Kindle Fire HD vs Nexus 7 vs Kobo Arc: full specs
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By David Bayon
Posted on 6 Sep 2012 at 21:20
Amazon has launched its Kindle Fire HD tablet - including in the UK - giving us the chance to see why its predecessor grabbed 22% of the US tablet market.
Here, we line up the three new Kindle Fire models against their main rival, the Nexus 7 from Google and Asus, along with the Kobo Arc, which was also announced today.
Scroll right to see more. The original table can be viewed here.
Where is the comparison against an IPAD ?
Where is the comparison against and IPAD, after all it is the market leader.
Your bias is beginning to show.
By Ulfarus on 7 Sep 2012 
These are all 7" Tablets
A comparison with the iPad is therefore meaningless. They also all cost ~50% of the iPad price. It will be interesting when and if Apple launch a 7" tablet. I presume it will have to be 1024x768 to ensure apps work, but I'm not sure Apple can maintain its margins at this price point.
By milliganp on 7 Sep 2012
Wot no 8.9" model?
Sadly that is the model that really challenges Apple and there is no plan to make it available in the UK!
By milliganp on 7 Sep 2012
Playbook Comparison?
How's about a comparison with the Playbook
By keithjd on 9 Sep 2012
Nexus 7 still on top
From the table, I'm not convinced the Kindle Fire HD is anything to get too excited about compared with the Nexus 7. If you need a Kindle viewer then there is an Android app anyway. Nexus 7 isn't tied in to Amazon and their app store, has GPS, etc...
By halsteadk on 10 Sep 2012
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