It was not long back when Amazon stunned the world with their amazing ebook reader, Kindle which was supposedly the first ebook reader on the planet. And now, we have number of ebooks readers to choose from. Here, we would be comparing Nook Tablet, Kindle Fire and Nook Color ebook readers.
With the evolution of Android, many manufacturers have come up with their own versions of ebook readers like Nook, Nook Color, Kindle, Kindle 2, and many more.
Now, its time for colored ebook readers with Android effect. So here we are comparing ebook readers, Nook Tablet vs Kindle Fire vs Nook Color. These ebook readers are way cheaper than any tablet PCs in the market.
And if you need a device for nothing more than reading books, and then going for any of the below devices would save a lot of your money.
Nook Tablet vs Kindle Fire vs Nook Color – Compare Specs
| Specification | Nook Tablet |
Kindle Fire |
Nook Color |
| Operating System | Android 2.3 Gingerbread | Android 2.3 Gingerbread | Android 2.2 Froyo |
| Processor | 1GHz dual-core OMAP 4 | 1GHz dual-core OMAP 4 | 800 MHz Cortex A8 |
| Screen Size | 7 inches | 7 inches | 7 inches |
| Screen Resolution | 1024 x 600 | 1024 x 600 | 1024 x 600 |
| Dimensions | 8.1 x 5 x 0.48 mm | 7.5 x 4.7 x 0.45 mm | 8.1 x 5 x 0.48 mm |
| RAM | 1GB | 512 MB | 512 MB |
| Internal Storage | 16 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Expansion | Expand upto 32GB using microSD + free cloud storage | No but you can use Amazon Cloud Storage | Expand upto 32GB using microSD + free cloud storage |
| Browser | Customized Android | Amazon Silk | Customized Android |
| Weight | 14.1 ounces | 14.6 ounces | 15.8 ounces |
| Battery | 11 and a half hours of reading and 9 hours for video playback | 8 hours of reading and 7 and a half hours for video playback | 8 hours of reading |
| Price | $249 | $199 | $199 |
There are number people I know who have gone for tablet PCs rather than going for ebook readers even after understanding the fact that their need is to read ebooks. With these many number of incredible ebook readers around, I would be stunned if you still go for any high end tablet PCs even if you are looking for ebook readers.