On Black Friday, the newest Barnes & Noble product will come out: The 4 Nook 7.” November 25 will be the date when this new device will hit the stores, and it’s just in time for the holidays.
The original price is $49,99, and it seems that will compete directly with Amazon’s Fire Tablet, which costs exactly the same. The Amazon device has an upgraded version called Fire HD that costs $89,99. This new B&N product will be available only in the United States.
“Barnes & Noble customers are very specific in what they’re looking for, so we’ve organized our stores this holiday season to focus on key genres and themes that we know they’ll love,” said Mary Amicucci, Chief Merchandising Officer at Barnes & Noble.
This new tablet is a continuation of the project Barnes and Noble have been developing alongside Samsung Group, and more specifically, Samsung Electronics Limited. After the release of the first B&N tablets, they desisted on to keep producing these devices and associated with the Korean company. Since 2014, Samsung is the responsible for Nook Tablet models A, S2, E and the latest 4 Nook 7”.
The 4 Nook 7” features
Barnes & Noble are offering a whole body of elements that represent the essence of Nook devices.
This tablet will have the possibility to access B&N vast library of eBooks, which include over a million titles which prices don’t go higher than $5. This eBooks collection also includes the new “Family Friendly by Design,” which a selection of books oriented to education for the little ones of the family, and has the parental control option. Also, there is a set of original B&N publications of distinct subjects like Entertainment, Health, Zen, and Happy Living.
Among other features that come with this new tablet, there is the incorporation of Google Play Store that will allow users download applications, games, or movies from a huge database.
In technical matter, this device has a 1024 x 600 IPS display, 2MP front and 5MP rear cameras, 8GB of built-in storage, and can expand out to 128GB with a microSD card. This last feature is included to make possible for the users the download of an enormous amount of eBooks without overcharging the device capacity.
Barnes and Noble ensure the users a great experience with the new battery implemented, with the possibility of 7 hours of reading, browsing, and video watching. This feature will depend on each device setting and usage, the company established in the first released information.
Source: Business Wire