It seems like that the tablet war has commenced and the companies are on the go for making big profits and big names in the market for tablets. Starting from iPad to play book and kindle to the new HP tablet; users will be facing tough time when choosing to buy a specific tablet. HP tablets are giving a tough time to apple’s iPad but it has more than one competitor. Kindle by Amazon is the device that gives the reader book reading experience in the handy 6 inch tablet. This article shall discuss the features of HP tablet vs Kindle.

Kindle has some magnificent features and they allow it to be popular among readers and they certainly prefer it more than iPad. It has a popular feature of week long battery that allows e-paper to run for the rest of the week. It has international 3G, that gives it internet access in various countries and locations where Wi-Fi is found. This makes it no less than any tablet like iPad. It was heard that Amazon has refreshed its device in February and that may be found out when demos of the redesigned unit are released. But there are some shortcomings in the design of the Kindle that make it less popular as compared to iPad or HP slate. Amazon is suffering because of Kindle’s software. Though Amazon had to make it device single purpose, but its e-paper does not work beyond texts. Company has announced that it will offer new apps, but it is confirmed that the new softwares will be limited by the e-paper. Even if the new apps are offered, they are less likely to become popular among prospective users. However, Kindle has hoped to regain market because it can compete in cost area. The price of Kindle is affordable for many and at that price other tablets cannot offer 3G speed internet.

When it comes to comparing Kindle with HP Slate, the later is surely going to have an edge over it. HP slate has taken an absolutely different approach in tablets as it is known as the real computer of your palm size. So prospect Kindle users must watch out for the fact that they can read the same books on HP slate as well on the 9 inch screen as compared to Kindle’s 6 inch. HP tablet is much more powerful than kindle when it comes to the software. The tablet HP runs on windows professional and this is where it is likely to cannibalize kindle. HP slate can do multitasking; handle documents, and desktop level apps.

Price of the slate PC tablet is higher than Kindle but it is certainly a great value for money. Book lovers can simply buy the books online and read their books on HP slate meanwhile taking advantage of web browsing and documenting.