HP Topaz webOS Tablet Gets Detailed Spec Listing [HP Topaz webOS Tablet Specs Include 1.2GHz Qualcomm CPU, 9.7" Display & Sport Both HP & Palm Branding]

Posted on TFTS by Robert Nelson on Monday, 24. January 2011 under: PCs, Notebooks, Netbooks & Tablets

We learned a fair bit about the HP Topaz webOS tablet last week and it looks like we have quite a bit of new information that has been revealed this week. These latest goodies include details about the hardware and software. And they should make those who are still Palm loyal smile just a little bit.

Palm and HP logos

First things first, the part about the Palm fans smiling, it was noted that the Topaz tablet will have both HP and Palm logos. Granted, that is just a small part, but it is nice to see Palm has not died entirely just yet. Anyway, back to the real details. The specs look to include a 9.7 inch XGA 1024 x 768 Gorilla Glass touchscreen display, 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8660 processor, integrated Adreno 220 graphics, 512MB RAM, up to 64GB of internal storage, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and a front facing 1.3 megapixel camera for video calling.

Other specs include an accelerometer, ecompass, light sensor, microphone, 3.5mm headphone jack and a pair of Beats Audio capable speakers. In terms of the battery, that is said to be 3150 mAh and able to offer up to 8 hours of run time. In terms of the overall size and weight you are looking at measurements of 190 x 240 x 13.7 mm and a weight of 700 grams (about 1.5 pounds). Other exterior features are noted as having only three buttons, one for power as well as volume up and volume down. Though there is a soft-touch home button that will double as a notification icon.

Moving on and there was also a fair amount of detail in terms of the Touchstone support, which is noted as being Touchstone v2. As for the feature that will bring, those include wireless charging, picture sharing, website sharing, audio streaming via Bluetooth, maps and directions, contact sharing, wireless printing, video streaming and video game playing.

All things considered, the Topaz seems to be shaping up rather nicely. Of course, I would argue that there still needs to be some improvements in terms of the App Catalog before we start to see some serious adoption.

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There’s very little argument in the App Catalog area for this pretty gem. Even the iPad had just 7 or 8 iPad apps in their App Store when it was first released. Despite having very few apps, consumers still bought the overpriced iPads and learned to use it mostly for surfing the web.
The difference with the HP-Palm webOS Topaz is it’s MORE than twice the speed of iPad with the ability to also run Adobe Flash videos and games through the internet! It also runs webOS 2.0 which has TRUE multitasking functionality..not task switching functionality like the iPad.
The iPad didn’t even have HDMI output but this sleek device has it so it will allow you to stream HD movies online right through your super large HD Television screen.
It also has a front facing camera for video conferencing and touchstone charger for recharging without plugging any wires. It has a 3-speaker technology which lets you listen to audio in stereo any angle you hold the HP-Palm tablet.
Printing was a big disappointment with the iPad but with HP’s expertise and long history, the HP-Palm Topaz tablet will surely have printing convenience at a touch of a button.