If you’ve been thinking about buying a new tablet, then you may be interested in checking out the specs of the HP TouchPad compared to its rivals. Fortunately, a datasheet is available that lays out the tale to of the tape – well, at least one half of it, anyway. Here, outlined by HP, are some of the features we’ll be talking about in the coming weeks.
Features
Do more with HP webOS.
- Next-level multitasking: Get a simple, natural way to move from one thing to the next. Have related activities automatically grouped together into card stacks.
- HP Synergy: Get contacts, calendars, messages, photos, and email automatically synced from sources like Facebook®, Google™, and Microsoft®Exchange.
- Just Type: Simply start typing to search the web, update your status, or begin just about anything. Think about what you want to do, not how you have to do it.
- Notifications: Receive a snapshot of new messages, email, and events without being totally disrupted.
- Act on what’s important—ignore what’s not.
- Web: Browse the full web at blazing speed with support for the latest web technologies, including Adobe Flash.
- Better together: Receive text messages and answer phone calls on your TouchPad.
- Move a website onto your HP Pre3by bringing the devices together.
- Wireless printing: Print wirelessly to compatible networked HP printers.
- HP Touchstone: Place TouchPad on the optional dock and it charges automatically, while also launching your Facebook photos, today’s agenda, or other content you choose.
- Productivity powerhouse: Collaborate with colleagues using preinstalled Quickoffice®, Google DocsTM or Box.net
- Enhanced email: Keep multiple emails open at once. View work and personal messages together or separately.
- Scroll through your inbox in one pane while working on an email in another.
Enjoy more, too.
- Video calling: Have a face-to-face conversation on a large, vibrant screen.
- Beats AudioTM: Hear music the way the artist intended with amazing sound quality–only from HP.
- Dynamic albums: See your photos from places like Facebook, Snapfish, and Photobucket all in one place, complete with friends’ comments
- Books and movies: Access thousands of books from Amazon’s Kindle Store. Download movies from the HP MovieStore powered by RoxioNowTM to watch anywhere.
- Entertainment everywhere: Download movies and TV shows, play games, listen to music, view photos, and read magazines.
In terms of the hardware, you’ll have the choice of 16 or 32GB internal storage, a dual-core 1.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon APQ8060 CPU paired with 1GB RAM, front-facing 1.3MP camera and a 9.7″ LED backlit multitouch screen. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are standard.
The Specs in full:
- 16 or 32GB internal storage
- 1GB RAM
- 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-core APQ8060 processor
- HP gloss black finish
- Front-facing 1.3MP camera and digital microphone for live video calling
- 9.7-inch diagonal LED backlit multitouch display plus a special coating for easier cleaning and abrasion resistance
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
What, you want even more? Okay, let’s drop into the detail:
Operating System
- HP webOS 3.0: An amazing interface that works like you think, with next-level multitasking.
- Card stacks: Easily visualize open activities—flip through them or group them in stacks.
- HP Synergy: Sign in to your Google, LinkedIn®, and other accounts, and webOS pulls info automatically to provide a unified view of your life. Facebook friends’ birthdays show up in your contacts work and personal calendars appear side by side. View personal and work email together or separately.
- Just Type: Start an email, create a message, update your status, search your favorite websites—all without having to launch an app.
- Touchstone: Wirelessly charge in either portrait or landscape orientation with the optional HP Touchstone Charging Dock.
- Touch to Share: Share websites with an enabled webOS phone.
- Notifications: Receive a snapshot of new messages, email, and events without being disrupted by screen takeovers.
- Web: Browse the full web at blazing speed with support for the latest web technologies, including Adobe Flash.(1)(6)
Internet and Communications
- Browser: Support for Adobe Flash Player and HTML5
- Email: Microsoft Exchange email with Direct Push Technology, POP3/IMAP (Yahoo!® Mail, GmailTM, AOL, Hotmail®, etc.)
- Video calling: Have a face-to-face conversation on a large, vibrant screen.
- Messaging (IM, SMS): See your messaging conversations with each person combined in the same view regardless of app used.
Entertainment and Multimedia
- Books and newspapers: Kindle for webOS and more available through the HP webOS App Catalog.
- Photos: View photos stored on your TouchPad, Facebook, Photobucket, and Snapfish.
- Movies and TV shows: Rent or buy movies and TV episodes using HP MovieStore powered by RoxioNowTM, available through the App Catalog.
- Music: Sync your PC’s music with TouchPad using HP Play. Access millions of songs and through the Amazon MP3 store.
- Videos: Watch your favorite videos from YouTube and more.
- Games: Download your favorite games from the App Catalog.
Productivity
- Bundled software: Quickoffice® Connect Mobile Suite compatible with Microsoft Word® and Excel® files; integration with Google Docs, or Box.net
- Productivity: Calendar, Maps, Memos, Text Assist, VPN(1) • Data transfer: Attach your HP TouchPad to your PC or Mac and drag and drop music, photos, video, and document files.
- Wireless printing: Print photos, web pages, PDF documents, and email to networked compatible HP printers.
Display
- Size: 9.7-inch diagonal LED backlit multitouch display (capacitive)
- Resolution: XGA (1024 x 768)
- Viewing angle: IPS wide-viewing-angle technology
- Material: Multitouch glass display with a special coating for easier cleaning and abrasion resistance
Camera
- Front-facing 1.3MP camera and digital microphone for live video calling
Audio
- Internal stereo speakers and Beats AudioTM
Optional Accessories
- HP Touchstone Charging Dock (FB339AA#ABA)
- HP TouchPad Wireless Keyboard (FB344AA#AC3)
- HP TouchPad Case (FB343AA#AC3)
- North American Power Charger (FB341AA#ABA)
- International Power Charger (FB342AA#AC3)
Wireless
- Wi-Fi: Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication
- Bluetooth:(16) Bluetooth wireless technology 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
Power and Battery
- Battery type: 6300mAh (typical) lithium-polymer battery
- Charging options:
- HP TouchPad AC charger + microUSB cable
- HP Touchstone wireless charging (optional)
Supported Formats
- Audio DRM-free MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
- Video: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264
- Images: .jpg, .gif (images)
- Documents: .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word) -.htm and .html (web pages) -.pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat) -.ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint®) -.txt (text) -.xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel®)
Input/Output
- Charger/microUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
- 3.5mm stereo headset/headphone/microphone jack
- Sensors: Light sensor, accelerometer, compass (magnetometer), gyroscope
Size and Weight
- Unpackaged size: 9.45″ (H) x 7.48″ (W) x 0.54″ (D)
- Unpackaged weight: 1.6 lbs
- Packaged size (1 product): 9.98″ (H) x 9.45″ (W) x 1.78″ (D)
- Packaged weight (1 product): 3.0 lbs
In the Box
- HP TouchPad
- Cleaning cloth
- HP TouchPad AC charger
- microUSB cable
- Getting Started
- Navigation Guide
Support and Warranty
- Support: -HP webOS Butler Service – 90-day Toll-Free Setup Assistance -90-day Toll-Free Limited Software Support -24×7 Free On-device and Desktop Chat Support
- Warranty: -1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty. HP Care Packs available for additional fee.
Phew! That’s a lot packed into a small device! We’ll deep dive into a whole raft of these features in the coming weeks – for now, if you want to download the datasheet, use the button below.
HP Touchpad Datasheet
