Nook HD and Nook HD plus vs Kindle Fire HD, iPad
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Compare NOOK HD vs NOOK HD+ vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9" vs Amazon Kindle Fire HD vs Apple new iPad
Short name | NOOK HD | NOOK HD+ | Kindle Fire HD 8.9" | Kindle Fire HD 7 | iPad 3 |
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| Product details | |||||
| Price | $ 199 | $ 269 | $ 229 - $314.00 | $ 139 | |
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| Screen | |||||
| Screen resolution | 1440x900 | 1920x1280 | 1920x1200 | 1280x800 | 2048x1536 |
| Screen size | 7 in | 9 in | 8.9 in | 7 in | 9.7 in |
| Dimensions | |||||
| Height | 194.4 mm | 240.3 mm | 240 mm | 193 mm | 241.2 mm |
| Width | 127.1 mm | 162.8 mm | 164 mm | 137 mm | 185.7 mm |
| Depth | 11 mm | 11.4 mm | 8.8 mm | 10.3 mm | 9.4 mm |
| Weight | 315 g | 515 g | 567 g | 395 g | 652 g |
| Battery | |||||
| Battery life | 9 h | 9 h | 11 h | 10 h | |
| Charge via USB | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless Access | |||||
| Wi-Fi | Yes 802.11b/g/n | Yes 802.11b/g/n | Yes | Yes 802.11b/g/n dual band | Yes 802.11b/g/n |
| 3G | No | No | No | No | - |
| Bluetooth® | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes 4.0 |
| Web Browser | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Storage | |||||
| Built-in memory | 16 GB - 32 GB | 16 GB - 32GB | 16 GB - 64 GB | ||
| Internal memory storage | 8 GB - 16 GB | 16 GB - 32 GB | 16 GB - 32 GB | 16 GB - 32 GB | 32 GB - 64 GB |
| External memory | Yes microSDHC | Yes microSDHC | No | No | No |
| Audio | |||||
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Built-in speaker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Microphone | Yes | Yes | |||
| Sensors | |||||
| Image |  |  |  |  |  |
| Gyroscope | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| HDMI port | No | Yes | Yes micro-D | Yes micro-D | - |
| Front camera | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes 0.3 MP |
| Accelerometer | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Colors | Black | Black | Black, White | ||
| NFC | No | No | No | No | |
| GPS | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Rear camera | No | No | No | No | Yes 5 MP |
| Barometer | No | No | No | No | No |
| Magnetometer | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Proximity sensor | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Specifications | |||||
| Processor | 1.5 GHz dual-core OMAP4470 | TI OMAP4470 1.5 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 | 1.2 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 OMAP 4460 | Apple A5X | |
| RAM | 1,024 MB | 1,024 MB | |||
| Operating System | Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich | Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich | iOS 5.1 | ||
| SIM card format | micro-SIM | ||||
| Additional | |||||
| Manufacturer | Barnes & Noble | Barnes & Noble | Amazon | Amazon | Apple |
| Release date | Nov. 1st 2012 | Nov. 1st 2012 | Nov. 20th 2012 | Sep. 14th 2012 | Mar. 16th 2012 |
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