Kindle Fire vs. iPad Which is best for you?

Kindle Fire

    With the launch of its much-anticipated Amazon Kindle Tablet PC fire Wednesday, we finally have a real war on our hands compressed.

    In almost 18 months since the iPad hit the market, competitors have come and gone pills. However, a device Apple has remained dominant.

    The new entry model for Amazon (Kindle Fire), but can be different. Instead of making a copy of the iPAD and asking consumers to choose between them, have simplified and pushed out far below the iPad 2, while some say that the tablet is for sale.

    If you're in the market for a tablet, but the real question is what is right for you?

    We can not say for sure because they are not in our hands a moment.

    Here is an overview of how the two devices accumulate in some important areas.

Price

    Rising prices are the price of Apple seems to shoot a fire sale.

    At $199, will light the Kindle Fire, total $ 300 less than the cheapest iPad2 is perhaps a little introduction for those who are fascinated by the iPad, but can not justify spending $ 500 for a laptop if you have a smartphone and a laptop.

    An iPad competitors because it was difficult to capture for a profit, which is about the same crime, such as the Apple device, the $ 499 to $ 829 cost, depending on storage capacity and pricing for 3G. That being the case, most consumers have stuck with the market leader.

    For more information on the performance of a lower price, but can not see beyond the platform HP TouchPad "dead", the company announced that was set last month. The company has reduced the price of $ 99 for a 16GB model and $ 149 for 32 GB, and suddenly flew off the shelves (so much so that HP has done to meet demand).

    The Kindle fire labeled is $199, parents who want to talk with your child a tablet, but are reluctant to spend $ 500 or more for something that might fall into a puddle.  

IPAD2

Screen size

    It's a clear difference here. The iPad has a 9.7 inch screen, compared to the 7-inch screen on Kindle fire.

    The screen size is probably an important reason Amazon can offer its $199 tablet - touch screens are expensive to produce. Size, but with a touchscreen smartphone is growing (the reference clock Galaxy Samsung has recently announced a 5.3-inch) ends up a small fire as a "Tweener".

    Probably not a big problem for some users. However, when playing movies or games is one of the reasons why you want a tablet, bigger is definitely better.

    On the other hand, the fire is 50% smaller and lighter than the iPad, Amazon says it is "easy to hold in one hand." This may attract some users who use their tablet.

Features

    Light the Kindle Fire is definitely out of the iPad2 in several ways.

    The Kindle Fire does not have a camera. For amateur photographers may not be so important, how many people it is easier to take pictures on your smartphone as a tablet to find anyway. But it also means that Apple applications such as video-chat service, FaceTime, not replicated in the offer of Amazon.

    The Kindle Fire also does not have a microphone, voice recording and the chat Skype-style outside.

    And the Kindle Fire is Wi-Fi-only, ie : users can surf the Web and download content (such as Amazon books) only if you have a connection. The iPad 3G is available in models, albeit at a higher price. (The low-end version of the iPad 3G 16 GB 2 jumps to $ 629, no monthly data plan).

    The Kindle Fire promises eight hours of battery life, as opposed to 10 hours for the iPad 2.

    Finally, the Kindle Fire (iPad 2 against the bottom 16 GB) is only 8 GB of storage capacity, but compensates by offering free space in the bank giant cloud of servers of Amazon. 

Apps

    The Kindle Fire will run a modified version of the Google Android operating system. This means that users have access to thousands of applications in the App Store on Amazon for Android. The iPad is, of course, access to over 425,000 applications in the Apple store. Then, using the iPhone in this case.

    Amazon has optimized the Kindle Fire, of course, its content such as streaming movies, electronic books and music. It will also have a 30-day free look of Amazon Prime, leader of the free, the sending of two days of Amazon.com products and services free of transmission of a library of over 11,000 movies and TV.

Bottom line

    At first glance, both seem tablets good for people more than just a laptop for web browsing and content consumption of electricity. The iPad has a proven track record and more bells and whistles, even if the lighting is to attract the $ 199 price of the Kindle Fire for consumers.

    The Kindle Fire is not for sale until 15 November, so you have time to read the comments of the product by.