core. I also imagine that will have more RAM memory capacity, but again I think it will catch up with the qualities of the Playbook: almost certainly expect to be around 500 MB. Leaving aside the specifications and spending more on the territory of the features, it is expected that the iPad 2 has some technology Retinal Display as to increase the density of pixels, but I do not think that increase is as significant as the iPhone 4. In addition, all now take for granted and will have a front camera to allow calls via FaceTime, and probably has a thin and light design.
in numbers, probably the iPad 2 continue to lose against the specifications of the Playbook (probably the new Apple tablet only win in the section of the screen with a higher density of pixels, better color and larger) but nevertheless The iPad may still be a better option. Why? It's simple: if iOS is optimized to take full advantage the hardware on which it is, and if you make an efficient use of energy, maybe the battery is the trump card of the iPad 2 on the playbook.
me explain: the processor, memory, and the chambers of the playbook, and are better in numbers, also have a higher energy consumption. The processor because it will be doing as many tasks at the same time, the memory because it tempts the user to make indiscriminate use of multitasking that would run background applications (and thus unnecessarily consuming battery) and the cameras because their ability and resolution are more suitable for taking pictures and making videos, so the user will be tempted to spend battery to make use of them.
The hypothetical iPad 2, on the other hand, have an optimized multitasking to spend as little energy as possible. Your processor will not be the most powerful on the market, but certainly will not be the poorest, and probably will be optimized to work harder and less battery drain at the same time. The amount of RAM will be just and necessary, and the camera will not be the best FaceTime, which makes it good for the sole use interesting that can be given. Moreover, Apple will save the user to pay for cameras, or not to use (if you want the battery will last long enough) or force him to put the device to recharge.
you still sounding as bad specifications having less flashy?
For me, no. The new iPad should be able to come in numbers to the playbook, but need not match it, much less surpass. To offer a similar experience, longer battery life and interesting applications, sales could easily exceed the BlackBerry tablet. In addition, it is rumored that the new iPad model could have a mini USB port, and therefore enhance connectivity. "Mini HDMI? I'm 99% sure you will not see it because Apple has a more elegant solution (but more expensive) to achieve a connection to your TV: Apple TV.
Taking this into account will need to improve the new iPad? Are they exaggerated the specifications of the Playbook? Will Apple offer an experience equal or better, without spending so much on enhancing the hardware?
The reality is that today, the specification that makes the difference is the OS. And while iOS is offering a wider variety of applications, with experience use user-friendly and intuitive interface and easy to use, the reality is that it lacks some interesting features and has solved some design issues poorly in the iPad. Let me explain below.
As noted in Apple Weblog , "IOS is wonderful, but more should have two distinct aspects: iPad (iPhone + iPod Touch)." Sharing the same error with the tablets Android, Apple is currently adapting an OS designed for small screens (no more than 4 inches) so it can be used in a significantly larger screen (9 inches). What Apple really should do is to realize that iPad is an entirely different objective and therefore requires an OS specifically designed to exploit their full potential (or at least the size of the screen).
Referencing Applesfera this article can be made evident the need for the iPad has owned an independent operating system as it does with its Tablet BlackBerry OS. According to Miguel Lopez reminds us, on September 1st Steve Jobs gave us a preview of what would be the upgrade to 4.2 iOS iPad. Expected especially for multitasking much needed tablet users of Apple, this update had sparked the imagination and planted expectations among graphic designers who anxiously awaited the release of the update. Cupertino The latest being the new version of IOS for the iPad, and more than one thought the delay was due to the development of a streamlined interface for 9-inch screen.
"iPad screen is much bigger than an iPhone and therefore the interface to switch between applications and the folders will be optimized for it, for anything we have a simple inheritance of the iPhone interface." That
expected, at least, since the delay would be pointless and fed the idea that it was. In fact, Miguel tells us that:
"Many experts remained curious about what Apple could show us, the company that best GUI takes care of its worldwide with a team of geniuses from Cupertino. Showed mockups of how they might be folders or how we could switch between open applications with a 9.7-inch screen, discussed alternatives ... "However, as we know, nothing happened as expected: the interface iPad remained identical to the iPhone in each of its new features.
"since from Cupertino argue that an iPad iPod is not just a great touch and its multi-touch screen results endless possibilities for the interface should have done themselves a more streamlined interface to the screen of your tablet. "
I can only agree with him this Miguel Lopez, and add that the interface should be optimized in itself, not just to demonstrate that the iPad is more than iPod Touch big, but to offer the user a richer experience and take advantage offered by the screen size. In this regard, Tablet BlackBerry with OS who seems to have understood the issue better by providing a much more optimized design.
what it cost Apple iPad give a change applications faster, with thumbnails to facilitate the choice and make the experience more visually pleasing? It would be even easier and faster to select the application in these "cards" great in the center of the screen from small icons arranged in a tiny bottom bar. In addition, Tablet OS BlackBerry shortcuts seems to incorporate that in the case of having many applications open, we can more easily find we are looking through a filter applications by category.
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Again, the question is: Was it too much to ask?
And to top it off, Tablet OS still have things to teach the iOS Apple. It has integrated Adobe Flash 10.1 which allows web browsing experience more complete offering gives iOS, and has support for Adobe AIR, which promises interesting applications if they attract competent developers.
addition, as noted in Gizmodo, BlackBerry Tablet OS supports multiple platforms and technologies today's standard like Open GL, WebKit, Java, POSIX OS and SMP, with 6 and the BlackBerry platform developed by RIM WebWorks. This means that applications written to run on both BlackBerry WebWorks 6 as the BlackBerry Tablet OS, while Java will facilitate the work of developers who want to carry BlackBerry applications 6 that are based on Java. In addition, support for OpenGL means that there is significant potential for games "graphically intense."
Fortunately (or rather, through research that opened antitrust Apple) policy requirements regarding the development of apps is now less restrictive so iOS can better compete against the BlackBerry offering. However, the interface designed specifically for the screen size, plus support for Flash and Java are important points in favor of the playbook that Apple could easily match if they wanted to. Hopefully we can see, hereafter, an improvement in this regard. Because of this continues, it is likely that the tablets of BlackBerry, along with the tablets with Meego and why not? WebOS, will remove a significant portion of sales to iPad, beating Apple in the field always knew where noted: the software.
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