New OS.
New possibilities.

Make the most of every moment with the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. Now everything that matters to you is just a swipe, slide or touch away.

Where to Buy the PlayBook

Get the free OS update

PlayBook OS 2.0
  • BlackBerry PlayBook
  • BlackBerry PlayBook

How to update your PlayBook to OS 2.0

Updating to the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0 is free and easy, and happens over the air.

To update the software on your tablet:

Step 1

Look for the software update notification in the status bar

BlackBerry PlayBook Screen

Step 2

Tap the notification to view
the update details

BlackBerry PlayBook Screen

Step 3

Tap Download
 

BlackBerry PlayBook Screen

Ultra portable, super convenient

BlackBerry PlayBook BlackBerry PlayBook back
Front
Back

  • 0.9 lbs /425 g

    Weight

  • 7.6”/194 mm

    Width

  • 5.1”/130 mm

    Height

  • 0.4”/10 mm

    Depth

Display

  • 7" LCD display
  • 1024x600 screen resolution
  • Multi-touch, capacitive touch screen
  • WSVGA

Hardware & processing

  • 1 GHz dual core processor
  • 1 GB RAM
  • Symmetric multi-processing
  • 6-axis motion sensing (gyroscope)

Storage options

  • Built-in memory:
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB

Cameras

  • 3 MP HD forward-facing camera
  • 5 MP HD rear-facing camera
  • 1080p resolution recording

Connectivity

  • Wi-Fi®: 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • USB: Micro USB port
  • HDMI: Micro HDMI port
  • Bluetooth®: Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR

Navigation

  • Digital compass (magnetometer)
  • GPS

Web browsing

  • Adobe® Flash® 11.2 enabled
  • Built-in support for HTML5

Multimedia

  • Stereo speakers
  • Stereo microphones
  • Video output: H.264, MPEG4, WMV HDMI