When reading an ebook, the Kindle Fire’s background is noticeably whiter than the Nook Tablet’s, both indoors and outdoors.Īdvantage Kindle, right? Maybe, maybe not. Has a microphone, and can be used to record personal readings of children’s books.Īnother noticeable difference between the two that doesn’t necessarily fit into the advantages category for either is the screen brightness and background color.Nook Tablet weighs slightly less at 14.1 ounces versus 14.6 ounces for the Kindle Fire.Longer battery life: 9 to 11.5 hours vs 7 to 8 hours for the Kindle Fire (those are the official numbers I’m not going to test because it is too time-consuming and there are too many variables, but I will say those numbers are close and the Nook’s battery does indeed seem to last a little longer).HD Netflix app on the Nook Tablet produces clearer looking videos than the standard definition Netflix app currently on the Kindle Fire.Ebook app is a more advanced in that it offers sharing features, ebook lending, custom bookshelves, reading recommendations, and includes each book’s description and reviews.MicroSD card slot for up to an additional 32GB storage space.16GB internal storage (just 1GB for non-B&N content, however).More open to Android development it turns out the Nook Tablet isn’t nearly as hacker-friendly as the Nook Color was, custom ROMs may not happen.Kindle Fire is smaller and more compact at 7.5″ x 4.7″ x 0.45″ versus 8.1″ x 5″ x 0.48″ for the Nook Tablet.2 speakers vs Nook Tablet’s 1 Kindle Fire’s speakers are louder and sound better.Silk web browser is more advanced than Nook’s stock browser and uses Amazon’s servers to achieve faster loading times.Amazon cloud storage: 5GB free cloud storage, plans start at $20 per year for 20GB.Borrow one ebook for free per month with Amazon Prime membership.Unlimited free streaming of instant videos with Amazon Prime membership.Amazon’s video and music store are integrated into the Kindle Fire for access to 100,000 movies and TV shows and 17 million songs.Amazon has way more Android apps, over 20,000+ vs Nook’s 1,300+ (the Nook Tablet can install the Amazon appstore too, but you never know, B&N may close the loophole).Cheaper: The Kindle Fire sells for $199 and the Nook Tablet sells for $249.Both can be rooted and install the Android Market and Google apps, although the Nook is more limited because it is has a signed bootloader.Newsstand for periodicals periodicals come with 14 day free trial.Access to streaming video and music apps.Same 1GHz dual-core TI OMAP4 processor.Both support sideloaded apps from other appstores, even each other’s ereading apps with the Nook Tablet the feature is hidden but it’s easy to activate.

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