HP Elite X3 – Powerful Enough To Replace Your PC
HP, after being absent in the smartphone business for some time, is making quite a splash with its new Windows-powered smartphone, the HP Elite X3. The new Windows phone is packed with specs and comes with accessories that power users will love, powerful enough to replace one's PC or laptop.
According to a CNET report, HP's smartphone release this year is one that is targeted for business customers, with HP claiming that it is powerful enough to replace a laptop or a personal computer. With its Windows 10 mobile OS, the device is easy enough to use within the Windows ecosystem, and with support for Continuum, it allows the device to be connected to an external display thereby transforming it into a computer.
The device's transformability is dependent on two important accessories, the HP Desk Dock and the HP Mobile Extender. The dock has ports for HDMI, USB and Ethernet and allows users to connect the phone to an external display such as an LED screen, and to other input devices such as a mouse and a keyboard. The Mobile Extender, according to the report, allows for "a more portable experience," transforming the phone into a laptop but without any of the laptop components.
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The Elite X3 has a 5.96 inch Quad HD AMOLED display with 2,560 x 1,440 pixel resolution. It is powered under the hood by a 2.15 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, paired with 4 GB of RAM. Internal storage is at 64 GB which is expandable via microSD for up to 2TB, while its battery capacity is a huge 4,150 mAh nonremovable battery. Its camera set-up is a 16-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front camera. It is equipped with a fingerprint sensor and an iris scanner, and is IP67 water-resistant. It also has a USB Type-C port and, as mentioned, comes pre-installed with Windows 10 Mobile.
The Elite X3 will not be made available through the usual mobile carriers but will be offered "through business channels directly to companies." It is expected to be released in summer 2016 but price information has not been revealed.
