Amazon has announced the release of the Kindle Fire, a full color ebook reader and pseudo tablet PC. Barnes and Noble released their similar Nook Color last year. It makes sense to compare these two due to similar pricing. But is that where their similarities stopc Let's compare the Kindle Fire vs Nook Color to see which is the best device.

The "Fire" Stand-Out Features
7" ISP Touch Color ScreenAmazon Silk browser for web surfing8 GB memory with CS2 Cloud backup/expanded storage16,638 Apps available8 hour battery life7.5 x 4.7 x.45Multimedia capable (video, music, ebooks, pictures)
The Nook Color Main Features
7" ISP Color Touch ScreenCustomized Android web browser8GB memory, expandable to 32 GB with SD card729 Apps available8 hour battery life8.1 x 5 x.48"Multimedia capable (video, music, ebooks, pictures)
Take a look above and you'll see some very big differences between these two devices. These differences, like the Kindle Fire having over 16,000 apps and Nook Color having 729, reflect the vast content monster Amazon is. Since the Fire is Amazon's product, then obviously one can access all this content. Barnes and Noble doesn't have content besides ebooks, so the device must be uploaded with non ebook content from other sources through USB.

The Nook Color does not excel in things like web browsing, watching streaming videos online, or running many apps. Customers have complained about the web browsing experience and other sluggish aspects of the Nook Color like slow touch reaction time.

Barnes and Noble's Nook Color excels in reading in full color. Magazines and other color publications are what the Nook Color was designed for. Barnes and Noble even claims they want to focus their product on the "reading" aspect.

Amazon seems to have aimed higher with their new Kindle Fire. They are making big claims about the speed of their new browser called "Silk". This utilizes the power of their EC2 Cloud technology to make mobile internet page loads faster.

The Fire also seems to be trying to be everything a Tablet PC is excluding cameras on the device.

Cloud Storage vs On Device Storage

The Kindle fire allows for 8 GB storage memory out of the box, same as the Nook Color. The big difference is the Nook Color offers expandable memory with SD card, and Amazon is offering storage on their EC2 Cloud servers at no extra charge. According to them, storage space is a worry of the past.

Comparing Kindle Fire vs Nook Color, it's apparent that the two devices are very different in a lot of ways. It all comes down to the size and scope of the company behind the device. Barnes and Noble is more centered around books, and so is it's device. Amazon sells seemingly everything under the sun, and so the Kindle Fire offers more options.