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Barnes & Noble Nook HD+
16 GBApple iPad
16 GB Wi-Fi| Global Score | |
| 42.3 | 44.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Barnes & Noble | Apple |
| Android 4.0 | iOS 5.1, 5, 4.x |
| 2012-09-26 | 2010-01-27 |
| 9.46 x 6.41 x 0.45 inches | 9.56 x 7.47 x 0.50 inches |
| 18.17 ounces | 23.99 ounces |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 219.00 | $ 176.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1280 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 256 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | Apple A4 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Single-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 1 GB (233 MHz) RAM | 256 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 7.56 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 4.4 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| -- | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad is just a bit better than the Barnes & Noble Nook HD+, having a 44.7 score against 42.3. The iPad is better than the Barnes & Noble Nook HD+, we must highlight that it is also a incredibly older, thicker and heavier tablet. The iPad comes with iOS 5.1 operating system, while Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ has Android 4.0 operating system.
The Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ has a superior processor than iPad, because it has 768 MB more RAM, a higher number of cores (and faster) and an additional graphics co-processor. Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ features an incredibly better screen than iPad, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1280 x 1920px and way more pixels per display inch.
Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ has much more storage for apps and games than iPad, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 32 GB. Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ and iPad both count with very similar battery performance.
The Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ and the Apple iPad count with quite similar cameras.
Apple iPad not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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