Kindle Fire and Barnes & Nobles Nook Tablets have been launched back to back. However, the competition between these Products does not seem to be tough at all.
Kindle Fire comes at a low cost of $199, Nook is priced slightly higher at $249.
Compare the Features and Specifications of both these Products and you will realize, it is worth spending 50 Dollars extra for buying the Nook.
A quick comparison of the Features and Specifications of both the Products is given below:
| Features and Specifications |
Amazon Kindle Fire |
Barnes & Nobles Nook |
| Screen Size | 7”. IPS 1024 x 600 |
7”. Vivid View IPS 1024 x 600 |
| Processor | 1GHz TI OMAP 4 Dual Core |
1GHz TI OMAP 4Dual Core |
| RAM | 512MB | 1GB |
| Internal Memory | 8GB Total ~6GB for Amazon Content |
16GB Total 13GB for B&N Content2GB for System Apps |
| Available Memory | ~2GB | 1GB |
| Home Screen Button | No Physical Button | Has a Physical Button |
| OS | Android Gingerbread 2.3 Customized for Amazon |
Android Gingerbread 2.3 Customized for B&N |
| SD Card Slot | No Storage on the Cloud with Amazon EC2 Technology |
YesSupports SD cards for up to 32GB Storage |
| Applications Downloadable from |
Amazon AppStore | Nook Apps |
| Dimensions (Size) | 7.5 x 4.7 x .45” | 8.1 x 5.0 x .48” |
| Streaming Services and Applications |
Netflix, Hulu Plus, Pandora, Amazon Cloud, Media Player, Amazon Prime, etc. | Netflix, Hulu Plus, Pandora, etc. |
| Document formats | Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively, DOC, DOCX | ePub, PDF, LS, DOC, PPT, TXT, DOCM, XLSM, PPTM, PPSX, PPSM, DOCX, XLX, PPTX |
| Media Playback | Audible (Audible Enhanced AA, AAX), JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, non-DRM AAC, MP3, MIDI, OGG, WAV, MP4, VP8 | MP4, Flash, 3GP, 3G2 MKV, WEBM (Video Codecs: H.264, MPEG-4, H.263, VP8), JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, MP3, MP4, AAC, AMR, WAV, OGG (Audio Codecs MP3, AAC, AMR, LPCM, OGG Vorbis) |
| Battery Backup (With Wi-Fi Disabled) |
8 Hrs. of Reading Time or 7.5 Hrs. of Video Playback. |
11.5 Hrs. of Reading Time or 9 Hrs. of Video Playback. |