HTC Jetstream (photos)

Price matters to everyone to some extent. If you're a prospective vendor planning to sell a tablet that, at its cheapest, is $700, you'd better offer something uniquely compelling. Too many tablets are out there vying for consumer attention and, with limited funds, we need a compelling reason to bite.

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The metal-stained back showcases the Jetstream's high-quality build and its sensible design, with a pretty intelligent feature layout. The panel covering the camera opens to reveal a SIM card slot and microSD card slot.

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The very long and smartly placed volume rocker can be seen near the top of the edge.

Check out the full review to see if the Jetstream offers enough for its asking price.

From the left: headphone jack, power/lock button, and on the far right a latch to open the SIM/microSD card slot.

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On the bottom edge are the microphone pinhole and the USB slot for charging and file transfers.

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Pictures taken with the Jetstream's 8-megapixel camera didn't look orders of magnitude better than pictures taken with other tablets. The Jetstream was about on par with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 in terms of photo quality.

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The Jetstream's lock screen uses HTC's familiar ring motif seen in all HTC Sense-compatible devices.

Check out the full review to see if the Jetstream offers enough for its asking price.