HP Slate 500 vs. Apple iPad : Slate Fight! Specs Comparison, Hands On Video!

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HP Slate 500 vs. Apple iPad Definitive Specs Comparison Table


Detail/Feature

Apple iPad

HP Slate 500

Photo



hp slate 500

Dimensions

9.56 x 7.47 x 0.5 inches

9.2 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches

Weight

1.5 lbs

1.5 lbs

Screen Type

Capacitive - Supports Multi-touch gestures

Capacitive - Supports Multi-touch gestures
comes with Wacom stylus

Screen Size

9.7 inches, 4:3

8.9 inches,
1024 x 600 widescreen resolution

Video Conferencing

No

Yes

Camera

No

Yes, Two
VGA in front, 3MP Camera at the back

Operating System

iPhone OS 3.2

Windows 7

CPU

1Ghz Apple A4

1.8 Ghz Intel Atom Z540

Internal storage

16, 32, 64 GB

64 GB

Expandable storage

via optional dongle

built-in SD card slot

USB port

via optional dongle

Yes, built-in

Wifi

Yes

Yes

Internet Browser

Mobile Safari

Any browser that supports Windows 7 OS
(Chrome, Safari, Opera, Firefox, IE8, etc.)

Adobe Flash Support

No

Yes

Apps

iPad apps via iTunes

HP Touchsmart Apps on top
of Windows Apps

Multi-tasking

No

Yes

Battery life

10 hours
1 month of standby

TBA

Price

$499 - $829

$799

Release date/Availability

April 2010 for Wifi-only version,
May 2010 for 3G version

October 2010

Here's a hands-on video of HP Slate 500 --



and here's the one for Apple iPad --



So which one do you like?

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