The battle of the Tablet: Kindle Fire vs. iPad
Sep 26, 2012
The Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD are the two versions unveiled by Amazon at a press conference in the United States last week, which the company is launching in the market head-to-head with Apple’s latest iPad. Amazon’s POV is to slash the prices of their tablet drastically in comparison to iPad prices.
For a quick review of how the new Kindle Fire measures up against the latest iPad, let’s take a look at the comparison table below:
| Kindle Fire HD | iPad | |
| Display Size | 8.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 | 2048 x 1536 |
| Memory | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Storage | 16 GB, 32 GB32 GB, 64 GB (4G) | 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB |
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Rear Camera | No | 5mp, auto-focus,
1080p vid |
| Front Camera | HD | VGA |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 a/b/g /n | 802.11 a/b/g /n |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
| Height | 240mm | 241.2mm |
| Width | 160mm | 185.7mm |
| Thickness | 8.8mm | 9.4mm |
| Weight | 567g575g (4G) | 652g662g (4G) |
| Price | $ 299, $ 369
$ 499, $ 599 (4G) |
$ 499, $ 599, $ 699
$ 629, $ 729, $ 829 |
| Colors | Black | Black, White |
Both the tablets have their pros and cons.
For starters, the iPad has a bigger and higher resolution, a more advances processor and an innumerable array of applications that go hand in hand with it.
On the flip-side, the Kindle HD comes with an 11 hours battery life, access to the Kindle’s book service and a significantly lower price tag for those in the market for a low cost but quality tablet.
So, who will reign supreme in the battle of the tablets?
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