Got a chance to check out both these gadgets and here is the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Vs Nook HD+ Features & Specs Comparison.
If you are a voracious reader and also want to watch films on these devices, both are equally good. Both have very good displays.
The Nook HD+ is more suited to anyone who prefers the magazines and catalogs over novels and movies.
The Nook HD+ is cheaper than Kindle Fire HD. As per the latest price check I have done, price of Nook HD+ starts at $269 including free postage as compared to $299 for Kindle Fire HD.
If your priority is reading and not surfing or email then Fire HD 8.9 may be the better choice.
Kindle Fire HD 8.9 has a resolution of at 1,920-by-1,280 pixels. Nook’s 9-inch screen has higher resolution.
The Kindle’s screen is 254 pixels per inch and Nook HD+ has 256ppi
More expensive Apple iPad has 263ppi and screen of Google Nexus 10 is 300 ppi.
Nook HD+ has 30-pin-to-USB cable and a special AC adapter. It is proprietary. You can charge it from a computer, but not from other devices’ adapters.
There are five main selections on the Nook’s menu: Web, Library, Apps, Email and Shop. The Nook uses a slightly modified version of the standard Android 4.0 browser. It is responsive and displays pages well.
Kindle and iPad support the 5GHz band to connect to the internet whereas Nook HD+ uses 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi. So Wi-Fi reception is weaker as compared to Kindle and iPad. However, if you have Nook+ near your Wi-Fi router, you would not see the issue.
Some limitations of Kindle fire HD:
There is no slot a SD card so no expandable memory – To overcome this limitation, you can buy the 32GB version. Also remember that there is unlimited space on their cloud for Amazon content.
As against iPad, Kindle fire HD does not have GPS connectivity.
Some limitations of Nook HD+:
Its video interface could have been slightly better.
When you download a movie on the Kindle Fire, after the download begins, you can start watching it in a few seconds whereas on the Nook HD+, you have to wait until the download is at least 20 percent complete.
If price is the only thing that you are looking at, currently Nook HD+ price is 30$ less than Kindle Fire HD.
This is the head to head comparison of the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Vs Nook HD+.
