#MWC11: HTC Flyer Android tablet hands-on video
By Florin on 16 Feb 11I’m pretty sure you’ve already found out that HTC has announced its first Android tablet, the Flyer, at MWC 2011 in Barcelona.
Running Android 2.4 Gingerbread, the Flyer is a 7 inch tablet that should be released sometime in the second quarter of the year – HTC didn’t provide an exact launch date, and neither a price point.
Unlike the first Samsung Galaxy Tab (currently the world’s most popular 7 inch Android tablet), the HTC Flyer doesn’t have phone functionality – although, of course, it has 3G (HSPA+), as well as Wi-Fi.
What’s nice about the Fyer is that it comes with a special pen, and HTC’s Scribe technology, which allows you to use the 1024 x 600 multi-touch display pretty much like you’d use a sheet of paper.
The Flyer also features a new version of HTC Sense (optimized for tablets), 5MP rear camera, 1.3MP front-facing camera, 32GB of on-board memory, MicroSD card support, and a 1.5GHz single core CPU.
HTC is confident that the hardware – including the pen – and the value-added services (like OnLive cloud gaming an HTC’s Watch video service) make the Fyer a unique tablet. The company didn’t say if the Flyer would be upgraded to Android 3.0 Honeycomb or not.
For some reason, HTC didn’t let the press test the Flyer. However, a company rep did showcase the tablet, so you can check it out in the hands-on video below, and in the photo galley after it:
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- Refurb HTC Flyer can be had for just $199.99
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