Verge Review
Exactly one year ago, Barnes & Noble made an interesting move, one no other company in the tech industry had yet been bold enough to make: it released the Nook Color for just $249.99. The 7-inch Color was positioned as an alternative to E Ink e-readers; it was a bit more expensive than the traditional Nook, but you could reach out and touch the screen, enjoy rich color publications and books, and surf the web in the Android-based browser. It was a fairly big hit, but even more interesting was...
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Basic Specs
| Thickness |
0.48 inches |
| Weight |
0.88 pounds |
| Screen size (diagonal) |
7 inches |
| Operating system |
Android |
| Launch OS version |
2.3 |
| CPU brand |
TI |
| CPU family |
OMAP 4 |
| RAM size |
1 GB |
Tech Specs
Hardware
| Height |
8.1 inches |
| Width |
5 inches |
| Thickness |
0.48 inches |
| Weight |
0.88 pounds |
| Color |
Gray |
| Speakers |
Mono |
Display
| Screen size (diagonal) |
7 inches |
| Technology |
IPS LCD |
| Resolution (X) |
1024 px |
| Resolution (Y) |
600 px |
| PPI |
170 |
| Touchscreen type |
Capacitive |
| Multitouch |
Yes |
Software
| Operating system |
Android |
| Skin |
Nook Color |
| Launch OS version |
2.3 |
| Notable apps |
Hulu Plus, Netflix |
Processor
| CPU brand |
TI |
| CPU family |
OMAP 4 |
| CPU model |
OMAP4430 |
| Clock speed |
1 GHz |
| Cores |
2 |
GPU
| Brand |
Imagination Technologies |
| Model |
PowerVR SGX540 |
Memory
Storage
| Internal size |
16 GB |
| External storage |
Yes |
| External storage support |
microSD |
| Max external size |
32 GB |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi |
Yes |
| Wi-Fi support |
802.11n, 802.11g, 802.11b |
| Bluetooth |
No |
Ports
| Headphone |
3.5mm |
| Data connections |
Micro USB |
Sensors
Battery
| Capacity |
4000 mAh |
| Removable |
No |
| Quoted use time |
9 hr |
Benchmarks
| Quadrant |
2302 |
| SunSpider |
4169.1 ms |
| The Verge Battery Test |
6 hours 57 minutes |
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