Nook Tablet
The Nook Tablet (sometimes styled NOOK Tablet) is a tablet e-reader/media player that was produced and marketed by Barnes & Noble. It followed the Nook Color and was intended to compete with both e-book readers and tablet computers.
| Manufacturer | Barnes & Noble |
|---|---|
| Type | Lithium ion, 11.5 hours reading or 9 hours of video on a charge |
| Release date | November 17, 2011 |
| Introductory price | MSRP: $179 (8 GB) or $199 (16 GB) |
| Units sold | 5 million (in mid-October 2012) |
| Operating system | Android 2.3 Gingerbread with customized UI |
| CPU | 1 GHz TI OMAP4 dual-core |
| Memory | 512 MB or 1 GB RAM |
| Storage | 8 or 16 GB internal storage, microSDHC expands up to 32 GB |
| Display | 7-inch VividView color touchscreen 16 million+ colors, IPS2 display, 1024 X 600, 169 pixels per inch (PPI) |
| Graphics | PowerVR SGX540 |
| Input | Capacitive multitouch screen |
| Connectivity | Wireless via Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n |
| Power | Installed rechargeable battery |
| Dimensions | 8.1 in (206 mm) H 5.0 in (127 mm) W 0.48 in (12.2 mm) D |
| Mass | 14.1 oz (400 g) |
| Predecessor | Nook Color |
| Successor | Nook HD |
| Website | Official website |
Barnes & Noble announced the Nook Tablet 16 GB version on November 7, 2011; the device became available on November 17 for US$249. Barnes & Noble released the Nook Tablet 8 GB on February 21, 2012. Both versions have a 7-inch (18 cm) screen, a microSDHC slot compatible with cards up to 32 GB in size, 8 or 16 GB of internal storage, a 1 GHz dual-core processor, and a FAT32 file system. Additionally, the 16 GB model has 1 GB of RAM, ROM of 16 GB eMMC, and 11 GB of storage capacity; the 8 GB model has 512 MB of RAM and ROM of 8 GB eMMC. The Nook Tablet models were discontinued shortly after the release of the Nook HD and Nook HD+.
According to estimates by Forrester Research, about 5 million units were sold by mid-October 2012, making the Nook Tablet the third best selling tablet after Apple's iPad and Amazon's Kindle Fire in 2012.