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O'Reilly senior editor Brian Sawyer is the author of "Kindle Fire: Out of the Box" and co-author of "NOOK Tablet: Out of the Box." His deep experience with both devices adds considerable heft to the Fire vs. NOOK table he assembled below. Be sure to give this reference a close look if you're mulling a purchase of either device.
(And if you're wondering how the Kindle Fire compares to that other tablet, check out Peter Meyers' iPad vs. Fire breakdown.)
✔ = Device has this feature
x = Device does not have this feature
| Kindle Fire | NOOK Tablet | |
| Price | $199 | $249 |
| Music Store | ✔ | x |
| Video Store | ✔ | x |
| App Store (Android) | ✔ | ✔ |
| Book Store | ✔ (Amazon) | ✔ (B&N) |
| Newsstand (Magazines and Newspapers) | ✔ | ✔ |
| Supported File Types | KINDLE (AZW), MOBI, Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX), PRC natively, TXT, PDF, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, non-DRM AAC, MP3, MIDI, OGG, WAV, MP4, VP8 | EPUB, PDF, XLS, DOC, PPT, TXT, DOCM, XLSM, PPTM, PPSX, PPSM, DOCX, XLX, PPTX, MP4, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, MP3, MP4, AAC, AMR, WAV, OGG |
| Web Browser | ✔ | ✔ |
| Flash | ✔ | ✔ |
| Wi-Fi | ✔ | ✔ |
| ✔ | ✔ | |
| Camera | x | x |
| Microphone | x | ✔ (Record narration for kids' Read and Record books) |
| Screen Size | 7" | 7" |
| Screen Resolution | 1024 X 600, 169 pixels per inch (PPI) | 1024 X 600, 169 pixels per inch (PPI) |
| Memory | 8GB internal (~6GB for user content) | 16 GB internal (12GB for B&N content, 1GB for other user content) |
| Expandable microSD slot | x | ✔ |
| USB-to-Computer Cable Included | x | ✔ |
| Battery Life | 8 hours reading / 7.5 hours video | 11.5 hours reading / 9 hours video |
| Charge Time | 4 hours | 3 hours |
| Size | 7.5" x 4.7" x 0.45" | 8.1" x 5.0" x 0.48" |
| Weight | 14.6 ounces | 14.1 ounces |
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Learn more about this topic from Kindle Fire: Out of the Box.
When you open the box for your brand-new Kindle Fire, you'll find the hottest 7-inch tablet to hit the market, a power adapter, and a "Quick Start Guide" that tells you how to turn it on. But to really take advantage of all the content and features the device has to offer, you'll need a little more. Kindle Fire: Out of the Box gets you up and running beyond the first "Slide to unlock" screen to unlock all of your media from the cloud in the palm of your hand.
Whether your media library lives in Amazon Cloud Drive or on your device, the Fire gives you immediate access to all of it, wherever you are, as long as you know where to find it and how to consume it. With Kindle Fire: Out of the Box, you'll jump right in to reading full-color magazines, newspapers, newly enhanced ebooks, and your own personal documents. Quickly download music from your Amazon Cloud Drive or new music from the Amazon MP3 store to listen offline, and get instant, unlimited access to streaming of over 10,000 popular movies and TV shows. And go beyond your own media to experience integrated email, games, Android apps from the Amazon App Store, and ultra-fast web browsing with the revolutionary, cloud-accelerated Silk browser.
This intuitive, easy-to-follow ebook opens the world of possibilities made possible by the Kindle Fire, right out of the box.
Learn more about this topic from NOOK Tablet: Out of the Box.
When you open the box for your brand-new NOOK Tablet, you'll find Barnes & Noble's latest 7-inch media device to hit the market, a USB cable, power adapter, and a "Quick Start Guide" that tells you how to turn it on. But to really take advantage of all the content and features the device has to offer, you'll need a little more. NOOK Tablet: Out of the Box gets you up and running beyond the first "Slide to unlock" screen to unlock all of your media from the cloud in the palm of your hand.
The new NOOK Tablet gives you immediate access to online music, movies, and the best of HD entertainment, wherever you are, as long as you know where to find it and how to consume it. With NOOK Tablet: Out of the Box, you'll jump right in to reading full-color magazines, newspapers, comics, interactive NOOK Kids books, beautiful PagePerfect titles, and your entire personal B&N library in the NOOK Reading App. Then, go beyond your own media to experience integrated email, games, Android apps, and lightning-fast web browsing.
This intuitive, easy-to-follow ebook opens the world of possibilities made possible by the NOOK Tablet, right out of the box.
