With all the new models of e-ink and color touch ereaders now available, it can be confusing to choose between them for a shopper. It makes sense to compare the two most popular brands of ereader available on the market, the Kindle vs Nook. Which new model comes out on top, and what are the differences?
E Ink or Color Touch Screen?
Firstly, one needs to make the choice between E Ink or color touch. Which is best for the person choosing? It depends on what they expect out of their device.
For the person who wants to read novels on a device, an E Ink reader may be a good choice. The Kindle Touch and Nook Simple Touch are the newest E Ink versions from Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Both devices don't need to be charged for up to 2 months, and read just like a paper book.
Color touch screens, on the other hand, are back-lit LCD screened devices, much like a computer. The Kindle Fire and Nook Color are the newest color touch ereaders offered by Amazon and Barnes and Noble. When reading on a back lit screen for long periods of time, one can experience more eye strain than can be expected on an E Ink device.
However, color touch devices do more, and they do it in color. One can read magazines, illustrated children's books, color newspapers, play games, and surf the internet with these devices.
Color touch ereaders have a much shorter battery life on one charge, thought. The user can expect to charge the device every day or so with heavy use.
Kindle Touch or Nook Simple Touch?
Amazon's newest E-Ink reading device is the Kindle Touch and Barnes and Nobles' is the Nook Simple Touch. There is also a "regular" new Kindle model, but for the sake of comparing apples to apples, we will look at the two touch screen E ink models.
Battery Life- Both devices have 2 month battery life on one charge.
Memory- The Kindle has a 3,000 book memory capacity, while the Nook Touch has a 1,000 book capacity. It should be noted that the Nook allows for expanded memory with an SD card and the Kindle allows for expanded memory on the Amazon "Cloud".
3G Option- Only the Kindle has a model that offers 3G coverage.
International Usage- The Kindle allows for international usage, in the sense that one can download new material and use the 3G service in over 100 countries. The Nook works in this sense only in the United States.
Page Turn- The Nook has page turn buttons as well as touch screen navigation, whereas the Kindle Touch has foregone all buttons and is only operated by touch on the screen.
Kindle Fire or Nook Color?
Now let's take a quick look at Amazon's newest color touch model the "Kindle Fire" compared to Barnes and Noble's color touch "Nook Color".
Battery Life- Both are estimated at 8 to 10 hours usage time on one single charge.
Memory- The Nook Color offers 8 GB of memory out of the box with expandable memory option with an SD card. The Kindle Fire takes a different approach allowing for 8 GB on board memory with Cloud back up and overflow storage.
Number of Apps Available- Barnes and Noble offers 729 apps at this time. Amazon offers 16,638 at this time.
Screen Size and Resolution- Both are identical at 7 inches and 1,024x600.
Internet Browsers- The Nook Color uses a customized Android browser, while the Kindle Fire uses a proprietary Amazon browser called "Silk". Amazon claims the Silk browser to be fast by using the EC2 Cloud to help mobile web page load times.
Which Comes Out on Top? Nook or Kindle?
Once again in 2011, just like last year, the battle is raging between Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Their newest devices compare more closely than last year, now that they each have a color touch reader and a touch E Ink reader offered to the public. Comparing the Kindle vs Nook closely, one can see advantages for each side, it's ultimately up the shopper.
The Hands Down Winner?
Click to take a close look at the Kindle vs Nook E-Ink readers, including a comparison chart, VIDEO, and detailed review to help you decide.
Also see the Kindle Fire vs Nook Color detailed review, including VIDEO, comparison chart, and detailed review at TechWham.com.
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