 |
| Nexus 7 & Nook HD |
Barns & Noble(BN), the second largest online bookstore in USA, announced a 7'' tablet called Nook HD two days ago. We have made a comparison of this device with Amazon Kindle Fire HD yesterday. Today we'll continually compare it with another 7'' Android based tablet --- Google Nexus 7.
Before the comparison, I want to share some rumors about Nexus 7. It's said Google is developing 2 new Nexus 7 models with the manufacturer ASUS. These 2 devices, priced at $199 and $99, are predicted to put into market in the end of year. According to anonymous news, to compete with iPad Mini, a 7.85'' model which is rumored to be announced in October, the $99 Nexus 7 tablet will unveil before that.
Now let's compare the specifications of Nexus 7 and Nook HD.
Nexus 7 VS Nook HD (7'' version)
Name
|
Nexus
7
|
Nook
HD
|
Price
|
$199
|
$199
|
Color
|
Black
|
Snow/Smoke
|
Display
|
7
inches
|
7
inches
|
Memory
|
8GB
(16GB / $249)
|
8GB
(16GB / $229)
|
Resolution
|
1280*800
|
1440*900
|
Dimension
(mm)
|
198.5*120*10.45
|
194.4*127.1*11.0
|
Weight
(grams)
|
340
|
315
|
OS
|
Android
4.1
|
Customized
Android 4.0
|
Processor
|
1.3
GHz Cortex-A9 Quad-core
|
1.3GHz
TI OMAO 4470 Dual-Core
|
Apps
Store
|
Google
play
|
Nook
Apps
|
WiFi
|
802.11
b/g/n
|
802.11b/g/n
|
Bluetooth
|
Support
|
Support
|
NFC
|
Android
Beam
|
None
|
Camera
|
1.2MP
front-facing camera
|
None
|
Battery
|
10hrs
for reading/10hrs of e-reading
|
10.5hrs
for reading/10hrs of e-reading
|
TV output
|
HDMI
|
HDMI
|
Loudspeaker
|
Stereo
|
Stereo
|
Release date
|
Available
since July 2012
|
Accept
pre-order now
Available
on Nov 1, 2012
|
Dimension & display
As 7'' tablets, these two devices have similar dimensions but Nexus 7 is a little heavier in weight. As to the display resolution, Nexus 7 has 1280*800 pixels resolution, which is lower than Nook HD's 1440*900.
OS & processor
The Nexus 7 is the first tablet of "Google Nexus devices" and equipped with the newest Android 4.1 OS. For the Nook HD, it comes up with customized Android 4.0, is a little out dated but reasonable to upgrade to 4.1 version later.
The Nook HD runs on a 1.3 GHz OMAP 4470 Dual-Core processor, which is one of the fastest processors in any of the most popular low-budget tablets. The Nook HD starts with 8GB of internal memory and able to expand easily with microSD card slot.
The Nexus 7 is powered by a Quad-Core 1.3 GHz Tegra 3 processor, which was one of the best low-budget tablet processors for a long time. It also has 8GB of internal memory but does not support microSD card expandation.
Camera
As we mentioned yesterday, Nook HD has no cameras. Nexus 7 has a 1.2MP front-facing camera for video chatting.
Communication
Both machines support WiFi and Bluetooth, additionally the Nexus 7 supports NFC feature (Android Beam).
Apps Store
Google Play, the Google's official apps store, has 675,000 applications. These apps have been downloaded 25 billion times, according to the Google's latest announcement. Without access to the full Google Play store, the Nook HD is rendered relatively useless.
Price
As competitors, Google and BN set the same price for the two tabelts: $199 for a 8GB version. But for a 16GB one, Nexus 7 priced at $249, which is $20 higher than Nook HD.
Conclusion
From we mentioned above, I can draw a conclusion that the Nook HD is newer and better than Nexus 7. The Nook HD has higher resolution, better processor and expandable memory.
However. Nexus 7 also has advantages such as camera, newest OS and apps store. So which 7'' tablet is your cup of tea?
