2 EReader Tablet Rivals Compared – Nook Colour And Kindle Fire
Nook Colour from Barnes and Noble has been one of the most original and reasonable devices for electronic reading as well as performing other multi media tasks until now. However , this autumn Amazon introduced their Kindle Fire and the world of budget Android eReader and pad hybrids has become much more engaging. Now it’s 2 full-colored touchscreen devices that bridge the divide separating eReader and tablet. In this post I will try to compare these 2 rivals.
Design
Nook Colour and Kindle Fire both feature simple design with a good holdability factor. They look just about the same, but Nook has its unequaled loop at the bottom-right corner. On the other hand, Kindle is a touch smaller (7.5 x 4.7 x 0.45 inches matched against Nook’s 8.1 x 5 x 0.5 inches) and lighter (14.6 vs. 5.8 ounces).
View Screen
Both pads can boast of very high quality 7-inch LCD touch screen with the resolution of 1024×600 at 169 dpi and 16 million colours. They both look great in either portrait or landscape alignment
Power
Even though the CPU is not such an important element for tablet PCs and e-readers, still the Kindle features a newer dual-core processor which is likely to perform quicker than that of Nook. When reading or listening to mp3s you'll doubtless not notice any huge difference.
OS
Kindle Fire and Nook Colour run Android but have their own proprietary versions of software and user interface. It makes it simpler for average non-techie users to use these devices. But advanced users might need to root them so as to turn them in a full Android tablet and sideload applications rather than buying them. In this respect Nook appears to be a winner as it has a microSD slot with which you can run the hack and remove it to revisit the first configuration.
PDF
Both devices are superb for reading in full color just about under any conditions: in the sunlight and in total darkness. The screen adjusts its brightness accordingly to make the method the best. Fire and Colour support favored text/e-book formats and with their 8GB of built in memory can store hundreds if not thousands of ebooks and text files.
Multi media
It’s fair to say that Kindle is more of a multi media tablet than Nook, as it supports more audio and video formats. Apart from Kindle books (including audio reinforced), this device can play music from the Cloud Drive as well as Video on Demand. It's also possible to stream video rentals or free offerings which are available for Amazon Prime members.
Summing it up
The key features of the two devices are almost the same: 7-inch touchscreens, customized Android OS, 8GB of built-in memory, similar weight and size, similar battery lifespan (about 8 hours), same connectivity (Wi-Fi), same price (Fire is barely less expensive). However , Nook Colour features more unique design and due to microSD slot it is more expandable/rootable.
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