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HP x86 Windows 8 Tablet Leaked
A leaked render of what is called HP Slate 8 indicates that the company has a tablet powered by the upcoming Windows OS, Windows 8 in the works. From the rendering which highlights the tablet along with a few specifications and features, we can see that the x86 tablet will be even thinner than the new iPad at 9.2mm and will have a battery life of 8 to 10 hours with a 10.1-inch screen. The business oriented devices is allegedly not making use of ARM based architecture and for now, there is no date official or otherwise as to when the tablet will hit shelves. Although the slide picture above is not as sharp and precise as it could be the source behind the leak claims that it is a working specifications list and the illustration of the tablet is an early mockup.
If the render above is true, HP might have a winning formula on the hands in terms of possible competitors to the iPad and that is really saying something. However, this will only be possible if the price point which is as yet still unknown can be set competitively. With Windows 8 coming up soon, it is expected that many other tablet manufacturers will be joining in the fray with their version of what a Windows 8 tablet should be but if this turns out to be true, HP would be a frontrunner. As always, as long as nothing official has been announced about the HP Slate 8, do take this information with a pinch of salt.
HP has indulged in the tablet market for quite a number of years already, although they have not exactly been the most successful of companies in this particular niche. This time around, it does look as though HP will be preparing a couple of new tablets – that do seem to obtain a strong influence from Huawei, so much so that they could very well be just rebranded devices.
How does a HP branded smartphone sound to you? I am quite sure that those of us out there who are more concerned about reliability might prefer a brand name that has fared far better than HP in the smartphone industry, such as the likes of Samsung, Apple, Nokia or LG. Well, if you love rooting for the underdog always, and want to give something different a try, HP might have just the thing for you.
An alleged HP smartphone was leaked out earlier this week, and it certainly seemed to jive with what HP Senior Director Yam Su Yin mentioned earlier this month, that HP intends to make a return to the smartphone business by introducing a unique model. The executive was even quoted, that “HP has to be in the game.” Do you think you will pick up a HP branded smartphone when the time comes?
HP could be working on a spanking new high end Android-powered tablet which they have seen fit to call the HP SlateBook 10 X2. Of course, this is a particularly new piece of tech which was first picked up by the good people over at TabTech of Germany, courtesy of an AnTuTu benchmark. The HP SlateBook 10 X2 does seem to come with a 10” display of unknown resolution count, where it will be accompanied by a quad-core Nvidia Tegra 4 processor that has been clocked at 1.8GHz, and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean in tow.
No idea on pricing or availability of the HP SlateBook 10 X2 though, but then again, it would not be the first of such devices to be announced by what was once a major computer manufacturing force in the world, since we have been acquainted with the Windows 8-powered HP Envy X2 before this. We do, however, hope to hear and see more about the HP SlateBook 10 X2 in due time.