Last February’s Mobile World Congress showcased the gadgets that were expected to hit the markets this year. One eagerly awaited device was HP’s Slate 7. At the time, the Slate 7 was scheduled to be rolled-out in April, but we’re already more than halfway through the month and still no sign of the tablet. Or so we thought.
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HP has announced that the Slate 7 Android tablet will soon be hitting UK shelves on May 1 and will cost about £129. This is undeniably welcome news, assuaging concerns that the tablet’s release would be postponed until June.
With computer sales still plunging, HP knows how important it is to be ensconced firmly in the tablet arena. HP is hoping that the entry level Slate 7 will become more popular than the TouchPad, the company’s previous offering. Analysts are expecting the 7” tablet to be at loggerheads with Amazon’s Kindle Fire since both have almost the same price, has the same screen size and resolution.
The Slate 7 runs on the Jelly Bean 4.1 so more apps and content can be downloaded from Google Play. The tablet has a 1,024 x 600 resolution, Beats Audio, 3mp front camera and a 3mp rear camera. It will be powered by a 1.6Ghz Cortex A9 dual-core processor, 1GB RAM and 8GB of storage that can be expanded to 32GB via a microSD card.
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