Nook Tab Full Review And Price

The Nook Tablet, a competitor of the Amazon /kindle, just out of the bag is loaded with Android OS. The Nook Tablet is an heir to the Barnes and Noble throne after the Nook color, and is stealing the limelight.

The Nook Tablet comes loaded with special technical features which only help to make it a better eReader than its predecessor.

Dimensions and weight: The new tablet version of Nook is lighter and smaller. An eReader, the Nook tablet?s best feature is its ultra-portability. With dimensions of 8.1 x 5.0 x 0.48 inches, the tablet weighs 14.1 ounces.

Display: The display is appreciable. A 7 inch VividView color touch screen featuring a high resolution of 1024 x 600 at 169 pixels per inch, the tablet gives a rocking performance. Complete lamination allows reduced reflection and anti-glare protection. The IPS2 display supports more than 16 million colors.

Processor and Android: Powered by a 1 GHz TI OMAP4 microprocessor and being dual cored, this tablet delivers a brilliant performance. Coming loaded with 1 GB of RAM, the Tablet runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

Memory: 16 GB memories which can store up to 10,000 books, which can be expanded to 32 GB, a microSD slot are some of the memory features and one can store books, games, images, audio and video in large numbers.

Connectivity: The tablet is characterized by only Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n connectivity and a universal 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack.

File formats: Supporting file formats like EPUB, Adobe DRM, DRM free and PDF from MicroSD slot, the Nook tablet also include file formats such as PPTM, PPSM, DOCX, XLS, DOCM and XLSM; video formats like MP4, WEBM, 3GP and 3G2 MKV; image formats like GIF, PNG BMP and JPG and audio formats like MP3, MP4, AAC, WAV, and AMR.

Battery: The battery is rechargeable and provides up to 11.5 hours of reading or 9 hours of video. In-box power adapter and USB Cable is used for charging.

Other features: The Nook Tablet comes loaded with a lot of preinstalled features like Pandora, Netflix, Chess, Hulu Plus, Sudoku, Email, Crossword, NOOK friends, Media Gallery Barnes & Noble bookstore.

Advantages: Although an eReader, the Nook Tablet can also be used for HD video viewing with great quality. Barnes and Noble bookstore has over 2.5 million titles and are available in less than $ 10. Being loaded with Android features in a 7 inch screen, the Nook tablet is one of the key members in this category post Amazon Kindle Fire.

Drawbacks: There is only one drawback. The Nook Tablet does not contain any cameras like the Amazon Kindle Fire. Another of the Nook tablet?s biggest drawbacks includes its price, which is higher than any other 7 inch tablets. People would not go for the Nook tablet, which being priced at $ 249 is $ 50 more than its arch enemy Kindle Fire.

Overview: So to make the long description, short; the Nook Tablet is one of the tablets offering non-buffered video watching, and a comfortable reading experience while higher price than other 7 inch Android tablets make it a less chosen option.

[via technobuzz]