Nook HD
The Nook HD and Nook HD+ are the third generation of Nook's line of color tablet e-reader/media players by Barnes & Noble for using their copy restricted (DRM) proprietary files, or other files. They are the successors to the Nook Tablet and both were released on November 8, 2012.
The Nook HD+, the larger of the Nook HD series | |
| Manufacturer | Barnes & Noble |
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| Type | Tablet, media player, E-book reader |
| Operating system | Android 4.0.3 with customized Nook User Interface Unofficial Android versions without Nook (e.g. User Interface) software: Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and Android 4.4.4 KitKat |
| System on a chip | Texas Instruments OMAP 4 |
| CPU | ARM Cortex-A9 7" model: dual-core 4470 @ 1.3 GHz 9" model: dual-core 4470 @ 1.5 GHz |
| Memory | 1 GB RAM |
| Storage | 7" model: Flash memory 8 or 16 GB and microSDXC slot currently allows adding up to 64 GB 9" model: Flash memory 16 or 32 GB and microSDXC slot currently allows adding up to 64 GB |
| Display | 7" model: LED Backlit screen (8:5, 1440×900 @ 243 PPI), 7 in (180 mm) diagonal 9" model: LED Backlit screen (3:2, 1920×1280 @ 257 PPI), 9 in (230 mm) diagonal |
| Graphics | Imagination Technologies PowerVR SGX544 and Vivante GC320 2D graphics core |
| Input | Capacitive multitouch screen |
| Connectivity | Wireless via Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n Bluetooth |
| Mass | 7" model: 315 g 9" model: 515 g |
| Predecessor | Nook Tablet |
| Successor | Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook (7.0" LCD) and Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook (10.1" LCD) |
| Website | Official website |
The 7-inch version, the Nook HD (also styled NOOK HD), is available in two internal memory sizes - 8 GB (US$129) with approximately 5 GB available for user content, and 16 GB (US$149) with about 13 GB available for user content. Memory is expandable via a microSD card (up to 64 GB). The Nook HD is available in two colors: Snow (white) and Smoke (black-grey).
A 9-inch version, the Nook HD+ (also styled NOOK HD+), is available with 32 GB ($179) of internal memory. Its memory is also expandable via a microSD card (up to 64 GB). The Nook HD+ is only available in one color, Slate (black-grey).
When the devices were first introduced, purchasers of the Nook HD or Nook HD+ received an incentive of a $30 gift card to the Barnes & Noble shop. This expired in February 2013.
In May 2013, B&N updated the Nook HD and HD+ to provide full access to the Google Play Store, which allowed users to install apps that were unavailable in the Nook Store.
In June 2013, B&N announced they would stop making Nook tablets in-house. Later, B&N changed its mind and said a new Nook tablet would be released. In June 2014, Barnes & Noble announced it would be teaming up with Samsung to develop co-branded color tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook featuring Samsung's hardware with 7-inch and 10.1-inch displays and customized Nook software from Barnes & Noble. The Galaxy Tab 4 Nook began to be sold in the US in August 2014.