HP launches 'made for India' Pro8 tablet priced at Rs 19,374

HP has unveiled a range of ‘Made for India’ devices to help digital delivery of services and benefits - in line with the Government’s Digital India vision. This specially designed range of HP Pro8 tablets with voice is aimed at supporting financial inclusion, monitoring subsidy distribution through Aadhaar authentication and delivering other benefits of government schemes.

“The Government of India is undertaking a massive digital push towards India’s transformation. As a long standing partner in India’s digital journey, we take this opportunity to provide solutions that can solve real life problems for citizens of India. With these Made for India devices, our aim is to offer efficient end-point solutions to enable various flagship schemes for direct benefit transfer, financial inclusion, and healthcare,” said Sumeer Chandra, Managing Director, HP.

The HP Pro8 tablet range comes with customizable features that will allow the delivery of services such as – financial inclusion and benefit schemes , efficient delivery of subsidized food products under the Public Distribution System , comprehensive monitoring of various healthcare initiatives and many other flagship programs run by Central and State governments.

HP Pro8 tablet was designed by HP's Digital India Unit with specific inputs from public and private sector customers. The features include sunlight readable screen for outdoor usage, iris and fingerprint scanner for Aadhaar-based authentication, thermal printer and magnetic-strip reader for financial transactions and bar code scanner for inventory management.

The other customizable features include Iris and Fingerprint scanner for Aadhar based authentication, Thermal Printer and Magnetic Strip Reader for financial transactions, and Bar Code Scanner for inventory management.

The base model of the HP Pro 8 tablet features an 8-inch HD (1280x800 pixels) IPS display, and is powered by 64-bit quad-core MediaTek MT8735 SoC coupled with 2GB of RAM. It has 16GB of inbuilt storage that is expandable via microSD card (up to 64GB) and packs a 6000mAh battery. There's a Micro-SIM slot apart from a Micro-USB slot and 3.5mm headphone jack. Sensors on board include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, and proximity sensor. As we mentioned, it also supports voice calling.

The HP Pro8 Tablet range will be available in various form factors, starting at Rs 19,374/- depending on the features and customizations specified. The range can also be offered under the Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) model. They will be supported onsite by HP’s extensive customer support network across the country, along with a optional 3 years onsite warranty.