After several rumors HP Slate 7 VoiceTab Ultra and Slate 8 Plus have appeared on the official HP website. The HP Slate 7 VoiceTab Ultra has a 7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, powered by a 1.6 GHz quad-core Huawei HiSilicon processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. All the specifications of the tablet are similar to the Huawei MediaPad X1 that was unveiled earlier this year at the MWC 2014.
It also comes with LTE support and also has a dual SIM variant. The Slate 8 Plus has a similar specifications of the Huawei MediaPad M1, including a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display, 1.6 GHz quad-core Huawei HiSilicon processor and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). According to 91Mobiles, who has got hands-on of the prototype units says these have Huawei’s Emotion UI 2.0.
HP Slate 7 VoiceTab Ultra specifications
- 7-inch (1920 x 1200 pixels) capacitive multi-touch LTPS display
- 1.6 GHz quad-core HiSilicon processor with Mali 450 GPU
- Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
- 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash
- 5-megapixel front-facing camera
- Dual SIM (Optional)
- 7.18mm thick and weighs 239 grams
- 2GB RAM, 16GB Internal storage, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
- 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth OTG, GPS, USB OTG
- 5000 mAh battery
HP Slate 8 Plus specifications
- 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display
- 1.6 GHz quad-core HiSilicon processor with Mali 450 GPU
- Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Emotion UI 2.0
- 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera
- 1-megapixel front-facing camera
- 7.95mm thick and weighs 350 grams
- 1GB RAM, 16GB Internal storage, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
- 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n (dual band for LTE version), Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
The HP Slate 7 VoiceTab Ultra is priced at S$499 (Rs. 24,150 approx.) in Singapore and would start shipping from 14th July. The HP Slate 8 Plus is listed at 299 Euros, but it is not likely to be the final price.