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One of the most important aspects of any mobile device in this day and age is the quality of the browsing experience. While the iPad is understood to have a great browser, it might have met its match in the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook. RIM is going all out to promote their tablet, and this new video is turning some heads.
The side-by-side comparison shows the iPad browser being schooled by the PlayBook in a number of ways. The PlayBook manages to load web pages at almost desktop speeds. The iPad, while fast, cannot compete. Rendering on both devices is similar, but the PlayBook also loads Adobe Flash content. HTML5 performance was also demonstrated, giving the PlayBook the clear win there as well.
The iPad might still have the edge in that you can actually buy it, but the PlayBook is looking more compelling than it might have at first. Do you find this demo convincing, or will you only believe it when the product is real?
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mikeart03a
November 16, 2010 at 10:18pm
I can understand people's skepticism about the overall load speeds (sites geared for playbook, etc.), but if you dig down into the specs as well, they also make a difference especially these 2 things:
Processor - Note: Both are ARM-based processors, so I'm not taking architecture into consideration as each is similar, yet different in its own right.
Playbook: 1 Ghz Dual-Core
iPad: 1 Ghz Single-CoreMemory (RAM)
Playbook: 1GB
iPad: 256MBSo as you can see, that extra core and memory is probably what's helping with the faster load times. but flash will be flash and choke things a bit (especially if the developer is a sloppy coder).
OliverSudden
November 16, 2010 at 8:13pm
Yes but the most important thing Steve Jobs learned (from Bill Gates) was this: being better doesn't matter.
YoshiHNS
November 16, 2010 at 6:53pm
Actually looks pretty good. Not too bad of a comparison.
Do wonder. Were they both on wifi or what?
lunchbox73
November 16, 2010 at 4:34pm
Yes, let's see an non-biased comparision. They stuff they showed obviously favors the RIM device but I'm sure there are other areas where the ipad could have the browsing advantage.
tkid124
November 16, 2010 at 3:55pm
Who put this together, RIM did, are they biased? YES! Did they likely choose sites that really show a big difference in their advantage? Yeah, but even then, no flash is no flash. Choppy is choppy, and they seem to have some real advantages in their browser.
Could some of this have to do with being a smaller screen, yeah, but would you as a customer rather have a quality top of the line 26" monitor or a 30" monitor that displays only some of what you are trying to view? IE no flash, not fast enough to run quality content.
Bullwinkle J Moose
November 16, 2010 at 4:57pm
Some of it is due to the smaller screen but all RIM did was get their hands on an iPad and find any any and all pervievable problems that they could exploit "After the iPad was already released"
If RIM and Apple were to release their next product at the same time without any advance info of their competitions product, this would be a different story
I don't like Apple products and I have never bought any, but in a fair fight, I think the outcome would be different
Just saying
