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| Global Score | |
| 40 | 43.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Barnes & Noble |
| iOS 1.x | Android 4.0 |
| 2007-09-13 | 2012-09-26 |
| 4.30 x 2.40 x 0.31 inches | 9.46 x 6.41 x 0.45 inches |
| 4.20 ounces | 18.17 ounces |
| $ 215.00 | $ 129.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 9 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 1920 x 1280 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 165 pixels per inch | 256 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| -- | TI OMAP4470 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 128 MB RAM | 1 GB (233 MHz) RAM |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU |
| 5.94 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 7.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ has an overall score of 43.3, which is just a bit better than iPod touch's 40 general score. The Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ design is extremely newer, but extremely heavier and noticeably thicker than iPod touch. Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ works with Android 4.0 operating system, while iPod touch counts with iOS 1.x operating system.
Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ features a very superior processing unit than iPod touch, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory, 2 more CPU cores and an extra graphics processing unit. The Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ has a much sharper display than Apple iPod touch, because it has a way higher resolution of 1280 x 1920 pixels, a much higher count of pixels per inch of screen and a lot bigger screen.
The Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ has a very superior memory capacity to install games and applications than iPod touch, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal storage capacity, the Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 32 GB. IPod touch and Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ count with incredibly similar cameras.
Apple iPod touch and Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ both count with quite similar batteries duration.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ is also by far the cheapest, making it an obvious call.
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