HP Slate vs iPAD – the Specs are Out

by Farhan on April 5, 2010

Here ‘s the comparison of HP Slate vs the IPad  -  sent by HP to their employees and acquired by Engadget

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Display

HP Slate : 8.9 inch  WSVGA 1024 x 600  , Capacitve Multu Touch , panel with accelerometer and Pen /  Digitizer Support

iPAD :  9.7 inch , 1024 X 768 res , glossy multi touch with IPS technology , accelerometer , Finger print resistant oleophobic coating

Winner :  iPAd with it’s larger screen , although some may say Digitizer support will add hand writing recognition making Slate more useful

Processor

HP Slate :  1.6 GHZ Intel Atom Z530

iPAD :  1GHz , Apple A4

Winner :  1.6 GHZ will beat 1 Ghz anytime but how many cores Apple has that matters

 

Graphic Card

HP Slate :  Intel UMA -  supports 1080 playback

iPAD :  not disclosed

Winner  :  Whatever Apple is using their graphics surpass anything any one else has to offer

 

Storage

HP Slate :  32 and 64 GB -  Expandable Support for SDHC’s ( currently can go up to 128 GB)

iPAD :  16 / 32 and 64 GB non expandable memory

Winner :  Slate with it’s removable memory options

RAM

HP Slate : 1 GB DDR 2 – non upgradeable

iPAD :  not disclosed

Winner :  no clear winner

 

Connectivity :

HP Slate : 802.11 b/g  , Bluetooth , 3G , WWAN , GPS

iPAD :  802.11 a/b/g/n , Bluetooth 2.1 , 3G , -  A-GPS

Winner :  both has the same connectivity but iPAd has more WLAN bands but 3G and A-GPS depends on the model

 

Ports:

HP Slate : SD Card , 3.5 mm Audio jack , 1 USB 2.0 Port , Dock Connector ( HDMI Out beside others ) , SIM Card (  regular ) 

iPAD :  Dock Connector , 3.5 mm Audio Jack , Micro SIM Card

Winner  :  HP Slate -  with USB , SD Card and a regular SIM it’s a World device .

OS

HP Slate : Win 7 Home Premium  +  HP Touch UI

iPAD :  iPhone OS 3.2

Winner  :  Win 7  beats OS 3.2 in functionality anytime

 

Size and Weight

HP Slate : 150mm x 234 mm X 14.7 mm -  1.49 lbs /  670 gms

IPad :  242.8  mm x 189.7mm x 13.4 mm -  1.6 lbs -  730 g

Winner :  iPad , although larger and heavier -  it has a bigger screen

 

Battery

HP Slate  :  2 Cell 30 WHr -  non user replaceable -  5 hours usage

iPad :  25 Whr -  10 hrs , –  non user replaceable

Winner :  iPAd -   10 hrs beats 5 hrs

 

Camera

Slate :  VGA Webcam and 3 MP Camera

iPad :  no Camera

Winner :  Slate

 

Price :

HP Slate : $549  for 32 GB and $599 for 64 Gb

iPAD :   $ 499  (16 GB)  ,  $599 (32Gb)  and $699 (64Gb)  Wifi Model Only

               $ 629  (16GB)  , $729 (32Gb)  and $829 (64Gb)  , Wifi plus 3G and A-GPs model

Winner :  HP Slate -  very reasonable price  -  bang for the buck

SenseApplied Verdict :  We just cancelled our  iPad order ,  it’s Slate for us , Win 7 , Office 2010 , Camera , Memory expansion , although stingy on Battery Life but still , for $599 for top of the line model beats $829 iPad anytime -

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