iPad 2 Vs. HP Touch Pad Features Comparison

The HP TouchPad has arrived sporting the rejuvenated webOS 3.0 experience. The iPad 2 has also shown itself time after time as timeless strong competitor. It is interesting to see how the two stack up against one another.

In case you’re having a difficult time deciding which tablet to get, here’s a head-to-head iPad 2 Vs. HP Touchpad comparison.

iPad 2 Vs. HP Touch pad feature comparison:

Design:

The iPad 2 is more solid than the TouchPad though the TouchPad is heavier than iPad 2, which comes with an intricate razor thin profile. The 8.8 mm thickness of Apple iPad absolutely outshines HP TouchPad’s 13.7 mm thick feature.

Display:

The iPad 2 and the TouchPad have same screen measurement, a brilliant 9.7-inch screen with 4:3 aspect ratio. Moreover, both of them showcase same 1024 x 768 pixels of resolution with similar colour quality.
However, the iPad2 has the brighter panel compared to the HP Touchpad.

Camera:

HP TouchPad boasts a 1.3 megapixel camera for video chat. While, Apple iPad 2 has the 0.3 megapixel camera with more functions like video chatting and shooting self portraits.

However, the Touchpad’s front camera can be used only with Skype Videochat, whereas the iPad2’s VGA camera can capture photos and video out of it. Also unfortunately the HP Touchpad is missing the rear camera.

Software:

The iPad2 features a Dual Core 1GHz A5 processor with iOS 4.3 experience whereas the HP Touchpad features a WebOS 3.0 with Dual Core 1.2 GHz Qualcomm processor.

Operating System:

Compare iPad 2 Vs. HP Touch Pad with respect to their operating system and you find that the TouchPad runs the webOS 3.0 operating system while iPad 2 operates the fourth generation of Apple’s iOS. The webOS is considered an amazing platform, in term of performance when compared to the highly praised Android 3.0 Honeycomb.

Storage:

Apple iPad 2 comes with three options of 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB storage, while the HP TouchPad offers 16GB and 32GB of storage options.

Internet and Connectivity:

The iPad 2 radiates a more responsive web browsing experience. The TouchPad doesn’t have the same level of responsiveness due to its loading of Adobe Flash content in the background. However, the TouchPad does have the prestigious feature of offering Adobe Flash support to give us that desktop-like experience.