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RIM to offer BlackBerry 4G PlayBook with Sprint
Samir Makwana, Jan 06, 2011 1838 hrs ISTIs expected to be released along side 3G supporting PlayBook in second quarter of this year
While Google Android 3.0 tablets continue to emerge and rumors of Apple iPad 2 still afloat, Research in Motion has announced its own tablet, the 4G PlayBook. While the RIM PlayBook is still to see the light of day, the company has announced PlayBook 4G with Sprint Nextel in the second quarter of this year. So by the second quarter US citizens will not only see 4G LTE smartphones but also tablets.
The arrival of Android 3.0 Honeycomb based tablets will nudge the PlayBook running BlackBerry OS aside since it is expected to be available from the second quarter of this year.
With Sprint's 4G Network offering faster download speeds, RIM's 4G Playbook will have practically the same hardware as that of 3G supporting PlayBook.
RIM is certainly showing off the PlayBook tablet at CES 2011, but the device is still months away from being released in the international market. The company hasn't really announced the price of the same, but it is rumored to cost under $500 (Rs. 22,500 approx).
The arrival of Android 3.0 Honeycomb based tablets will nudge the PlayBook running BlackBerry OS aside since it is expected to be available from the second quarter of this year.
With Sprint's 4G Network offering faster download speeds, RIM's 4G Playbook will have practically the same hardware as that of 3G supporting PlayBook.
- 7-inch capacitive display with 1024x600 WSVGA resolution
- Ultra-portable at less than a pound and less than one-half inch thick: 0.9 lbs (400g) and 5.1 x 7.6 x 0.4 (130mm x 194mm x 10mm)
- 1 GHz dual-core processor
- 1 GB RAM memory
- BlackBerry Tablet OS with support for symmetric multiprocessing
- MP3, AAC and WMA audio playback
- Support for 1080p HD video playback (H.264, MPEG4, WMV)
- HDMI out
- Dual HD cameras for video conferencing and video capture
- Up to 64 GB internal storage (16, 32 and 64 GB models)
- Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n) connectivity
- Bluetooth 2.1+EDR support
RIM is certainly showing off the PlayBook tablet at CES 2011, but the device is still months away from being released in the international market. The company hasn't really announced the price of the same, but it is rumored to cost under $500 (Rs. 22,500 approx).
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