The recent decade has been all about touch phones when it comes to something of the personal use. Specifically, the last two years have been the innovative years for companies like HP, Samsung and Apple since they have been in the constant search for making a device which will redefine the use of phones and laptops. In these years, everyone has been talking about those single pane touch screen pads specifically known as “slates”. The iPad has been the biggest newsmaker but companies like HP have been on the go for launching such product that could assist the users in their PC practices. Though HP slate was announced before the iPad was launched officially, the latter entered before and spread the waves in market. Since then there has been constant comparisons of slate with iPad, commonly termed as slate HP vs iPad. Apart from this, HP slate is compared to playbook and galaxy tablets too, but the competitive competitor seems to be apple iPad.

Before moving onto comparisons, we must look at the specifications of each so that you can judge the units best. Beginning with the popular iPad, it has the most storage, affordable 3G, time tested iphone OS and the plethora of apps which have made the iphone, itouch and now iPad famous. These apps were then made more attractive to the customers with an amazing marketing strategy by Apple. But the other side of the picture does not give weight to the iPad as compared to slate HP. Other tablets such as slate 500 and galaxy tablet have webcams and phone facilities whereas iPad does not feature these.

Slate HP is not just a digital pad/tablet but it contains the whole computer system in the 1.60lb body. Also known as the notebook, this device is certainly more functional and useful than the iPad since it carries all in one features. Especially targeted towards business and industrial personnel, HP unit gives all the facilities that a computer can give. It runs on windows professional which means that a user can access all the programs that are found in a PC such as Microsoft word, PowerPoint presentations and customized softwares as well. This tablet is not just classy yet useful. It has several USB ports on its sleek edges which make it able to be connected to printers, mousse and printers for that matter. Thus, the small PC can be made more useful when needed. Becoming popular in the heaths sector as well, HP slate is the device that allows you to connect to your clients and colleagues through voice calls and video messages. When carrying HP tablet, you would not have to take your hard copy credentials along as this device is promised to keep your documents organized.