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HP Elite x3 up for pre-order for $799 (Windows 10 phone with PC-like features)

08/22/2016 at 10:50 AM by Brad Linder Leave a Comment

The HP Elite x3 is a smartphone that you can use like a desktop computer. It runs Windows 10 Mobile and supports Microsoft’s Continuum for phone software, allowing you to connect an external keyboard, mouse, and display to run some apps in a desktop mode.

There are a few other phones that can do that, including the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL and Acer Liquid Jade Primo. But the HP Elite x3 is the most powerful Windows phone to date, and it’s also designed with enterprise users in mind: HP offers cloud-based software that allows you to login to applications running on a remote server, allowing you to (sort of) run desktop apps that wouldn’t otherwise be available for phones.

HP hasn’t started taking orders for the phone in the US yet, but now you can pre-order the Elite x3 from the Microsoft Store for $799.

hp elite x3_001

That price includes a desktop dock. HP is expected to offer the phone as a standalone device for $699, but I’m not really sure why you’d buy the Elite x3 if you didn’t plan to use the desktop docking station.

The HP Elite x3 features a 5.96 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel AMOLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, a USB Type-C port, a microSD card slot, 16MP rear and 8MP front cameras, and an IP67 dust and water-resistant case.

According to Microsoft, the phone has an released date of September 12th… although I’ve seen a number of different dates in the past few weeks, so I’d take that as an estimate rather than a promise.

HP’s enterprise software could allow remote workers to login to a server from anywhere and run business software without carrying around a laptop… although they’d still need to be able to plug the phone into a display. HP does plan to offer a separate x3 Lap Dock which is basically a laptop shell designed to connect to the phone, giving you a laptop-like experience with a 12.5 inch full HD display and full-sized keyboard.

x3 lap dock

I guess the idea is that there’s some benefit to carrying all of your data on the phone itself so you don’t need to sync files and settings between your phone an a laptop. But unless the Lap Dock is dirt cheap, I can’t help but wonder if you’d be better off just buying a laptop (or a third-party solution like a NexDock or Superbook).

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It will be interesting to see if there is a market for this type of thing. Obviously HP feels there is a market.

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“But unless the Lap Dock is dirt cheap, I can’t help but wonder if you’d be better off just buying a laptop (or a third-party solution like a NexDock or Superbook).”Yep. I agree with you 100%. The price of the Lap Dock is going to be a large factor in determining the success of this product. You can get cheap laptops for less than $200. They can be $150 or less on sale. True, they’re not terribly good laptops, but they’d probably do the same kind of things you’d be doing with a phone. It’s not like you’re going to be doing work suited for an i7 on your phone.I like the concept, one device, multiple form factors, but we’ll have to wait and see if HP got it right. I still think it would have been better if the phone could connect to the lap dock wirelessly or if… Read more »

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I’d disagree, to an extent. I find a lot of value in not needing to sync data between multiple devices, including open browser windows for example. Certainly there is a lot of software out there that can perform that for you but I’d further argue the lack of needing to track down that software and those settings also has value.

Also, I’d suggest that especially for mobile folks, keeping the phone charged is more important than keeping the laptop charged.

The real deal kicker for me with Windows convergence products is these:

1. Drivers.

As in, can I print off this device by connecting to networked printers in whatever location I may be?

2. Displaylink.

Is it supported and to what extent can I drive additional displays?

If drivers and displaylink don’t work I’d go with the laptop.

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