Well, here's what you should know before deciding who gets your money:
Battery Life: Kindle Fire HD wins
The Kindle Fire has a slightly bigger battery which gives an estimated two (2) hours more of continuous usage.
Weight: Nook wins
The Nook HD is slightly lighter (79 grams)
Screen: Nook HD wins
The Nook HD has a higher resolution display of 1440 x 900 (243 PPI) while the Kindle Fire HD is set at 1280 x 800 (216 PPI). See here.
Processor: Nook HD wins
The Nook HD is slightly faster but I do not think you'll be able to notice the difference anyway
Memory/RAM is the same on both devices (1GB)
Storage: You get to call this one
The Kindle Fire HD starts at 16GB while the Nook HD starts at 8GB BUT the Nook allows you to use a microsd card to add more storage space while the Kindle Fire HD does not.
Camera: Kindle Fire HD wins
The Kindle Fire HD has a front facing camera while the Nook HD does not. This means you will be able to Skype/video chat and take pictures with the Kindle Fire HD but won't be able to do so with the Nook HD.
Conclusion:
I see the Kindle Fire HD as the better buy (and it is a sweet little device once you get the Play Store loaded on it), but the Nook HD would make sense too if you owned one before since you most likely would have amassed quite a collection of books from Barnes and Noble's store which would be useless if you bought a Kindle Fire HD. For me, the lack of a camera on the Nook HD leaves me with no choice but to recommend the Kindle Fire HD as the better buy of the two.
But u do look strange taking pictures with any tablet. And once rooted both nook and fire (HD) should run the same, the plus for the nook is the 32gb or 64gb microSD you can pop in
ReplyDeleteYou cannot do video calling with the Nook i.e no skype. I would gladly settle for 16GB with a camera than 32gb without and then there is the battery life thingie
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