Despite quite a lot of experience drawn from traumatic failure called TouchPad but the second time to try to playground HP tablet did not seem successful.
Of course, the HP Slate 7 still has the advantages such as high strength, the ability to expand the memory capacity due to the memory card slot, gaming performance is pretty good. Proprietary audio technology Beats Audio Help prominent bass tones when listening through headphones, according to CNET. However, the cheap price means that users have to sacrifice features series, since the screen resolution is too low, the download speed is too long for applications to camera blur, blur. In addition, manufacturers also stripped GPS or just install Android 4.1.1 to save costs.
7 Slate sacrifice too many features in exchange for cheap
“Slate 7 cut too many features to achieve the desired cheap but HP. Consequently, what is left in the device can not be compared with rival Nexus 7″, CNET bluntly.
For $ 170, equivalent to 3.5 million, obviously nobody dared expect too much in Slate 7. Only thing, HP has pushed everything went “a little far.” Internal memory of 8GB only machine too remote for a current smartphone let alone tablets. It also does not have GPS, the screen can cause eyestrain if you look too long. Camera although billed as 3MP resolution but the image quality far behind rivals in the market size.
The screen resolution is too low, only 1024 x 600 pixels.
Even the “poison” of Slate 7 plus there are also disadvantages. Due to too little memory to purchase additional memory card that is no longer the option seems to be a must. And though the Beats Audio sound effects on promoting the headphones, it can not also improve the mumble of external speakers.
Meanwhile, 30 USD more expensive but owns Nexus 7 larger memory, display with higher resolution, GPS install the latest Android OS and application load speeds much faster.
For hardware configuration, 7 Slate Rock chip using CPU and GPU running at 1.5 GHz quad-core Mali-400MP4 but only 1GB RAM. This explains the download speed slow computer applications. Specifically, if the iPad Mini only takes 19 seconds to load an application is finished, the waiting time in 7 Slate can be up to 45 seconds.
The connectivity options are low, such as Bluetooth 2.1 and Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n. And while the majority of the current 7 inch tablet has a minimum resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, the HP still deliberately choose lower resolution is 1024 x 600 pixels for Slate 7.
3MP main camera, but the image quality blur, blur.
Too low resolution makes icons displayed Slate 7 applications and websites are blurry, blurry. The movies and gaming more clearly show the weakness of the screen. Machine may crash when you download the app heavy, requires restart from the beginning. Or the lack of gyro makes playing the game requires control by rotating the screen as Riptide GP becomes too difficult. To conclude, if you compare the entire new 7 inch tablet Nexus 7, you will see the Google device 200 USD is still the best choice. Unless a candidate that can reach the corresponding quality but cheaper Nexus 7 really, as long as you do not need to fret at all when choosing Nexus 7.
