HP appears to be testing a new Android device that may be code-named the HP Bodhi. It’s not clear if it’s a tablet, phone, Android-powered display, or something else. But benchmark results showed up this week a GFXBench, suggesting it’s a device with a high-resolution display, a fast processor, and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean software.
Those results and specs seem to have been removed from the site. But the folks at Notebook Italia and The Droid Guy have posted screenshots.
They paint a picture of a device with an NVIDIA Tegra 4 ARM Cortex-A15 quad-core processor (probably), and a 1600 x 1200 pixel display.
Update: It appears that the HP Bodhi will be a tablet called the HP Slate 8 Pro.
The unusual display resolution could be a sign that this is some sort of smart monitor or all-in-one PC rather than a phone or tablet. But stranger things have happened — HP might think it’s a good idea to follow up its low-end HP Slate 7 and convertible notebook-style HP Slatebook X2 with an oddly-shaped tablet with a high-resolution display.
But it’s probably some sort of monitor or all-in-one desktop like the upcoming HP Slate 21 (which, incidentally, has a 1920 x 1080 pixel display).
I eagerly await the unveiling and reviews of HP’s bold new rebrand.
About “oddly-shaped tablet”, well 1600×1200 is a 4:3 aspect ratio, i.e. the same aspect ratio as an iPad. So I think “oddly-shaped” is not really a good choice of words here.