Amazon's Kindle Fire versus Apple`s iPad 2

Amazon.com Inc introduced a new tablet computer on Wednesday called the Kindle Fire, bringing a new competitor to a market that has so far been dominated by Apple Inc.

Here is a comparison of the main features of both devices. Price * The Kindle Fire costs USD 199. * The iPad 2 costs USD 499 to USD 799 depending on the amount of storage and connectivity. Screen * The Fire has a seven inch color screen. * Apple's iPad 2 has a 9.7 inch color display. Weight * Amazon's Fire weighs 14.6 ounces. * The iPad 2 weighs 1.33 to 1.35 pounds. Connection * The Fire is Wi-Fi only. * The iPad 2 offers Wi-Fi and 3G wireless. Camera * The Fire has no camera. * IPad 2 comes with front- and back-facing cameras. Processor * Amazon's tablet has a dual-core processor. * Apple's iPad 2 sports a dual-core 1 GHz processor. Storage * The Fire comes with 8 gigabytes of internal storage. * Apple's iPad 2 offers 16 GB to 64 GB. Battery Life * The Fire lasts eight hours for reading, 7.5 for video. * The iPad 2 battery lasts 10 hours. Apps * The Fire accesses Amazon's Android App store, which has roughly 10,000 apps. * Apple's app store has more than 100,000 iPad apps. Books * Fire users will be able to access over one million Kindle e-books. * Apple's iBookstore has more than 200,000 ebooks. Video * The Fire can tap more than 100,000 movies and TV shows to buy or rent. Amazon Prime members, who pay USD 79 a year, can stream 11,000 movies and TV shows for free. * IPad users can buy or rent more than 50,000 TV shows and over 10,000 movie catalogues through Apple's iTunes store. Music * The Kindle Fire gives access to more than 17 million songs via Amazon's MP3 service online. * Apple's iTunes offers over 18 million songs.