American technology major Hewlett Packard (HP) today released the company's first Android based tablet PC Slate 7 in its home market for $169.99.
HP Slate 7 sports a 7.0-inch HFFS (High-aperture-ratio Field Fringe Switching) LCD panel with 1024x600p display resolution and it runs on the Android mobile OS v4.1 Jelly Bean powered by ARM cortex A9 based dual-core processor with 1.6GHz CPU speed with 1GB DDR3 SDRAM and 8GB SSD memory with options of expanding up to 32GB via microSD card.
The new tablet is also reported to be hitting the UK stores in early May, but as of now, there is no word regarding HP's plans of releasing Slate 7 in India. Considering the Slate 7's $169.99 (₹9,250) price-tag, it certainly fits in to the price-sensitive Indian market which is brimming with low-cost tablets churned out by local as well as MNC manufacturers.
Slate 7 is the second Google based device from the American computer company, earlier in the year, HP had launched Google Web-OS based PC 'Pavilion 14 Chromebook' showing its radical shift in its business plans by moving away from its long time partner Microsoft.
Key specifications of HP Slate 7 include:
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Model |
HP Slate 7 |
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Display |
7.0-inch HFFS screen with 1024x600p display resolutions |
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OS |
Android v4.1 OS Jelly Bean |
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Processor |
Dual-core processor with 1.6GHz CPU speed (chipset: ARM Cortex A9) |
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RAM |
1GB DDR3 SDRAM |
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Storage capacity |
8GB eMMC SSD, expandable up to 32GB via microSD card |
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Camera |
Main:3.0-megapixel camera Front: VGA camera with omni directional micro-phone |
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Battery |
Lithium polymer battery with 3500 mAh, up to 5 hours of Video playback |
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Add-ons |
Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth v2.1 with EDR combo, Accelerometer, |
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Dimensions |
197.1 x 116.1 x 10.6 mm |
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Weight |
370 g |
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Price |
$169.99/-(close to ₹9,250) |
