HP TouchPad Review - BWOne.com

The wait seemed like forever for the HP TouchPad to make it way to the market. Announced back in February of this year we waited patiently for the WebOS based tablet to jump into the ring and fight amongst the rest of the Android and iOS tablets in the market. Was the long wait worth it?

Hardware & Design

The wait seemed like forever for the HP TouchPad to make it way to the market. Announced back in February of this year we waited patiently for the WebOS based tablet to jump into the ring and fight among the rest of the Android and iOS tablets in the market. Was the long wait worth it?

Hardware & Design

The HP Touchpad is a portrait style tablet with a 9.7 inch screen and all black plastic finish which is definitely fingerprint heavy so keep your microfiber cloth handy. The display is good but in direct light will wash out but had good viewing angles. There is some dullness to it but I think that's more on the OS that the display. They take a minimalist approach with buttons with just a volume button on top, volume button on the right side and home button on the front that lights up when there is a new notification. Only port on the device is a micro USB port for charging and syncing but you will need to use the included wall charger to always charge because it will tell you other adapters are not powerful enough to charge it. The left side had the dual speakers which will be on either the top or bottom in when you hold in landscape mode. There is an extra slot that you would think be expandable storage but instead it's where your serial information will pop out which is just a waste of a good slot. The speakers come with Beats Audio technology. The sound is excellent and the best I have heard from a tablet hands down. The only two tablets that I can think of that come close but are still far behind is the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 speakers and the ones on the Blackberry Playbook.

There isn't a rear facing camera which is disappointing but there is a 1.3 Megapixel front facing camera for video chat and that's about it's all good for in terms of quality. It's a thick and hefty tablet with most of the weight in the center of the tablet. Internally there is a 1.2 Ghz processor, 16 GB of storage (32 GB option available), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Touch To Share which only works with the Pre 3 which isn't available yet. The design is nice but feels like a "last year" design.

[BWOne]

@applePWNSall Thanks for the support

[svgghost]

yes i did, and i do enjoy your reviews. i enjoy the playbook because of its form factor, its 7 inches and very portable. i have an ipad 2 and its good but its not that portable.i also like the qnx overrall performance. the hp touchpad is alrite but hp should have taken the pc approach to making it some what like toshiba.

[gulrezmahmood]

hey man great review...i just ordered one online. can you tell me if video chat is available for the HP touchpad over gchat and msn, and other IM services? I know it has a front facing camera but does are there apps out that can utilize it for video chat purposes? Any input would be appreciated.

[BWOne]

@NickkMelillo lol well almost its more of a lawnmower and airplane flying by

[NickkMelillo]

Lol i think your house is haunted.. 1:27 - 1:42

[BWOne]

@svgghost quite a bit I can see you've watched out playboook review

[tennsballr]

@TheChickenbasket

i thumbed up, but still gotta make sure it gets shipped; hope they don't cancel it!!! >_<

[kimimaro]

lol cant do email in auto tune. thats funny