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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