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HP launches 8-inch Android tablet

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HP has quietly<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/hp-launches-8-inch-android-tablet.html" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">launched</a>
 a new low-cost 8-inch tablet simply known as the HP 8. Unlike many of 
the other 8-inch slates we’ve seen as of late, HP’s latest is powered by<a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/hp-launches-8-inch-android-tablet.html" target="_blank">
 Android</a> (4.2.2 Jelly Bean) instead of Windows 8.1 while the $170 price 
point does come with a few compromises.<br />
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Known officially as the HP 8 1401US, the tablet features a 7.85-inch 
multi-touch IPS display operating at a lowly 1,024 x 768. Under the hood
 is an Allwinner A31s ARM Cortex A7 quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, 
16GB of flash storage and a microSD card slot should that not be enough.<br />
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The HP 8 also features 802.11 b/g/n wireless that is <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/hp-launches-8-inch-android-tablet.html" target="_blank">compatible </a>with 
Miracast, a headphone jack, stereo speakers and a 3,800mAh battery good 
for up to seven hours. A 2-megapixel camera is mated to the rear while a
 0.3-megapixel front-facing shooter handles selfies and video calls.<br />

The tablet weighs 0.69 pounds and measures 200.3 x 136.3 x 7.95 mm with
 a silver finish. It also arrives with 25GB of free cloud storage and 
ships free of charge in the US.<br />
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If you’re looking for something that’s a touch nicer or would prefer a Microsoft operating system, the recently reviewed <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/hp-launches-8-inch-android-tablet.html" target="_blank">Encore</a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"> </a>or the <a href="http://askneed.blogspot.com/2014/03/hp-launches-8-inch-android-tablet.html" target="_blank">Miix 2 8</a> might be worth a look. Both feature slightly better displays and Intel 
Bay Trail Z3740 chips as well as double the storage and better cameras. 
Pricing starts at $240 for the Lenovo and $280 for Toshiba’s offering.