HP Released $169 Slate 7 Android tablet
Hewlett-Packard on Friday started selling the $169.99 Slate 7 tablet with Android 4.1, aiming at Google's Nexus, Samsung's Galaxy Tab and Amazon's Kindle Fire HD.
Basic features include a 7-inch screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, five hours of battery life on video playback, 8GB of internal storage, a micro-SD slot, a 3-megapixel back camera, a VGA front camera and Wi-Fi. It i spowered by a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor running at 1.4GHz. Other features include Beats audio. The Slate 7 weighs 370 grams.
HP's latest offering is agressively priced, although the tablet relies on the Android OS to deliver music, movies and TV shows, while other tablets offer a suite of extra services and content.
Specifications
Operating system: Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Performance: ARM A9 Dual Core 1.6Ghz
Colors & Finish
- Available in red and silver ? color options may vary by region
- Polished stainless steel edge accents
- Soft-touch back panel
Weight: 13.05oz (370g)
Battery life
- 5 hours video playback
- One cell 13.4WHr 2 Ah lithium-ion battery
Display
- 1024x600
- HFFS wideview angle LCD
Camera
- Front: VGA
- Back: 3MP
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n)
- Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
Audio
Beats Audio? with stereo speakers 3.5mm
headphone-out/microphone-in combo.
Ports
- Micro SD expandable (up to 32GB)
- Micro USB
Screen: Capacitive touchscreen
Sensors: AccelerometerAccessories
- USB cable AC/Adapter
- Quick Start Guide
Pre-loaded software
Google Mobile Services
- Voice Search
- Gmail
- Contact Sync
- Calendar Sync
- Google Talk
- Chrome Browser
- Google+
- Google Maps
- Street View
- YouTube
- Play Store
- Play Book
- Play Music
- Play Movie
- Play Magazine
- Widevine
HP Apps
- HP ePrint
- HP Native Android
Print (InOS Print)
