Public Opinion Picks the iPad Over the Kindle Fire [INFOGRAPHIC]

the ipad is a big rip off for what it actually is no sd card slot no flash support html 5 both android and apple support it kindle fire all the way

I heard once that an Apple a day keeps the doctor away, but apparently not pancreatic cancer. :p

I believe that the Kindle Fire will be the perfect balance point for people not looking to spend $500 on the iPad. The fire has all the necessary features at the right price. I think we are going to see some serious competition here.

Umm.... The Kindle Fire is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more betterer. People are just voting on name recognition.

I care less, I like to g\hold a book in my hands, I own several hundred.

Buy them both!

I disagree. Kindle fire will reach out to non tech savvy people who otherwise would have never considered a tablet. Pools like this tend to attract tech savvy - Apple biased responses. How often do you hear your granny take online polls? http://www.forums.kindlefiref...

You are comparing apples to lawn fodder.

iPad duh

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All things being equal, it will boil down to price for most and peer review for others...

"Kindle Fire" sounds like a really gassy little girl.

iPad...2!

I want one sooo badly :(

iPad

It's not surprising that a poll on an internet board would be skewed by Apple fanboys. But Amazon is looking at a larger audience for its Kindle Fire - people who want mobile multimedia, but don't want to pay an arm and a leg for it.

Maybe I'm focusing on the wrong thing, but I see the Kindle Fire as more of an attempt by Amazon to extend its Kindle brand rather than to challenge Apple.

At under $200, a Kindle Fire is just right for putting under a Christmas tree, andf Amazon knows it.

I can agree with you in some respects. But reality is, they are not even competitors. The Amazon tablet is a highly stripped down model, not even offering a cam. It can make a great gift for a kid, or for those seeking only a browsing experience. The real problem is this:

I have been an iPhone user since they came out...but i HATE Apple for their restrictive policies. I got an Android phone and I find it to be far superior to the iPhone. I then got the Asus Transformer android based tablet, which is in every instance ranked #1. Android tablets simply suck! It was NOTHING like my phone, could never in a million years be customized like my phone, Skype does not support a camera on Android tablets, there is no distinction in the apps which will or will not work on a tablet...so it is a waste of time in triial and error. After 3 weeks, I returned the Asus (which I absolutely loved for its flexibility, USB ports, 500 gb external storage drive, SD slots, keyboard, etc etc), to get an iPad that has none of those capabilities, yet, is so much more cohesive, simpler, and vastly more refined than an Android tablet.

"But reality is, they are not even competitors. The Amazon tablet is a highly stripped down model, not even offering a cam. It can make a great gift for a kid, or for those seeking only a browsing experience"

That was my point - Amazon is looking to expand their Kindle line, not challenge Apple directly. With its huge inventory of music, video as well as books, Amazon can provide ample content for people who just want a simple mobile multimedia experience

Thanks for the info on the Asus, btw. I used to build PCs with Asus motherboards.

good stuff! The Asus tablet was GREAT in design...but the Android tablet platform sucks!

" The Asus tablet was GREAT in design...but the Android tablet platform sucks"

That shows (and validates) Apple's wisdom in integrating their hardware and software

yes...i just hate their restrictive policies...i developed great disdain for them when I went OFF my 2 year AT&T contract, asked for my phone to be unlocked...and was told that Apple does not permit their phones to be unlocked. I BOUGHT the phone...i PAID for the usage of it as well...and now i am being told by Apple..."here,now you can have your worthless paperwieght" My response to them was "f**k you"

There is a way to unlock that phone and if you don't want to attempt it, there are a million people who would be willing to do it for you. I hope you still have it.....

I have it unlocked...the point is that they do not automatically do it and give u ownership of the phone u bought...but thanks!

I just read that Amazon puts out $209.00 for each Kindle fire it produces but they accept that slight loss per unit because they will make it up with their Amazon products, movies and books etc etc.

So you are right, they are more interested in extending their products via the Fire.

I have been an iPhone user since they came out...but i HATE Apple for their restrictive policies. I got an Android phone and I find it to be far superior to the iPhone. I then got the Asus Transformer android based tablet, which is in every instance ranked #1. Android tablets simply suck! It was NOTHING like my phone, could never in a million years be customized like my phone, Skype does not support a camera on Android tablets, there is no distinction in the apps which will or will not work on a tablet...so it is a waste of time in triial and error. After 3 weeks, I returned the Asus (which I absolutely loved for its flexibility, USB ports, 500 gb external storage drive, SD slots, keyboard, etc etc), to get an iPad that has none of those capabilities, yet, is so much more cohesive, simpler, and vastly more refined than an Android tablet.

I suspect you have owned neither..

iPad.

I don't buy Apple products... I still hold it against them that they put the reset button right beside the backspace key on the Apple II... Plus, I don't like the cult following that they seem to have... The Kindle is in the right price range, but it doesn't have a USB connection that you could use for a GPS or auxiliary storage, so I'll pass on it also... Guess I'll just say with my more powerful laptop...

Told you. Apple users are very loyal.

Read a real book!

Why, when I can carry the entire Gutenberg library project with me, access any of the 33,000 some titles with a touch, change the font and background to be easiest on my eyes, mark favorite passages, quotes, etc...without permanently destroying my book, switch to text-to-audio when I have to drive, and then flip over to the internet to write a review or report?

If you are so inclined. I will stick to turning the glued pages of a dead tree by lamplight with a glass of dry Shiraz. If I need to write a review I'll break out my yellow legal pad. :)

That's fair enough, and I enjoy doing the same from time to time. Just so long as you don't expect everyone to be a purist. ;)

Ok. The ipad will win because its full ios where the new kindle has a modified version of android 2.3 on it. To actually make it into a Android tablet you will have to root it and put a standered version of Android 3.0 (the android tablet os). So there is no contest here. If your savvy, a bit thrifty and prefer android you will buy the kindle. If you just want to read a book on tablet you will get the kindle again. If you want a top of the line tablet aren't very savvy (or just prefer Ios) then you gonna go with the Ipad. But Ipad will win because most people will not be looking to root the tablet. An why spend 250 on a reader tablet when you buy regular Android tablet for 300 with true tablet features and get the kindle app. They still may have a great battle but ipad will win.

Ipads are stupid period why get that when you can have an ipod touch that fits in your pocket and does the same stuff for less.

Books

those are fun too depending on the book

or you could just buy a netbook or a laptop and have twice the functionality of the tablet.

True but thats a given I was just comparing the two touch screen devices

The brilliance on Amazon's part is it is not a direct competitor of the iPad. Everyone else has tried that and failed either because software was lackluster or the hardware was inferior. Kindle Fire is probably a little of both, but at a great price-point. Good job Amazon.