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Apple iPad |
Amazon Kindle 3 |
Amazon Kindle DX |
Barnes & Noble Nook |
Barnes & Noble Nook Color |
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Link |
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Available |
Now |
Now |
Now |
Now |
Expected ship date: Nov. 19 |
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Price |
WiFi: $499-699 |
WiFi: $139 |
$379 |
WiFi: $149 |
$249 |
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Size |
9.6″ x 7.5″ x 0.5″ |
7.5″ x 4.8″ x 0.335″ |
10.4″ x 7.2″ x 0.38″ |
7.7″ x 4.9″ x 0.5″ |
8.1″ x 5.0″ x 0.48″ |
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Weight |
1.5 lbs. |
8.7 oz. |
18.9 oz. |
WiFi: 11.6 oz. |
15.8 oz. |
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Screen Size |
9.7 inches |
6 inches (diagonal) |
9.7 inches (diagonal) |
6 inches |
7 inches |
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Display |
Backlit IPS Color |
Grayscale |
Grayscale |
E ink Vizplex electronic paper display |
VividView Color Touchscreen |
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Touchscreen/Rotate |
Yes/Yes |
No/Yes |
No/Yes |
Touch Navigation/No |
Yes/Yes |
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Battery Life |
Up to 10 hours WiFi; up to 9 hours 3G |
WiFi off: 1 month |
WiFi off: 2-3 weeks |
WiFi off: 10 days |
WiFi off: 8 hours |
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Storage/Expandable |
16GB; 32GB; 64GB/No |
4G/No |
4G/No |
2GB/Up to 16GB (microSD) |
8GB/Up to 32GB (microSD) |
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Input |
Touchscreen/Soft keyboard (wireless keyboard available) |
Keyboard |
Keyboard |
Virtual keyboard |
Touchscreen |
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3G/Wireless |
3G through AT&T & Verizon/WiFi 3G plans: up to 250MB, $15; unlimited $30. No contract./WiFi only options |
3G through AT&T/WiFi-only option |
3G through AT&T |
3G through AT&T/WiFi-only option |
WiFi |
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International |
Yes/3G roaming plans available |
100 countries/territories |
100 countries/territories |
No |
No |
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Native Formats |
EPUB; Audible; Kindle, (through app); iTunes |
Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, Audible (Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX)), MP3, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion |
Kindle (AZW), PDF, TXT, Audible (formats 4, Audible Enhanced (AAX)), MP3, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively; HTML, DOC, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP through conversion |
EPUB, PDB, PDF, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, MP3 |
EPUB, PDF, XLS, DOC, PPT, PPS, TXT, DOCM, XLSM, PPTM, PPSX, PPSM, DOCX, XLX, PPTX, JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, MP3, AAC, MP4 |
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Platform |
iOS. Open to approved third-party developers |
Kindle. Open to approved third-party developers |
Kindle. Open to approved third-party developers |
Android |
Android 2.1. Open to third-party developers |
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Browser |
Safari |
Basic |
Basic |
Basic |
No |
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Available Content |
Number of iBookstore titles N/A; Kindle Store; Barnes & Noble; Borders (Kobo); iPad, iPhone apps |
725,000-plus books; 1.8 million-plus free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books; newspapers; magazines; blogs |
725,000-plus books; 1.8 million-plus free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books; newspapers; magazines; blogs |
2 million-plus books; newspapers; magazines |
2 million-plus books; newspapers; magazines. Emphasis on kids books. Pandora. |
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Bookstore |
iBookstore |
The Kindle Store |
The Kindle Store |
Barnes and Noble eBookstore, Google Books |
Barnes and Noble eBookstore, Google Books |
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Book Sharing |
Through some apps but not iBooks |
Between devices, Kindle apps on same acct.; 14-day cross-account lending at publisher’s discretion planned in late 2010 |
Between devices, Kindle apps on same acct.; 14-day cross-account lending at publisher’s discretion planned in late 2010 |
14 days on many titles at publisher’s discretion |
14 days on many titles at publisher’s discretion |
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Microphone/Speakers |
Yes/Yes |
Yes/Yes |
Yes/Yes |
No/Yes |
No/Yes |
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This chart was first published XXX
Edited by Staci D. Kramer
Produced by Amanda Natividad
Based on manufacturer information, additional reporting.
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