The NOOK HD+ is a lightest and lowest priced tablet, which has got all the notable specifications and decent hardware under the hood.
Barnes & Noble’s Nook HD+ runs on Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS a completely customized user interface and software suite, sporting a 9-inch amazing, fully laminated HD display with 1920 x 1280 pixel resolution, a pixel density of 256 PPI, video playback up to 1080p, powered by a 1.5 GHz OMAP4470 dual-core processor, 1GB RAM to keep things running, 16GB / 32GB onboard storage, a microSD card slot for memory expansion up to 32GB, micro USB port, HDMI port, Wi-Fi connectivity, 3.5mm headset jack, battery life up to 10 hours of reading / up to 9 hours of video playback, high speed web browsing, access to newly revamped Nook Store, Nook Cloud storage, preinstalled Nook Scrapbook app, Magazine 2.0 app, and a whole host of the regular services of a Nook tablet.
Nook HD+ has also got a “curated” app store and access to Barnes & Noble’s catalog of more than 3 million books, movie, TV show, newspaper and magazine catalogs, the content ecosystem and there is a support for profiles allowing multiple users to share a single tablet using separate accounts.
Full Technical Specifications Of NOOK HD+
System Properties | |
| Operating System | Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS |
| CPU | 1.5 GHz OMAP4470 Dual-Core Processor |
| GPU | Yes |
| RAM | 1GB |
Display | |
| Type | Brilliant HD Touchscreen |
| Size | 9-inch |
| Colors & Resolution | 16M Colors & 1920 X 1280 Pixels |
| Pixel Density | 256 PPI (approx.) |
Design | |
| Form Factor | Candybar |
| Dimensions | 240.3 × 162.8 × 11.4 mm |
| Weight | 515 grams |
Input/ User Interface | |
| Input | – Reduced Glare – Accelerometer – Proximity Sensor – Touch Sensitive Controls |
Camera | |
| Primary (Rear-Facing) | No |
| Video Recording Capability | No |
| Secondary (Front-Facing) | No |
Memory | |
| Internal Storage | 16GB / 32GB Internal Storage |
| Expandable Storage | – Up To 32GB – microSD Card Slot Support |
Connectivity | |
| Bluetooth | — |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 |
| HDMI | Yes |
| WLAN | – 802.11 Wi-Fi b/g/n |
| GPS | — |
| 3G | No |
| NFC | No |
| Radio | FM Radio with RDS |
| Headset | 3.5mm Audio Jack |
Browser & Messaging | HTML 5. WAP 2.0, Adobe Flash SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
Battery | |
| Capacity | Li-Ion 6000mAh Standard Battery |
| Battery Life | Up To 10 Hours for Reading |
| Video Playback Time | Up To 9 Hours |
Music & Video | |
| Audio Formats | M4A, 3GP, AAC, MP3, FLAC, WAV, OGG, AMR |
| Video Formats | MP4, 3GP, WEBM, AVI |
Other Features | Google Play Store NOOK Store, NOOK Cloud Storage Top Apps, New NOOK Catalog, Ultra Violet Support Magazine 2.0 App, Angry Birds New NOOK Video Catalog |
Colors | Black |
Price & Availability
The NOOK HD+ tablet is now available for pre-order, priced at for an affordable price tag of $269 (16GB) and $299 (32GB). The tablet will ship on or before November 1st.