HP will launch a commercial 8-inch tablet with Windows 10 pre-installed in August

HP is planning to launch a tablet for business and commercial customers that will come with Microsoft's Windows 10 pre-installed. The HP Pro Tablet 608 will be released sometime in August.

The tablet will come with an Intel Core Atom Quad Core Z8500 processor with up to 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. The battery life is expected to last up to eight hours. It also comes with a 8MP rear camera and a 2MP front facing camera. It also has the new USB-C port for charging HP says:

"Thin and light at just 8.35 mm and under 1 lb., the tablet delivers a premium viewing experience indoors and out with its 2048 x 1536 high resolution display that automatically adjusts to lighting conditions. The 4:3 aspect ratio is optimized for working with business productivity apps, providing 35% more viewing area than 16:9 displays for more natural readability of full-page content."Designed with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 and a metal-reinforced chassis, this tablet endured more than 120,000 hours of durability testing. Productivity is enabled in the office and at the work site with dual-band WLAN ac/b/g/n and a choice of optional 3G or 4G WWAN.

Pricing for the tablet will start at $479.

Source: HP

John Callaham