Nook HD

Nook HD Tablets
The Nook HD+, the larger of the Nook HD series
ManufacturerBarnes & Noble
TypeTablet, media player, E-book reader
Operating systemAndroid 4.0.3 with customized Nook User Interface[1]
Unofficial Android versions without Nook (e.g. User Interface) software: Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and Android 4.4.4 KitKat
System on a chipTexas Instruments OMAP 4
CPUARM Cortex-A9
  • 7" model: dual-core 4470 @ 1.3 GHz[2]
  • 9" model: dual-core 4470 @ 1.5 GHz
Memory1 GB RAM[2]
Storage
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[4]
GraphicsImagination Technologies PowerVR SGX544[2] and Vivante GC320 2D graphics core
InputCapacitive multitouch screen
ConnectivityWireless via Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth[2]
Mass
  • 7" model: 315 g
  • 9" model: 515 g
PredecessorNook Tablet
SuccessorSamsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook (7.0" LCD) and Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook (10.1" LCD)
WebsiteOfficial website

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)[5] proprietary files,[6] or other files. They are the successors to the Nook Tablet and both were released on November 8, 2012.

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).[7][8] The Nook HD is available in two colors: Snow (white) and Smoke (black-grey).[9]

A 9-inch version, the Nook HD+ (also styled NOOK HD+), is available with 32 GB ($179)[10] 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).[11]

  1. ^ "Barnes & Noble's Nook HD 7-inch Android tablet, hands-on". Engadget. September 26, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "NOOK Device Specs". Archived from the original on December 17, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  3. ^ "NOOK Developer Reference Guide : NOOK Developer". Nookdeveloper.zendesk.com. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  4. ^ Nook HD vs. Kindle Fire HD.
  5. ^ "B&N Help Center".
  6. ^ "New Nook HD". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved September 26, 2012.
  7. ^ "NOOK Developer Reference Guide". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  8. ^ "B&N fires at Amazon". The Verge. September 26, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  9. ^ "NOOK HD Tablet (Official Site)". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  10. ^ "BARNES & NOBLE; NOOK HD+ Tablet - All New". Barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  11. ^ "Nook HD+". Barnes and Noble. Retrieved September 29, 2012.