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March/April 2014 Learning & Leading with Technology 43
Model/OS Price Dimensions Memory
Options
Connectivity
Options
Screen Size/
Resolution
Camera Notes
Kindle Fire HD
Android $139
5.0 × 6. 5 × 0.42"
128 × 191 × 10. 6 mm
0.76 lb/345 g
8 GB
( 16 GB also
available)
Wi-Fi 7"/177.8 mm 1280 × 800 None
Kindle at School; Whisper-
cast; Kindle Free Time
parental limits, text-to-
speech screenreader,
Amazon APP Store
Kindle Fire HDX
Android $229
5.0 × 7. 3 × 0.35"
128 × 186 × 9.0 mm
0.67 lb/303 g
16 GB
( 32, 64 GB
also available)
Wi-Fi,
cellular
7"/177.8 mm
1920 × 1200 8 MP Mayday button for 24/7 tech support
iPad Air
iOS 7 $499
6. 6 × 9. 4 × 0.29"
169.5 × 240 × 7. 5 mm
1 lb/469 g
16 GB
( 32, 64, 128 GB
also available)
Wi-Fi,
cellular
9. 7"/246.4 mm
2048 × 1536
5 MP, face
detection,
geotagging
Comes with iBooks Author,
i Tunes U, 65,000+ apps
for education, iPhoto,
iMovie, Garageband,
Pages, Numbers, Keynote
iPad mini
iOS 7 $299
5. 3 × 7.87 × 0.28"
135 × 200 × 7. 2 mm
0.68 lb/308 g
16 GB Wi-Fi, cellular 7. 9"/200.7 mm 1024 × 768 5 MP, face detection, geotagging
Comes with iBooks
Author, i Tunes U, 65,000+
education apps, iPhoto,
iMovie, Garageband,
Pages, Numbers, Keynote
Nook Glowlight
Android $119
5.0 × 6. 5 × 0.42"
127 × 165 × 12 mm
0.39 lb/175.8 g
4 GB Wi-Fi 6"/152.4 mm 758 × 1024 None Holds up to 2,000 books, more than 1 million books available for free
Nook HD 7”
Android $129
5.0 × 7.65 × 0.43"
127.1 × 194.4 × 11 mm
0.69 lb/315 g
8 GB
( 16 GB also
available)
Wi-Fi 7"/177.8 mm 1440 × 900 None 700,000+ Android apps and games on Google Play, magazines and newspapers
Nexus 7
Android $229
4.72 × 7.81 × 0.41"
120 × 198.5 × 10. 5 mm
0.75 lb/340 g
16 GB
( 32 GB also
available)
Wi-Fi,
cellular
7"/177.8 mm
1280 × 800 1. 2 MP
Google Play for Education,
can set up bulk purchased
tablets with apps from
Education Store
Surface
Windows RT $330
6.77 × 10.81 × 0.37"
172 × 275 × 9 mm
1. 5 lb/676 g
32 GB
(64 GB also
available)
Wi-Fi 10. 6"/269.2 mm 1440 × 900 1 MP
MS Office 2013 RT
touch-optimized version,
USB 2.0, optional
keyboard cover
Galaxy Note 10. 1
(2014 Edition) $550
6.75 × 9.57 × 0.31"
171.4 × 243.1 × 7. 9 mm
1. 23 lb/540 g
16 GB
( 32 GB also
available)
Wi-Fi,
cellular
10. 1"/256.5 mm
2560 × 1600 5 MP
Samsung School
program student-centric
learning environment,
S-Pen, handwriting-to-text
