HP has never had a lot of luck in the tablet world, and that’s why it really came as no surprise that their first Android tablet – the HP Slate 7 – ended up as nothing too impressive or ground-breaking. We have to give HP credit though, as they certainly don’t give up easily.

Since the Slate 7, the company has released two other unique Android devices, the Slate X2 laptop/tablet hybrid and the HP Slate 21 all-in-one PC. Their Android efforts don’t end there either, as the company has now announced four new Android tablets!

HP Slate 7 Extreme
First up, we have the Slate 7 Extreme, a 7-inch Tegra 4-powered tablet with a 1280 x 800 resolution. The handset also has a 5MP rear cam, a VGA front cam, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and even a stylus.

Sounds pretty familiar, right? That’s because the Slate 7 Extreme is actually based on the Tegra Note reference tablet that Nvidia announced just yesterday.

HP Slate 7 HD
While the first of HP’s new tablet is really just a rebranded Nvidia device, the Slate 7 HD is a ‘true’ HP tablet and in many ways seems quite similar to the older HP Slate 7.

Here you’ll find a 7-inch 1280 x 800 IPS display, a Marvell PXA986 CPU, Beats Audio, a front and back cam, microSD and a battery that is rated for about 9 hours of life. The Slate 7 HD will also come in a 3G/4G model, which will offer 200MB of free 4G data via T-Mobile’s network for a period of two years.

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HP Slate 10 HD
The HP Slate 10 HD is a low-end 10-inch Android tablet, with the same 1280 x 800 resolution as the smaller 7-inch HD tablet. In fact, the Slate 10 HD is effectively the same device as its little brother, save the bigger display.

That means the tablet will also feature a Marvell processor, microSD, Beat Audio, front and rear cameras and a cellular data option.

HP Slate 8 Pro
Last month the HP Slate 8 Pro was spotted for the first time over at GFX Bench. At the time we believed that the then unannounced tablet would be powered by a Tegra 4 CPU and would feature a 1600 x 1200 resolution display. As it turns out, we were spot on.

In addition to the Tegra 4 processor and high-res 7.98-inch display, we now know that the tablet also has an 8MP back cam, 2MP front cam, microSD and micro-HDMI output.

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joeydozzy: Apart from the 8 pro, what's with all the meagre ppi?
I know say some apps no dey compatible but this is 2013
They better make it cheap like nexus 7

The main question is can they compete?

Exactly, moving to Android is not an automatic money spinner even it does give you access to a keenly expanding market. However it'll be nice to see a HP-ed Android tablet.