Comparison: nexus 7 vs kindle fire

They are two of the cheapest Android tablets on the market. One of them will arrive in Spain next September; the other, at the moment, has no plans to land in other markets outside the United States. These are the recent Nexus 7 from Google and the veteran Kindle Fire from Amazon. The two teams have a seven-inch screen which facilitates transport, but "" at the same price "" there are many differences between the two models. Let's see point by point which tablet may interest the user the most:

Design and display

Both teams have little weight. That is, they can be transported easily and comfortably. However, the recent Nexus 7 manages to reach 340 grams compared to 413 grams for the Kindle Fire. On the other hand, users who want to get their hands on a tablet with good resolution, it must be said that Kindle Fire stays with a standard as are the 1,024 x 600 pixels while the Nexus 7 rises to HD quality (1,280 x 800 pixels).

On the other hand, in both cases we find a seven-inch multi-touch screen "" recognizing natural gestures "" and using IPS technology, with which the customer can enjoy a better viewing angle and can also be seen on equipment such as computers or monitors.

Meanwhile, in terms of physical keypads, both Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire only have side buttons with which to raise / lower the volume or the small switch to turn the equipment on / off.

Connections

In this section Nexus 7 will be the one who takes the cat to the water. And it is that Kidle Fire is a model that appeared on the scene as a mobile platform to consume wherever the content offered by Amazon (movies, series, music, electronic books, among others). However, Amazon forgot to offer connections such as 3G "" in some Kindle models it does integrate "", bluetooth or some kind of technology to be able to share it with other home computers. However, they only left a model with a WiFi connection for sale.

For its part, Google also thinks about the consumption of audiovisual material. But in this case, there are more possibilities. Although it is also true that in order to surf the Internet, WiFi is also offered as the only solution, when it comes to sharing files, Google "" together with Asus "" include Bluetooth technology , NFC and even a GPS receiver in case the tablet is used. you want to use as a browser.

Meanwhile, in both cases there is a port for charging the battery MicroUSB or synchronize the material to be stored within a computer, such as the possibility of a conventional ear plug to an audio output standard 3.5 mm.

Operating system and applications

The two computers are based on Google's Android: Nexus 7 has Android 4.1 Jelly Bean installed, while Kidle Fire works under Android 2.2 Froyo, although in the latter case Amazon included a highly customized version compared to the original and access to Google Play " "Google app store" "is limited or non-existent. Failing that, you choose Amazon AppStore, the platform of the great online store.

On the other hand, updates on Nexus 7 are guaranteed; What's more, it could be assured that it would be one of the first teams to receive future versions of the mobile platform since it is a Nexus device sold directly by the Internet giant; Kindle Fire is subject to what Amazon decides and it is very possible that a new model of this tablet will be on the market shortly.

But as mentioned above, the two teams are focused on providing multimedia content and make performance of the two online stores. However, what is the main disadvantage? Although Amazon has a much more extensive catalog, it is also true that outside the United States many of them do not work. This could lead to a possible rejection of the client when deciding. Nexus 7 for its part offers access to its Google Play from anywhere in the world and where they also offer "" although to a lesser extent "" the possibility of downloading movies or books in electronic format.

Finally, users who want to try all kinds of applications and not limit themselves to what one of the companies wants, should bear in mind that the Kindle Fire does not have access to Google Play. Many of the applications that are offered in the official Android store are not available on the particular Amazon platform.

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Power, memory and autonomy

Users who want to be up-to-date will surely be struck by the new Nexus 7. It is a team with a latest generation processor with four cores and a working frequency of 1.3 GHz ”” and is based on the NVIDIA Tegra 3 ”platform”. Meanwhile, the Kindle Fire must be content with a dual-core processor with a working frequency of one GHz "" should be taken into account that the Amazon model was presented in September of last year 2011 "". However, this should not be a concern for customers who only want to consume products online from both platforms, although it is true that Nexus 7 will do so more easily.

On the other hand, the internal memory of the two models will not be able to be expanded with memory cards: both Google and Amazon have decided that the internal capacities are sufficient. Kindle Fire is sold in a single version of eight GigaBytes, while Nexus 7 can be found "" from September "" in two versions: eight and 16 GB.

Finally, the battery autonomies declaring the two manufacturers are: the Kindle Fire can be reach up to eight hours of reading and up to 7.5 hours of video playback. Likewise, on the Nexus 7 figures of up to nine hours can be achieved by playing high definition videos and up to 10 hours by reading electronic books or browsing the Internet.

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Prices and opinions

The price is what most attracts the attention of the two teams: 200 euros in both cases for the eight GB model. While the 16 GB Nexus 7 will be offered for 250 euros. The purpose of both models is to offer the user a door to the content offered by the two platforms at a really cheap price. Furthermore, it could be said without regard that the main business being promoted with these two teams is online where the user can pay for multimedia content at competitive prices "" as is the main case of Amazon "". And the applications "" sporadically books or movies "" as is the case of Google.

Comparative sheet

	Nexus 7	Kindle Fire
screen	Capacitive multitouch screen 7 inch 1280 x 800 pixels Crystal resistant panel IPS	Capacitive multitouch screen 7 inch 1024 x 600 pixels Crystal resistant panel IPS
Weight and measurements	198.5 x 120 x 10.45 mm 340 grams (including battery)	190 x 120 x 11.4 mm 413 grams (including battery)
Processor	1.3 GHz quad-core processor	1 GHz dual-core processor
RAM	1 GB	512 GB
Internal memory	8 or 16 GB	8 GB
Operating system	Android 4.1 Jelly Bean	Android 2.2 Froyo (version customized by Amazon)
Camera and multimedia	1.2 MPx front camera VGA video recording Supported formats: AAC, AAC +, eAAC +, WMA, FLAC, H.263, H.264, MPEG4, WMV, MKV, AVI, MP3, JPEG Voice recording JAVA support Adobe support Flash Player 10.3	No photo camera Music, video and photo playback Supported formats: Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively, Audible (Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX)), DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, non-DRM AAC, MP3, MIDI, OGG, WAV, MP4, VP8 FM radio with RDS
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n technology Bluetooth A-GPS DLNA NFC Micro USB 2.0 Audio 3.5 mm Accelerometer Digital compass Proximity sensor Sensor ambient light	Wi-Fi 802.11 n Micro USB 2.0 technology Whispersync Audio 3.5 mm Accelerometer Digital compass Proximity sensor Sensor ambient light
Autonomy	HD video playback: 9 hours Reading and web browsing: 10 hours Standby: 300 hours	Reading: 8 hours Video playback: 7.5 hours
+ info	Google	Amazon