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
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Dimensions
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Data Storage
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Battery Life
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RAM
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Processor
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File Formats
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Operating System
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Price
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Nook Tablet
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8.1″ (H) x 5″ (W) x .48″ (D) 7″ multi-touch display |
16GB (expandable to 32GB via MicroSD)
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11.5 hours (reading)
9 hours (video) |
1 GB RAM
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1GHz dual-core
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ePub, PDF, DOC, MP4, MP3, JPG, and more.
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Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
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$249
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iPad 2
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9.5″ (H) x 7.31″ (W) x .34″ (D) 9.7″ multi-touch display
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16GB, 32GB & 64GB models. Non-expandable.
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10 hours on Wi-Fi
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512 MB
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1GHz dual-core Apple A5
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PDF, DOC, JPG, MP4, MP3, MOV, and more.
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iOS 5
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$499, $599, $699 (depending on storage size)
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Kindle Fire
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7.5″ (H) x 4.7″ (W) x .45″ (D) 7″ multi-touch display
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8GB (approx 6GB user content). Non-expandable.
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8 hours (reading), 7.5 hours (video)
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512 MB
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1GHz dual-core
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Kindle (AZW), PDF, unprotected MOBI, DOC, JPG, MP4,
MP3, and more. |
Amazon-flavored Android UI
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$199
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9
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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
|
16 GB
|
13 hours (variable)
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1 GB
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1GHz dual-core
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PDF, DOC, MP3, MP4, and more
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Android 3.1 (Honeycomb)
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$449
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Stephen
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Kindle downloads of library ebooks not (yet) available in Canada? Pity. Kobo and Sony readers are alternates.
Timely link, Stephen.