HP Slate 7 VoiceTab Ultra and Slate 8 Plus that appeared last year are coming India soon, according to Mumbai-based retailer Mahesh Telecom. The HP Slate 7 (VoiceTab) Ultra has a 7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, while the Slate 8 Plus comes with a 8-inch (1280 x 800 pixels) IPS display. These are powered by a 1.6 GHz quad-core Huawei HiSilicon processor and run on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The have single SIM support with voice calling capabilities and also have 4G LTE support with support for Band 3 and Band 40 for India.
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
- 2GB LPDDR3 RAM, 16GB Internal storage, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
- Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
- 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash
- 5-megapixel front-facing camera
- Dimensions: 183.5 x 103.9 x 7.18 mm; Weight: 239 grams
- 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS, USB OTG
- 5000mAh 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
- 1GB RAM, 16GB Internal storage, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
- Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Emotion UI 2.0
- 5-megapixel auto focus rear camera
- 1-megapixel front-facing camera
- Front-facing stereo speakers
- Dimensions: 214.4 × 120.7 × 7.95 mm; Weight: 350 grams
- 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n (dual band for LTE version), Bluetooth 4.0 LE, GPS
- 4800mAh battery
The HP Slate 7 VoiceTab Ultra and the HP Slate 8 Plus are priced at Rs. 29,990 (MRP Rs. 32,300) and Rs. 22,990, respectively, according to the retailer. These tablets should go on sale soon.