iPad 2 Vs BlackBerry Playbook- Speed Test

C-NET! Real.

Get ready, 'cause it's coming.

By "it," I'm of course referring to the deluge of tablets ready to flood the market. Make no mistake, in the next two to three months, consumers will have more tablet options than they know what to do with.

This week sees the launch of RIM's long-awaited BlackBerry PlayBook. This tablet is targeted at an arguably esoteric market, and includes the expected features aimed at that business demographic, but it also includes features that average shoppers are looking for.

Check out the full review for more details, but before you do that, read the PlayBook's speed results in their entirety.

Testing
Site-loading speed is one of the simplest things to test, and it's a test many users can immediately relate to. I'm a greater fan of real-world tests, like going to actual, real sites, than of synthetic benchmarks.

We used three different Web sites for the tests: CNET.com, CBSNews.com, and GiantBomb.com. Each tablet was connected to the same closed network with no other devices on it, with the router about 5 feet away. We considered the test to begin the moment we pressed Enter and ended the iteration when the blue progress bar on each tablet disappeared. We used iOS 4.3.1 for the iPad 2; the Xoom is using Android OS 3.0.1, with the Chrome browser.

Although in the video you'll only see one iteration for each test, we actually ran each test several times; over those runs we got results consistent with what you'll see here. Also, we cleared each tablet's browser cache before each iteration of the tests was run.

Now, as much as we'd love for these tests to be completely relevant for everyone in every situation, that's nearly impossible. We tested these tablets under specific conditions in a "free" environment. The network was closed, but we can't account for noise from other networks interfering. This is a snapshot of performance in our testing environment, and your results may vary.

Web site Motorola Xoom Apple iPad 2 RIM BlackBerry PlayBook
CNET.com 5 seconds 6 seconds 11 seconds
CBSNews.com 7 seconds 9 seconds 11 seconds
GiantBomb.com 4 seconds 4 seconds 8 seconds

Tested specs Motorola Xoom Apple iPad 2 RIM BlackBerry PlayBook
Maximum brightness 312 cd/m2 432 cd/m2 610 cd/m2
Default brightness 131 cd/m2 176 cd/m2 510 cd/m2
Maximum black level 0.26 cd/m2 0.46 cd/m2 0.58 cd/m2
Default black level 0.11 cd/m2 0.19 cd/m2 0.48 cd/m2
Default contrast ratio 1,190:1 926:1 1,062:1
Contrast ratio (max brightness) 1,200:1 939:1 1,052:1

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[mambasnake2]

Stop posting these videos, the Playbook is new and better than the ipad. It was slower loading because of flash. Fanboy

[SickoZone]

@mambasnake2 no shit. but tbh... playbook is done, why do you think its $199?

[WhosYanni]

How fast will the iPad load a Flash video again?

Oh yeah..it won't!

[SickoZone]

@WhosYanni flash is done bro. Jobs was right.

[paradukaremaja]

obviously this is Apple fanboys. Whatever it is, if I managed to get an Ipad or Playbook, I'll be thankful. Not everybody can afford these gadgets. :))

[SickoZone]

@paradukaremaja if u save up then ya, 3 months of savin up for the the 32gb ipad 2. and BTW, blackberry playbook is now 399 for 16gb

[ratedrsuperstar87]

This video is so LOUD!! Please, lower volume

[mambasnake2]

@SickoZone When the Playbook went on sale is it was $599, Blackberry said, we need to lower the price to compete with other major tablets. Thus creating a great deal of only $199 for a tablet. :)

[TheWingsofJustice]

Jobs was not right. Flash is not dead. On the other hand ....

[Son0fShadow]

lol, obviously this dude has been browsing with the Ipad MUCH more than the Playbook

[alex123456123ify]

ugh freaking apple boy,TURN DOWN THAT CRAZY PARTY SOUND;)

[ozmedia]

@SickoZone It's $199 now! Wit V2.0 you can now use Android Apps. I ditched my iPad2, gave it away actually, and love the Playbook SO much more. Easier to use one handed when reading ebooks, switching back and forth between music (while reading ebook etc). SO much better than the iPad.

[Ggalacticos]

haha this is fucking stupid , i bought my ipad 2 because i love it and it have great apps , not because it loads a page 2 seconds faster than the blackberry playbook