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HP TouchPad

HP TouchPad
alaScore 87

1590 reviews

Nov, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1590 reviews of HP TouchPad. The average rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Views about the GPS navigation and battery are on the whole positive. The design and price also get good reviews. Comments about the size and screen are mixed, and many are less positive about the camera and reliability.

performance, price, design, battery, GPS navigation

usability, durability, reliability, camera

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the HP TouchPad is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.com review summary for HP TouchPad

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1186 user reviews of HP TouchPad from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com.

81% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Matthew Bolton (techradar.com)

HP TouchPad review

 

HP webOS finally arrives on tablets, but how does it stand up to the competition?

Handsome design ; Reasonable price ; Good multitasking ; HP Pivot is great

Performance is inconsistent ; Screen is dim ; Fingerprint-tastic ; No video-out

When HP bought Palm, it was widely considered to have been mostly fuelled by the desire to acquire the webOS operating system.

Jun, 2011

Expert review by : Chris Hall (pocket-lint.com)

HP TouchPad

 

For many, separating the HP TouchPad from it's webOS Palm origins will be difficult. It picks up many of the nicer features of the Pre phones, including the Touchstone wireless charging option, and of course an operating system that offers the sort of...

Slick interface, intuitive, integration of existing accounts and services through Synergy, multitasking

Plastic build, question over speed of app development, only a front-facing camera

The HP TouchPad will be the perfect tablet for a lot of people. The points we love about webOS pour into HP’s tablet bringing with it an experience that rivals the iPad and the best from Honeycomb. The intuitive nature and the wide support of Synergy...

Jun, 2011

Expert review by : Stuart Miles (pocket-lint.com)

HP TouchPad hands-on - Pocket-lint

 

HP launched the TouchPad at the beginning of the February alongside the HP Veer and the HP Pre3. We know we've already brought you a first hands-on of

Feb, 2011

Expert review by : Thomas Newton (recombu.com)

HP TouchPad Review: In Depth

 

The HP TouchPad is the first tablet from HP, based on the Palm operating system seen in the Pre 2 and more recently the Pre 3. With the Apple iPad in its second incarnation and a multitude of Honeycomb…

Aug, 2011

Expert review by : Melissa J Perenson (techadvisor.co.uk)

HP TouchPad review

 

HP is the latest PC maker to jump into tablets - and in entering the market, it has immediately become the latest tablet maker to land under Apple's shadow. The HP TouchPad is the first tablet based on the WebOS mobile operating system, which HP...

Many of the issues I've encountered - the performance problems, the bad Web-page handling, the poor text and graphics rendering, and perhaps even the off-base colours – should be addressable via software fixes in the future. HP said that it had an...

Jun, 2011

Expert review by : Stuff.tv (stuff.tv)

HP TouchPad review

 

The new HP Touchpad is the closest thing to an iPad we've seen so far. The first rash of tablets were big phones, while Android Honeycomb brought a second wave of more advanced – dare we say geeky – tablets that added 3D cameras, keyboards, and places...

Jun, 2011

Expert review by : Andrew Ku (tomshardware.co.uk)

HP TouchPad Review: A Tablet For Productivity?

 

Apple's iOS and Google's Android aren't the only operating systems choices in the tablet market. HP recently joined the fray with webOS. See how ...

HP is arriving to this party a little late. Its solution, dubbed the HP TouchPad, is an attempt to carve out a portion of the growing tablet market by offering a second alternative to iOS

Aug, 2011

Expert review by : electricpig.co.uk (electricpig.co.uk)

HP TouchPad review: Can webOS carve out a niche?

 

the dual-core 1.2 GHz processor fails to deliver snappy performance. When you factor in price, a missing rear camera and limited app library, the TouchPad is a tough sell

webOS and its tight messaging integration, particularly the Facebook and Skype apps

the build quality and sluggish user interface

Jul, 2011

Expert review by (mobilephonereviews.org)

HP Touch Pad

 

You are bored of all the old gadgets and phones and want something exciting to happen, may be you want something that you can get maximum satisfaction out of, and also show-off that you are the proud owner of one of the most ought for gadgets. If that...

Expert review by : Tim Stevens (engadget.com)

HP TouchPad

 

As things get older they tend to get bigger. It's the same for people, corporations, models of cars, budget deficits... and so it is for webOS. As Palm was in the process of being subsumed its great mobile operating system was being eyed for much...

webOS 3.0 is slick ; Solid Facebook and e-mail apps ; Touch compatibility with Pre 3

Bulky hardware ; Occasionally spotty performance ; Very limited app selection

Jun, 2011

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