HP TouchPad

HP TouchPad
Android 2.3 “Gingerbread” on the TouchPad
DeveloperHewlett-Packard
TypeTablet computer
Release dateJuly 1, 2011 (US),
July 15, 2011 (Canada, France, Germany, and UK),
August 15, 2011 (Australia)
Introductory priceUS$499.99 (16 GB),
US$599.99 (32 GB),
US$599.99 (64 GB)
DiscontinuedAugust 18, 2011
Operating system
CPU1.2 GHz (black model),[1][3][4]
1.5 GHz (white model),[5]
Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 APQ8060,
dual-core ARM-based Scorpion[6]
Memory1 GB, Mobile DDR2 SDRAM[1][3]
Storage16 or 32 GB (black model),[1][3][4]
64 GB (white model),[5]
flash memory
Display9.7 in (25 cm), 1024×768 px XGA (132 PPI), 18-bit color, TFT LCD with IPS, LED-backlit[1][3][4]
GraphicsQualcomm Adreno 220 core[1][6]
SoundInternal stereo speakers with Beats Audio, 3.5 mm stereo jack for headset / headphone / microphone, vibration motor[1][3]
InputCapacitive Multi-touch screen,
4 resizable virtual keyboards, power / volume / center buttons, microphone, ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer (compass)[1][3][4]
Camera1.3 MP HD front-facing[1][3]
ConnectivityAtheros AR6003 chip Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo,
Hi-Speed microUSB[1][3]
PowerRechargeable, 3.7 V, 6000 mAh, 22.2 W⋅h (80 kJ), lithium-ion polymer battery,[3]
Dimensions240 mm (9.4 in) (w)
190 mm (7.5 in) (h)
13.7 mm (0.54 in) (d)[1]
Mass740 g (26 oz)[1]
SuccessorHP Slate 7
RelatedPalm Pre, Tablet computer
Websitewww.hp.com/united-states/webos/us/en/tablet/touchpad.html

The HP TouchPad is a tablet computer that was developed and designed by Hewlett-Packard.[7] The HP TouchPad was launched on July 1, 2011, in the United States; July 15 in Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany; and August 15 in Australia.[8]

On August 18, 2011, 49 days after the TouchPad was launched in the United States, HP announced that it would discontinue all current devices running webOS. Remaining TouchPad stock received substantial price reductions, and quickly sold out.[9]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "webOS 3.0.5 now available for TouchPad". January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "( ROM GUIDE ) How to install Android 8.1, 7.1, 6.0 or 4.4 on Touchpad". XDA Developers. March 20, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Cracking Open the HP TouchPad; TechRepublic; June 29, 2011". Archived from the original on May 19, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d "HP TouchPad Carries $318 Bill Of Materials; iHS; July 7, 2011". Isuppli.com. July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "HP France outs white 64 GB TouchPad with 1.5 GHz processor; precentral.net; August 17, 2011". Webosnation.com. August 17, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Snapdragon APQ8060 Product Brief; Qualcomm; 2011" (PDF). Retrieved January 4, 2012.
  7. ^ "HP TouchPad – Tablet PC – HP Official Site – U.S". Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  8. ^ How Green Is The HP TouchPad? Archived March 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, by Scott Belmon, August 18, 2011, Belmonster
  9. ^ Trout, Christopher. "Let the liquidation begin – HP's 16GB TouchPad on sale for $99". Engadget. Retrieved August 20, 2011.