HP on Thursday launched seven new
tablets in India, targeted at enterprise
customers. The tablets had been
announced earlier this year globally. The
HP Pro Slate 8 and HP Pro Slate 12 will
hit shelves starting May this year with a
starting price tag of Rs. 33,000 and Rs.
41,500 respectively, while the HP Pro
Tablet 408 G1, Pro Slate 10 EE and Pro
Tablet 10 EE are already available
starting from Rs. 23,500, Rs. 22,000, an
Rs. 25,000 respectively. Finally, the HP
ElitePad 1000 G2 Healthcare Tablet and
ElitePad 1000 G2 Rugged Tablet are
expected to reach by July and will be
priced starting from Rs. 85,000.
As for the specifications, the HP Pro Slat
8 and Pro Slate 12 respectively feature a
7.86-inch full-HD QXGA (2048x1536
pixels) display and 12.3-inch
(1600x1200 pixels) display. Both the
tablets run Android 4.4 KitKat out-of-
the-box and are powered by 2.3GHz
quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800
SoCs coupled with 2GB of RAM. While th
Pro Slate 8 comes in 16GB and 32GB
storage variants, the Pro Slate 12 comes
in only a 32GB storage variant. Both
tablets offer expandable storage via
microSD card (up to 32GB). Connectivity
options on both the tablets include Wi-F
802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0, and
Near Field Communication (NFC).
Both the HP Pro Slate 8 and Pro Slate 12
tablets come bundled with the company'
new HP Duet Pen, which it touts is "the
first to use Qualcomm Snapdragon digit
pen technology." Both also equip an 8-
megapixel rear camera and a 2-
megapixel front-facing camera. A 37WHr
Li-Po battery backs the larger tablet,
while a 21WHr Li-Po battery backs the
smaller one.
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