Tablets are expected to soon be out selling laptops and become the preferred computing devices. For readers who have narrowed down their search to the Amazon Kindle Fire HD and the Asus Google Nexus 7, here is a comparison of the specs and price.

Design and Display:

The Amazon Kindle Fire HD comes with a 7 inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 800 x 1280 pixels resolution. The Asus Google Nexus 7 comes with a 7 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 800 x 1280 pixels resolution.

The Kindle Fire HD comes with 193 x 137 x 10.3 mm dimensions and weighs 395 grams. The Nexus 7 comes with 198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm dimensions and weighs 340 grams.

Hardware and Operating System:

The Kindle Fire HD comes with a 1.2 GHz dual core Cortex A9 processor and TI OMAP 4460 chipset. It comes in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB internal memory variants. There is no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The Nexus 7 comes with a 1.2 GHz quad core Cortex A9 processor and Nvidia Tegra 3 chipset. It comes in 16GB and 32GB internal memory variants. There is no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

Both the devices come with a 1 GB RAM and run on the Android platform. The Kindle Fire HD comes with a customised version of the Android operating system where as the Nexus 7 runs on the 4.1 Jelly Bean, which can be upgraded to the 4.3 version.

Camera:

The Kindle Fire HD is equipped with a 1.3 MP primary camera and no secondary camera. The Nexus 7 is equipped with 1.2 MP primary camera and also does not feature a secondary camera.

For readers who are considering the newly launched Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 or the iPad 4, click here to read a comparison between the two popular tablets.

Price in Australia:

The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 16GB variant is priced at around AU $299.95 and the 32GB variant is priced at around AU $349. The Google Nexus 7 16GB variant is priced at around AU $259.95 and the 32GB variant is priced at around AU $279.95 in Australia.