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| Global Score | |
| 41 | 42.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Barnes & Noble | Amazon |
| Android 4.0 | Android 2.3 |
| 2012-09-26 | 2011-09-28 |
| 7.65 x 5.00 x 0.43 inches | 7.48 x 4.72 x 0.45 inches |
| 11.11 ounces | 14.57 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 129.00 | $ 99.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 7 inches |
| 1440 x 900 pixels | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 243 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| TI OMAP4470 chipset | TI OMAP4 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 1 GB (233 MHz) RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544 (384 MHz) GPU | GPU |
| 8.19 | 7.56 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.62 | 3.3 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Accelerometer | -- |
Comparison review
The Amazon Kindle Fire is slightly better than Barnes & Noble Nook HD, with a 42.5 score against 41. Both tablets in this review use Android OS (operating system), but Amazon Kindle Fire has the previous 2.3 version while Barnes & Noble Nook HD has Android 4.0 version. Amazon Kindle Fire's design is older, extremely heavier and just a little bit thicker than the Barnes & Noble Nook HD.
Barnes & Noble Nook HD counts with a brighter screen than Amazon Kindle Fire, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Barnes & Noble Nook HD also has a way higher 900 x 1440 resolution and more pixels per inch in the display. The Barnes & Noble Nook HD counts with a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Amazon Kindle Fire, and although they both have the same 8 GB internal storage, the Barnes & Noble Nook HD also has a SD extension slot that holds up to 32 GB.
The Barnes & Noble Nook HD features a little better hardware performance than Amazon Kindle Fire, and although they both have a Dual-Core processor, the Barnes & Noble Nook HD also has a graphics processing unit and a higher amount of RAM memory. Amazon Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble Nook HD both have similar batteries duration.
Amazon Kindle Fire's camera is very similar to the camera in Barnes & Noble Nook HD.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Amazon Kindle Fire is also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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