Thus far, Apple’s iPad has enjoyed a rather easy victory over the rest of the tablet market. And while upcoming Android tablets look promising, their ultimate impact remains to be seen with the most important factor being apps and integration — a key feature that Android is catching up on.
RIM’s PlayBook on the other hand appears to be having a few growing pains. The so called “Jesus Tablet” of RIM has been hyped up largely due to the new ONX operating system. But it is this same operating system that is causing the issue according to Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu. Because of the automotive/networking equipment core that QNX came from, it isn’t necessarily designed with battery life in mind. With that said, the PlayBook is reportedly averaging “a few hours” of battery life — a far cry from competing Android and iOS tablets.
For now, RIM hasn’t commented on the issue raised above and maintains the same May ’11 release schedule. We’ll report back with any updates as they become known.
Via: Electronista
