HP has finally launched it's awaited Slate 6 and Slate 7 VoiceTab in India which of course by the name come with voice calling facility.The Slate 6 VoiceTab is priced at 22,990 while the Slate 7 VoiceTab is priced at  16,990 and will be available online and stores.The devices were earlier announced by HP in January for Indian markets and had told that they would available in February.The devices mark the entry of HP back into the smartphone market.
The first is the Slate 6 which comes with 6-inch IPS LCD display with resolution 1280 x 720 pixels and has a pixel density of 245 PPI.At this price point you can except Full-HD which competitors offer at a much lower price.It comes with 5-megapixel rear camera accompanied with a LED flash while there is 2-megapixel front camera and both support HD video recording.While competitors offer atleast 8-megapixel while going upto 13-megapixel again this point where the Slate 6 fails.It comes with 16 GB of internal storage which is expandable upto 32 GB via micro SD card.HP also offers 25 GB of free cloud storage with the device.It is dual-SIM device consisting of a regular SIM and micro SIM slot with both supporting 3G connectivity.It comes with 3,000 mAh of battery which gives around 10 hours of talk-time according to HP.

Both tablets are powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core Marvell PXA1088 with 1 GB of RAM and come with 720p resolution.Both the devices run Android 4.2.2 Jelly-Bean out-of-the-box and come with front speakers with stereo sound also found in the HTC One.

The Slate 7 comes with bigger display at 7-inch IPS LCD display with same resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels found in the Slate 6 but has less pixel density of 215 PPI due to the size of the device.It comes with same 5-megapixel camera but loses the LED flash while there is 2-megapixel camera on the front.It comes with 16 GB of internal storage which expandable upto 32 GB via micro SD card slot.It too comes with 25 GB of free cloud storage from Box.com.Just like the Slate 6 it is also dual-SIM device with 3G connectivity.HP has provided a bigger 4,100 mAh to cope up with the display size.

HP is also giving some offers to spice up the deal which include 15% off on all in-app purchases using Baggit.com app,Travel vouchers worth 5,100 while using the MakeMyTrip.com,3 months of free subscription India Today Group digital magazines worth 2,911 and 3 months of  free unlimited music download via HP connected Music service.The company also offers Carry Case and Power Pack which is available separately.

The Slate 7 tries to offer the best specs available at it's price but devices from companies like Asus and Google available at the same price range and offer much better value for money.The Google Nexus 7 comes with 7-inch Full-HD IPS display,1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro with 2 GB of RAM,5-megapixel rear camera without LED flash and 1.2-megapixel front camera,16 and 32 GB of internal storage (non-expandable) ,Android 4.4 Kit-Kat,3950 mAh of battery and is priced at 21,000 for the 16 GB model.While for gamers there is the Xolo Play Tegra Note which comes with 7-inch 720p IPS display, 1.8 GHz quad-core Tegra 4 processor which is world's fastest processor for mobile backed by 1 GB of RAM,5-megapixel rear camera with HDR and VGA front camera,16 GB of storage expandable upto 32 GB via micro SD card slot,Android 4.2.2 Jelly-Bean with updates promised by NVIDIA  in the future,4100 mAh of battery and is priced at 18,000.Just like HP's Voice Tab,the Tegra Note comes with front speakers.Both the Tegra Note and Nexus 7 don't support voice calling but if voice calling is necessary for you then also take look at the Asus Fonepad 7 which comes with voice calling and has similar specs to HP's VoiceTab.What do you think of the VoiceTab? Do you think it can fare better against the competition? Tell us in the comments section.

Here's the Specs:

Device	HP Slate 6 VoiceTab	HP Slate 7 VoiceTab
Dimensions	83.2 x 165.1 x 8.98 mm	9.5 mm thick
Weight	160 g	325 g
Display	6-inch HD IPS LCD with 1280 x 720 pixels,245 PPI	7-inch HD IPS LCD with 1280 x 720 pixels,216 PPI
Processor	1.2 GHz quad-core Marvell PXA1088	1.2 GHz quad-core Marvell PXA1088
RAM	1 GB	1 GB
Storage	16 GB internal expandable upto 32 GB via micro SD card,25 GB free cloud storage from Box.com	16 GB internal expandable upto 32 GB via micro SD card,25 GB free cloud storage from Box.com
OS	Android 4.2.2 Jelly-Bean	Android 4.2.2 Jelly-Bean
Sensors	Accelerometer,Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer,Gyroscope, Compass
Front Camera	2-megapixel with HD video recording	2-megapixel with HD video recording
Rear Camera	5-megapixel with LED flash and HD video recording	5-megapixel with HD video recording
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0+EDR,GPS,A-GPS,EDGE/GPRS,3G	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0+EDR,GPS,A-GPS,EDGE/GPRS,3G
Battery	3,000 mAh	4,100 mAh
Price	22,990	16,990