Key Hardware Features

Display Characteristics

The HP TouchPad uses a 9.7 inch capacitive XGA (1024 x 768 pixels) display. This gives a pixel density of 132 pixels per inch (PPI).

Hardware Components

HP TouchPad

The HP TouchPad has the following hardware components:

  1. 3.5 millimeter (mm) headset jack
  2. 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera
  3. Power button
  4. Microphone
  5. Volume controls
  6. Capacitive touchscreen
  7. Center button
  8. Stereo speakers

Gestures

Swiping up from the bottom of the screen in any device orientation takes the user to the device's card view. (See Card View and Multitasking section.) If the user is already in the card view, the swipe toggles the App Launcher on and off. The swipe from the bottom has the same action as pressing on the device's Center button.

The capacitive touchscreen on the device is also able to detect various touch events, supporting the direct manipulation of the user interface through a variety of gestures. See the Gesture Framework section for more details.