I'd say it really depends on what you want to use it for.
Amazon seems to be marketing the Kindle Fire more as a Kindle with a colour screen that also happens to have apps - they're still pushing it a lot as an e-reader like the other Kindles.
The iPod touch, on the other hand, is being marketed as a portable music player and gaming console.
So, really, it comes to what it would be used for. Not to mention the Kindle Fire is quite a bit larger than the iPod touch, so sheer portability is another factor to consider.
Just curious... Don't you think ipod touch is kind of overpriced based on specs + screen size?
The Kindle is an eReader and the iPod Touch is pretty much an iPhone without the phone ... Aren't they two completely different devices?
Which one would you buy and why? They are exactly same price on both 8GB models.
The Kindle is an eReader and the iPod Touch is pretty much an iPhone without the phone ... Aren't they two completely different devices?
As for the OP, it all depends on what you want. The iPod touch is a small device to listen to music watch movies and play games. The Kindle Fire is a tablet that has more functionality and ability. Two different solutions for two different needs.
But the Samsung has GPS, a better camera and a bigger screen. It runs Android which has it's own library of apps. Depends on what you want.If you're going to get a 5" "tablet", I'd forgo the samsung and just buy the iPod Touch. A bit smaller but a whole lot more functional thanks to the large library of available apps and movies.
The Kindle Fire is not just an ereader but a full fledged tablet.
They are both great devices,
I think the Touch is EOL
I have an iPad and I had a kindle (waiting for the kindle touch) and I think you're dead on why the kindle has advantages over the iPad in this case.I would feel uncomfortable pulling out an iPad still on a busy subway car.
I want to thumb type.
I want to be able to put it in my jacket pocket.
Right now I would get the Kindle Fire.
There is only one reason I want a tablet and that is to read material when I commute.
I would feel uncomfortable pulling out an iPad still on a busy subway car.
I want to thumb type.
I want to be able to put it in my jacket pocket.
I do not need lots of apps.
If Apple came out with a 7" iPad, at a reasonable price I would get that. But now it is the Kindle.
They are indeed, which ought to make choosing one fairly easy for the OP - do they want a great book reader that is decent at doing a few other general app things or do they want something that is great at running apps in general and is decent-ish as a book reader (I can't get past the small screen size for the e-books on the ipod thing)
The difference is the iPod touch is proven and the Kindle Fire isn't.
The Fire could be really good or it could turn out to be somewhat of a dog.
It does suck the Touch did not get an update. Im guessing the A5 was too expensive for the pricepoint of the Touch or it ran too hot/too up too much room for the thin form factor. The conspiracists could say Apple has no competition in that market and they did it all on purpose to make more money.