The American book retailer Barnes & Noble started developing their own electronic books brand: Nook. They launched their first version in October 2009.
There is now different versions that all use the Android platform: Nook WiFi (1st edition), NookColor, Nook Simple Touch, Nook Tablet, the latest version is the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight to easily read in the dark.
For developers there is an official website to get SDK and
support to develop applications on NOOK tablet and NOOK
color:
https://nookdeveloper.barnesandnoble.com/
And an unofficial website with information for other versions
too:
http://nookdevs.com/
Find below a more in depth comparison of these devices.
NOOK HD+ | NOOK HD | NOOK Tablet | NOOK Color | NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight | NOOK Simple Touch | NOOK Wifi 1st generation | NOOK 3G + Wifi 1st generation | |
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Video tour | https://youtu.be/gtpqaKLOsgU | https://youtu.be/F3qbYpsox8c | https://youtu.be/wjrFqb6WbdE | https://youtu.be/O7STSgPDDRk | https://youtu.be/9l8k82PKY4A | https://youtu.be/xHyHmY6rKyg | https://youtu.be/ezlLHKktf9I | https://youtu.be/WGOiCZF60BU |
Website | http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/nook-hd-plus-barnes-noble/1110060512 | http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/nook-hd-barnes-noble/1110060426 | http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/nook-tablet-barnes-noble/1104687969 | http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nookcolor/ | http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/nook-simple-touch-with-glowlight-barnes-noble/1108046469 | http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/nook-simple-touch-barnes-noble/1102344735 | http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/nook1-overview/379002696 | http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/nook1-overview/379002696 |
Product details | ||||||||
Screen size | 9 in | 7 in | 7 in | 7 in | 6 in | 6 in | 6 in + 3.5 in | 6 in + 3.5 in |
Price | 269 USD | 199 USD | 159 USD | 139 USD | 119 USD | 99 USD | ||
Dimensions | ||||||||
Height | 240.3 mm | 194.4 mm | 205 mm | 210 mm | 165.4 mm | 165.4 mm | 196 mm | 196 mm |
Width | 162.8 mm | 127.1 mm | 127 mm | 130 mm | 126.6 mm | 126.6 mm | 125 mm | 125 mm |
Depth | 11.4 mm | 11 mm | 12.2 mm | 12 mm | 12 mm | 12 mm | 13 mm | 13 mm |
Weight | 515 g | 315 g | 400 g | 450 g | 197 g | 212 g | 328 g | 343 g |
Battery | ||||||||
Battery life | 9 h | 9 h | 9 h (without wireless) | 8 h (without wireless) | 1 month (without wireless and with glowlight on) | 2 months (without wireless) | 10 days | 10 days |
Charge via USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes microUSB | Yes | Yes |
Wireless Access | ||||||||
Wi-Fi | Yes 802.11b/g/n | Yes 802.11b/g/n | Yes 802.11b/g/n | Yes 802.11b/g/n | Yes 802.11b/g/n | Yes 802.11b/g/n | Yes 802.11b/g | Yes 802.11b/g |
3G | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes AT&T |
Bluetooth® | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Web Browser | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes firmware 1.3 | Yes firmware 1.3 |
Storage | ||||||||
Internal memory storage | 16 GB - 32 GB | 8 GB - 16 GB | 8 GB - 16 GB | 8 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB |
Memory extension | Yes microSDHC | Yes microSDHC | Yes microSDHC | Yes microSDHC | Yes microSD | Yes microSD | Yes microSD | Yes microSD |
Automatic library backup | Yes | No | ||||||
Features | ||||||||
Supported eBook formats | ePub, PDF, TXT, DOC, DOCM, DOCX | ePub, PDF, TXT, DOC, DOCM, DOCX | ePub, PDF | ePub, PDF | ePub, PDF, PDB | ePub, PDF, PDB | ||
Supported image formats | JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP | JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP | JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP | JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP | JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP | JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP | ||
Built-In PDF reader | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Built-In Dictionary | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition | Merriam-Webster Collegiate® | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® | ||
Bookstore | Barnes & Noble eBookstore, Google Books | Barnes & Noble eBookstore, Google Books | Barnes & Noble eBookstore, Google Books | Barnes & Noble eBookstore, Google Books | Barnes & Noble eBookstore, Google Books | Barnes & Noble eBookstore, Google Books | ||
Screen | ||||||||
E-ink electronic paper | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Illuminated screen | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Screen resolution | 1920x1280 | 1440x900 | 1024x600 | 600x1024 (scaled 854x480) | 800x600 | 800x600 | 600x800 + 480x144 | 600x800 + 480x144 |
Display type | IPS LCD 16M Colors | IPS LCD 16M Colors | 16 level grayscale E Ink® | 16 level grayscale E Ink® Pearl | 16 level grayscale reading, color navigation | 16 level grayscale reading, color navigation | ||
Touch screen | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes IR Zforce | Yes 3.5" TFT Color LCD | Yes 3.5" TFT Color LCD |
Adjustable text size | Yes 8 | Yes 6 | Yes 7 | Yes 7 | Yes 6 | Yes 6 | ||
Rotating display (landscape view) | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||
Audio | ||||||||
Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Built-in speaker | Yes | Yes | Yes mono | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Microphone | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | ||
Supported Audio formats | MP3, MP4, AAC, AMR, WAV, OGG | MP3, AAC | MP3, OGG, AAC | MP3, OGG, AAC | ||||
Technical details | ||||||||
RAM | 1024 MB | 512 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB | 256 MB | ||
Processor | 1.5 GHz dual-core OMAP4470 | 1GHz dual-core TI OMAP4 | 800 Mhz Ti OMAP 3621 | 800MHz single core | 800MHz TI OMAP 3 | 533 Mhz ARM | 533 Mhz ARM | |
Accelerometer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
Development | ||||||||
Operating System | Android 2.3 Gingerbread | Android 2.2 Froyo | Android | Android 2.1 | Android | Android | ||
SDK | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||
Development website | https://nookdeveloper.barnesandnoble.com/ | https://nookdeveloper.barnesandnoble.com/ | ||||||
Development community (Non official) | http://nookdevs.com/ | http://nookdevs.com/ | http://nookdevs.com/ | http://nookdevs.com/ | http://nookdevs.com/ | http://nookdevs.com/ | ||
Additional | ||||||||
Release date | 2012-11-01 | 2012-11-01 | 2011-11-18 | 2010-11-19 | 2012-05-22 | 2011-06-10 | 2010-06-21 | 2009-11-30 |
Website | http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/nook-hd-plus-barnes-noble/1110060512 | http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/nook-hd-barnes-noble/1110060426 | http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/nook-tablet-barnes-noble/1104687969 | http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nookcolor/ | http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/nook-simple-touch-with-glowlight-barnes-noble/1108046469 | http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/nook-simple-touch-barnes-noble/1102344735 | http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/nook1-overview/379002696 | http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/nook1-overview/379002696 |
Last update | 2012-09-30 22:14:41 | 2012-09-30 22:14:41 | 2012-11-09 20:48:26 | 2012-11-09 20:48:26 | 2012-09-30 22:01:11 | 2016-04-14 00:50:38 | 2012-05-15 21:49:08 | 2012-05-15 21:49:08 |
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