For comparisons and additional background information refer to
these comparable tablet displays: Samsung OLED Tab S Display Technology Shoot - Out, Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Display Technology Shoot - Out, 2013 Flagship Tablet Display Technology Shoot - Out, and 2013 Mini Tablet Display Technology Shoot - Out.
Not exact matches
Other enticing options in this segment include the Acer A700, which is a device
comparable to the Xperia
Tablet S but with twice the storage capacity, a HD
display, and priced at $ 449.
Or on more
comparable terms, the upcoming 8.9 - inch HTC Nexus 9 or the Super AMOLED Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 costs $ 399, while yesterdays released new Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 costs $ 379 (with the 2.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor), and Samsung Galaxy Tab PRO 8.4 costs around $ 349, and all of these
tablets have great
displays with even higher resolution, and on Samsung's models, more features too.
Where B&N's most
comparable predecessor, the 7 - inch Nook HD, innovated with a gorgeous
display featuring a high pixel density, and a home - grown spin on Android that made content consumption the full focus of the
tablet, the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook is ordinary in almost every way.
In principle, the LCD on the Kindle Fire is a fairly good
display,
comparable in most respects to the Nook
Tablet and iPad 2 — but it has two major flaws, and only one of them is fixable with a software update.
The LCD on the Nook
Tablet is also a fairly good
display comparable in most respects to the Kindle Fire — but Barnes & Noble has done a much better job in pulling everything together into a nice all around
display.
As a result, both types of
displays can be engineered into the same
Tablet and can provide
comparable results for the consumer.
Either way, the fold will likely make it possible to incorporate bigger
display options — most concepts suggest it would be
comparable in size to a
tablet when open.
And if the size of the
display is
comparable to a
tablet's, then we can assume the device will be closer in weight to a
tablet, too.