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Barnes & Noble Nook HD+
32 GBAsus MeMO Pad
ME172V| Global Score | |
| 43.3 | 45 |
| Basic Information | |
| Barnes & Noble | Asus |
| Android 4.0 | Android 4.1 |
| 2012-09-26 | 2013-01-13 |
| 9.46 x 6.41 x 0.45 inches | 7.72 x 4.69 x 0.43 inches |
| 18.17 ounces | 13.05 ounces |
| $ 129.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9 inches | 7 inches |
| 1920 x 1280 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 256 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | VIA WM8950 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (233 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 7.74 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.12 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 1.30 MP |
| 0 | 0.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4270mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.16 |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
The Asus MeMO Pad is a bit better than the Barnes & Noble Nook HD+, with a overall score of 45 against 43.3. Both devices in this comparison review include Android OS (Operating System), but Asus MeMO Pad has newer 4.1 version while Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ has Android 4.0 version, so it provides you lots of additional features and improved performance. Asus MeMO Pad is a way lighter and just a little bit thinner tablet than Barnes & Noble Nook HD+, even though both were released only 4 months apart.
The Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ has an incredibly better looking screen than Asus MeMO Pad, because it has a lot better resolution of 1280 x 1920px, a bigger screen and a much greater pixels count per inch in the display. Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ has a bit more powerful processor than Asus MeMO Pad, because although it has a weaker graphics processor, and they both have 1 GB of RAM memory, the Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ also counts with a greater number of cores (and they are faster).
The Asus MeMO Pad counts with a very superior camera than Barnes & Noble Nook HD+. Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ has much more memory to store more games and applications than Asus MeMO Pad, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 32 GB, the Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ also has 32 GB internal memory capacity.
Asus MeMO Pad has a much better battery lifetime than Barnes & Noble Nook HD+.
The Asus MeMO Pad is not only the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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