Report: HP?s WebOS Tablet Specs Leaked

The hardware specs of HP’s upcoming tablet have been leaked, and it sounds like a beast.

A document tipped to PreCentral details HP’s purported WebOS-powered tablet, codenamed Topaz. Like the photos we saw last week, the 9.7-inch Topaz is sleek, black and nearly button-free. A glossy outer finish and minimal accoutrements (a small HP logo rests on the back center of the tablet) make for a subtle slate.

But don’t let the simple look fool you — there appears to be powerful parts under the hood. According to the document, the Topaz sports a dual-core 1.2-GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon-based processor, HP’s answer to all of the dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processors we’re going to see in Motorola’s forthcoming Xoom tablet, the T-Mobile G-Slate from LG, and Dell’s 7-inch Streak (all of which are Android OS-powered). It’s also got 512 MB of DDR2 RAM and an integrated Adreno 220 graphics processing unit to render 1080p high-definition video.

Of course, the Topaz will have all the standards expected of 2011 tablets to come: a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera for video chat, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity. There doesn’t seem to be a MicroSD slot, but you may not need it if you decide to go for the 64-GB storage option. If you don’t need that much hard disk space, you can opt for the 16- or 32-GB options.

When HP bought WebOS creator Palm last April for $1.2 billion, the future of Palm’s WebOS — and what devices it would be featured on — was unclear. The OS was rumored to be running the long-discussed HP Slate. That is, before the ill-fated tablet project was eventually killed in development.

As we mentioned in our last piece on the Topaz leaks, the device is rumored to be shipping sometime in March. HP declined our requests for comment.

Photo: webOS interface/HP

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