Kobo Arc vs Nexus 7 vs Kindle Fire HD vs iPad mini vs NOOK HD (Tech Specs, updated x2)

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Here's a breakdown of three four five prominent 7 inch tablets - centred on content, books and magazines - that have just been released or are just about to be released. I hope that it helps in the important decision of which to buy.

	KoboArc	Nexus 7	Kindle Fire HD	iPad mini	NOOK HD
Price	£159 (16 GB), £189 (32 GB)	£159 (16 GB), £199 (32 GB), £239 (32GB with HSPA+)	£159 (16 GB) or £199 (32 GB)	Wi-Fi models: £269 (16 GB), £349 (32 GB), £429 (64 GB); Wi-Fi + Cellular: £369 (16 GB), £449 (32 GB), £529 (64 GB)	£159 (8GB), £189 (16GB)
Available Colours	Black and White	Black	Black	Black and White	Smoke and Snow
Connectivity	WiFi 802.11 b/g/n and Micro USB	WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Micro USB, and Bluetooth, NFC	Dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi (MIMO) b/g/n, Bluetooth, USB 2.0 (micro-B connector), Micro-HDMI (micro-D connector)	Wi-Fi model: Lightning connector, Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n; 802.11n on 2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.0 technology; Wi-Fi + Cellular: Lightning connector, Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n; 802.11n on 2.4GHz and 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.0 technology, CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B, GSM/EDGE, UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA, LTE4	Wireless connectivity via Wif-Fi® (802.11b/g/n), USB, MicroSD
Audio	Built-in dual front facing speakers and universal 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack with SRS TruMedia™ sound	Speaker and Headphone Jack	3.5 mm stereo jack and integrated stereo speakers with exclusive Dolby audio engine. Stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) support for streaming audio to compatible headphones and speakers	Built-in speaker and 3.5-mm stereo headphone mini-jack	Universal 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack; Dual stereo speakers and SRS TruMedia™
Device Size	189mm X 120mm X 12.4mm	198.5 x 120 x 10.45mm	193 mm x 137 mm x 10.3 mm	200 mm x 134.7 mm x 7.2 mm	194.4 mm x 127.1 mm x 11.0 mm
Weight	364 grams	340 grams	395 grams	308 grams	315
Diagonal Display Size	7” IPS display	7” IPS display	7" IPS display	7.9-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
Screen Qualities	1280 x 800 HD resolution; 215 ppi; displays 16 million colours; clarity at extra wide viewing angles (+/-) 89 degrees	1280x800 HD display, 216 ppi, Scratch-resistant Corning glass	1280x800 resolution, 10 point capacitive touch high definition colour display, video playback at 720p, advanced polarising filter, Gorilla Glass, and anti-glare technology.	1024x768 resolution at 163 pixels per inch (ppi)	1440 x 900, 243 ppi
Front Facing Camera	720p HD front facing camera (2MP)	1.2MP front-facing camera	Front facing HD camera	Front-facing camera: 1.2MP photos, 720p HD video. Rear camera: 5MP photos, Autofocus, Face detection, 1080p HD video recording	None
Processor	1.5 GHz dual core processor; 1 GB RAM	Quad-core Tegra 3 processor; 1 GB RAM	1.2 Ghz dual-core processor with Imagination PowerVR 3D graphics core	Dual-core A5	1.3 GHz OMAP 4470 Dual-Core Processor
Operating System	Open access to Android™ 4.0	Android 4.1 Jelly Bean	Android	iOS 6	Android
Storage	8 GB or 16 GB models	16 GB or 32 GB models	16 GB or 32 GB models	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB models	8 GB or 16 GB models
Battery Life	10 hours of reading; 2+ weeks of standby	4325 mAh, 9 hours of HD video playback, 10 hours of web browsing, 10 hours of e-reading, 300 hours of standby	Over 11 hours of continuous mixed use, such as watching video, reading books, or listening to music. Battery life will vary based on wireless usage and display brightness	Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video or listening to music	Up to 10.5 hours of reading, Up to 9 hours of video
Supported File Formats	Books: ePUB, including fixed layout and enhanced ePUB. Images: JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP Audio: MP#, AAC, .3gp, mp4, m4a, flac, ogg, wav, mid. Video Formats: 3gp, mp4, webm	N/A	Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively, Audible Enhanced format (AAX), DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, non-DRM AAC, MP3, MIDI, PCM/WAVE, OGG, WAV, MP4, AAC LC/LTP, HE-AACv1, HE-AACv2, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, HTML5, CSS3, MP4, 3GP, VP8(.webm)	Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV; Mail attachment viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)	Audio: MP4, M4A, 3GP, AAC, MP3, FLAC, WAV, OGG, AMR; Video: MP4, 3GP, MKV, TS, WEBM, AVI, ASF; Gallery (pictures): JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP; Reader/Other: PDF, ePUB, DRP, ePIB, FOLIO, OFIP, CBZ, TXT, RTF, XLS, DOC, PPT, PPS, PPSX, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, LOG, CSV, EML, ZIP

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