The Apple iPad Versus the Amazon Kindle 3G - Which Should You Buy?

Introduction

Apple iPad and Amazon Kindle 3G are e-Book readers that are designed to provide the users with maximum comfort while reading e-Books. Avid readers will find relief in them, since carrying around magazines and books and newspapers will no longer be necessary. Both of them are fierce competitors in the electronics market.

Size and screen width

Kindle measures 0.34 inches thick and weighs 8.5 ounces. The iPad is heavier and weighs 1.5 Pounds, with a screen width of 9.7 inches. Although the screen size of the iPad is bigger, so is the weight, which makes carrying it around, a bit difficult. Portability is definitely better with the Amazon Kindle 3G over the iPad.

Readability and display

Apple iPad has a full color touch screen complete with 60Hz screen refresh technology, while Amazon kindle has an e-ink screen feature, which reduces the strain on eyes. It is slightly difficult to read in the bright sunlight with the Apple iPad, but kindle has no such problems. It is more suited for long hours of reading since it gets to the closest possible imitation of reading from books with the Eink technology.

Note: Electronic ink, Electronic paper, or e-paper display is a display technology designed to imitate the look of ordinary ink on paper.

Graphic User Interface

Apple iPad is the hands-down winner in graphic user interface, since it has a range of applications with touch-screen as opposed to Amazon Kindle 3G's print-like graphics. Users can read only in 16 shades of grey with the kindle, while the Apple iPad steals the show with full color and 60 times per second refreshing capability. This makes Apple iPad great for interactive media and magazine-like reading.

Battery

Apple iPad has a 10 hour battery life, which is more than sufficient for one reading. But kindle has a better battery which can go about a week without charging.

Pricing

Apple iPad is definitely costlier with the basic version starting at approximately $499. Amazon kindle 3G is affordable for $139. An addition of feature like 3G to Apple iPad makes it costlier at $649, and it costs data charges from the service providers as well.

Accessibility and downloading eBooks

Apple iPad has better accessibility with libraries from iTunes, Amazon kindle book store, barn and noble library. Amazon kindle 3G has accessibility only to the Amazon library.

Features

iPad has all the features in it that a hand held device can have. It is made as an all-a-rounder, with features like watching movies, listening to music, web browsing, checking mails, picture management, read maps and everything else one can think about. Amazon kindle on the other hand is strictly designed to accomplish eBook reading and excel in it. To have a comfortable and easy reading, the Eink technology on the kindle is excellent.

Which One Should You Buy?

With all the comparisons made, the buying decision should be made according to individual necessities. For people who need an all-a-rounder device with cool graphics and all the other features to think about, iPad does the trick. But for people looking for a sincere eBook reader designed to perform this function at its best, the kindle is a better choice.

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