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Comparing Tablets

Choosing a tablet for your Christmas list?

Kindle Fire vs. Nook Tablet vs. iPad 2 vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab [CHART]

Comparison of major ereaders below. 

Tablet
Dimensions
Data Storage
Battery Life
RAM
Processor
File Formats
Operating System
Price

Nook Tablet

 

8.1″ (H) x 5″ (W) x .48″ (D)

7″ multi-touch display

16GB (expandable to 32GB via MicroSD)
11.5 hours (reading)
9 hours (video)
1 GB RAM
1GHz dual-core
ePub, PDF, DOC, MP4, MP3, JPG, and more.
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
$249

iPad 2

 

9.5″ (H) x 7.31″ (W) x .34″ (D)

9.7″ multi-touch display

 

16GB, 32GB & 64GB models. Non-expandable.
10 hours on Wi-Fi
512 MB
1GHz dual-core Apple A5
PDF, DOC, JPG, MP4, MP3, MOV, and more.
iOS 5
$499, $599, $699 (depending on storage size)

Kindle Fire

 

7.5″ (H) x 4.7″ (W) x .45″ (D)

7″ multi-touch display

 

8GB (approx 6GB user content). Non-expandable.
8 hours (reading), 7.5 hours (video)
512 MB
1GHz dual-core
Kindle (AZW), PDF, unprotected MOBI, DOC, JPG, MP4,
MP3, and more.
Amazon-flavored Android UI
$199

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9

 

9.09″ (H) x 6.21″ (W) x .33″ (D)

8.9″ multi-touch display

(Also comes in 10.1″ and 7″ display models, with varying
dimensions)

 

16 GB
13 hours (variable)
1 GB
1GHz dual-core
PDF, DOC, MP3, MP4, and more

Android 3.1 (Honeycomb)

 

$449

 

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Stephen

 

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Posted on: November 21, 2011, 6:15 am Category: Uncategorized

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  1. InfoAssist said

    Kindle downloads of library ebooks not (yet) available in Canada? Pity. Kobo and Sony readers are alternates.
    Timely link, Stephen.