HP Salte8 Pro

Specs
  • Display: 8-inch 1600x1200 (4:3 Aspect Ratio) with Gorilla Glass 3 (250 PPI)
  • Processor: 1.8Ghz Quad-core Tegra 4
  • RAM: 1GB
  • Storage: 16GB
  • Cameras: 8MP Rear shooter, 2MP front-facing camera
  • Ports: MicroSD, headphone jack, microUSB, microHDMI
  • Wireless: 802.11 b/g/n
  • OS: Android 4.2.2
  • Dimensions/Weight: 220 x 141.5 x 9.9 mm, 1 lbs. (~453 g) 
  • Battery: 5,680mAh
  • Price: $329.99 (retail)
  • Buy: Direct from HP, Amazon 
  • The "touchscreen bug." Activities that require rapid, accurate taps (like typing), misfire when performed too fast and cause phantom taps in the middle of the display. When typing quickly, the keyboard will either register the keypresses as a swipe, or not register the letters at all (depending on the keyboard, of course). More info in the Display section below. 
  • Poor Wi-Fi performance. It's fine if you're right next to the router. Move to the other end of the house, however, and it's a whole different story.
  • Bulky for a tablet of this form factor. It's thicker and heavier than I expected for a tablet this size. It's still manageable and pretty easy to get used to, but it caught me off guard.
  • 1GB of RAM. Ugh. Why, HP? Why? 2GB would've really put this tablet over the top. Dammit.
  • Android 4.2.2. At what point in time did manufacturers get stuck on 4.2.2? Seems like so many devices are still coming out with it. Time to bump up to 4.4, people. Make haste
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