An earlier tablet that ran the Windows 8 operating system. In addition to vendors such as HP, Dell and Samsung, Microsoft also makes Windows tablets (see Surface tablet).

The tablet features the optional HP ElitePad Smart Jacket for connectivity options... Dell has abandoned its smartphone business in order to go after the lucrative Windows 8 tablet department.

The analyst continued, “[Windows 8 on tablets is] (at best) a fifth-mover after iPad, Android tablets like the Samsung Galaxy Tab, HP’s now-defunct webOS tablet, and the BlackBerry PlayBook ...