- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How it compares
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
HP TouchPad
- 9.7"
- 16 GB
- WiFi
- webOS 3.0
#1 in HP tablets
Released July, 2011
Rated 100% by by Mahesh (Nov, 2011)I really liked the touch-pad and feel it is definitely worth more than what I got it for.
Conclusion Check out the HP TouchPad
First reviewed December, 2011
Features Key features of the HP TouchPad
9.7”
webOS 3.0
Rated 100% by by StarryEyed (Feb, 2012)the touch keyboard is well spaced and I find it very easy to type, and the interface is clean and very easy to use and navigate.
screen size
9.7"
7"
7"
TouchPad by Missy-picky (Apr, 2012)Angry birds is great on it also forgot about that one screen is big so easier to see.
screen resolution
TouchPad by Jonathan-Pozo--Jonny-P (Jul, 2011)Screen for HP TP is great, all the pictures and videos look nice and I think the resolution is fine.
memory
| 0 GB | 2 GB   | 2 GB |
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 2 MP   | 2 MP |
TouchPad by SNC (Nov, 2011)The only negative that he mentioned was that it didn't have a camera on the back, but he downloaded a free ap that enables him to take pictures with the front camera, so he is very happy.
TouchPad by ChillenDW--DW (Aug, 2011)There is an app that lets you use the front camera to take pictures.
processor
TouchPad by William-C. (Aug, 2011)With the help of homebrew the touchpad really shines, including patches, homebrew apps, and the overclock kernels that bring the dual core to a screaming 1.7ghz.
TouchPad by The Verge (Jun, 2011)The TouchPad is powered by a dual-core Snapdragon (the APQ8060) capable of speeds up to 1.2GHz — I doubt the tablet is actually burning that hot, but I can’t say for sure.
Performance Real world tests of HP TouchPad
cpu speed
TouchPad by Thomas-E.-Quiggle--TEQ1 (Apr, 2012)The iPad 3's processor may be faster, but that speed it taken up making the screen run smoothly.
TouchPad by HEP-Designer (Oct, 2011)Don't worry, a smudge on the back won't effect processor speed (which you can easily overclock by the way).
sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark
TouchPad by The Verge (Jun, 2011)Performance was snappy though not quite up to par with the iPad or even Honeycomb levels when it comes to Sunspider testing (the TouchPad came in at 4040.6ms overall), but it’s quick enough that it doesn’t feel like a drag in use.
battery life
8.5 hour
12 hour
7 hour
TouchPad by mike (Aug, 2011)The touchpad supports java and flash, so I can visit all the sites I normally go to, the battery life is great, and the multi-tasking is very smooth and interfaces very well.
TouchPad by Benjamin-Slivka--Ben-Slivka (Aug, 2011)Apple was very hardcore about this - some said too hardcore - but they surely have great battery life.
Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors
pros
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Capacitive -
1.3 MP -
Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation -
Automatically adjust screen brightness for environmental factors -
9.7" -
Detects movement for interactive apps -
Great for maps and navigation apps -
Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash -
use multiple fingers at once for more complex interactions
cons
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3,843 ms -
None -
Cannot automatically pinpoint your location on a map -
Poorer input sound quality -
131 ppi -
Jul, 2011 -
need wi-fi or wired connection to be online -
3 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR) -
must unlock manually
Reviews Word on the street
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 | Rated by 902 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by J.-STALLARD (Oct, 2011) Rated 100% by by V.-Phan--yimnvs (Sep, 2011) |
Type
HP TouchPad 16 GB | Rated 100% by by A.-Alt--laser-geek (Jul, 2011)The look and feel of webOS should make any iOS or Android mobile device owner jealous.
HP TouchPad 16 GB | Rated 100% by by Haneef-B (Aug, 2012)I have to say I like the WebOS experience more than Android and this is coming from an Android fan.
HP TouchPad 16 GB | Rated 80% by by Daniel-G.-Azzariti (Aug, 2011)First, let me say I've had three android phones and I'm very comfortable with Android and currently own the EVO 3D.
Apps
HP TouchPad 16 GB | Rated 60% by by David-C-Wallis (Aug, 2011)My wife plays games on Pogo.com and the games she plays won't work on either Pad.
HP TouchPad 16 GB | Rated 80% by by Kyle (Aug, 2011)Checking email, browsing the web, watching movies, listening to music, facebook, checking news, video chatting, etc. is all I really need to do.
HP TouchPad 16 GB | Rated 70% by by c|net (Jun, 2011)As for the rest of the included software, a pop-up menu from the home screen reveals more apps, including Bing Maps, an HP-authored Facebook app, Quickoffice, contacts, memos, Amazon Kindle, and more.
Operating system
HP TouchPad 16 GB | Rated 100% by by toothman79 (Sep, 2011)WebOS itself is nice and worth the $149 I paid for this 32gb model, but the promise of an Android port (most likely Cyanogenmod7) makes it the best tech deal ever.
HP TouchPad 16 GB | Rated 100% by by Andrey-Novikov (Nov, 2011)It feels much thicker than Galaxy - but again i would not trade WebOS for Android.
HP TouchPad 16 GB | Rated 100% by by J.-Robert-Sydenstricker--John-Sydenstricker (Aug, 2011)This tablet looks and feels solid already with WebOS, but with android, it will be unstoppable!
Screen
HP TouchPad 16 GB | Rated 100% by by Jeff-K.-Klein--kleinbull (Sep, 2011)I was happy to have my 1st tab in my hands and was pleasantly surprised, nice screen and little effort to set up...touchstone was a great addition.
HP TouchPad 16 GB | Rated 100% by by ROY-C.-CHAVADIYIL--chavady (Aug, 2011)Now HP is thinking making new Touch pad sell to all the Households and brand every home with their touch pad and advertise their future product through their touch pad without spending a dime.
HP TouchPad 16 GB | Rated 40% by by P.-Dejarnett--OverZealous (Aug, 2011)* The screen isn't great; mine had a fine pattern of visible dots which appeared to be part of the touch-sensitive component.
Web browser
HP TouchPad 16 GB | Rated 40% by by P.-Dejarnett--OverZealous (Aug, 2011)* The web browser is decent, but even with Flash disabled, it didn't feel like it performed very well.
HP TouchPad 16 GB | Rated 100% by by Sarkiss-Eywaz--sagi (Jan, 2012)I love this lap top, I don't know why HP discontinued it, for $280 its great value, great web browsing, vert happy I bought this item.
HP TouchPad 16 GB | Rated 80% by by Glenn-R.-Howes (Sep, 2011)But this is what we have, and if you can get it at anything near the clearance sale price, you will get at a minimum a very nice web browser and e-mail machine.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Google Nexus 10 More recent operating system Google Nexus 10 vs HP TouchPad |
 | 2 | Google Nexus 7 Lightest Google Nexus 7 vs HP TouchPad |
 | 3 | Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Largest amount of storage capacity Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 vs HP TouchPad |
 | 4 | Microsoft Surface RT Biggest screen Microsoft Surface RT vs HP TouchPad |
 | 5 | Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 5-way tie: Has a rear camera Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 vs HP TouchPad |
 | 7 | Le Pan TC 970 Has a microphone jack Le Pan TC 970 vs HP TouchPad |
 | 8 | Pantech Element Longest battery life Pantech Element vs HP TouchPad |
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