Only $500 (365 EUR) with a new three-year agreement

Oct 20, 2011 19:01 GMT  ·  By

As expected, Canada's first LTE tablet, the HTC Jetstream has just been introduced at Rogers for a steep price of $799.99 (584 EUR) off-contract or $499.99 (365 EUR) with a new three-year agreement.

The tablet fully supports Rogers new 4G LTE network and offers users amazing download and upload speeds as long as they live in one of the carrier's LTE coverage areas.

The folks over at MobileSyrup were lucky enough to get their hands on Canada's first LTE tablet and run it through some speed tests.

Those who were wondering how good the HTC Jetstream performs on Rogers 4G LTE network will be happy by these speed tests, as the tablet hit 20.24Mbps to 43.46Mbps download speeds, while upload speeds hit between 10.96Mbps and 20.43Mbps.

However, those who live outside Rogers LTE network coverage can make use of the tablet's 4G HSPA+ network, until the carrier expands its LTE services.

Also known as HTC Puccini, the tablet can make use of the HTC Scribe pen, but the accessory is sold separately for $79.99 (58 EUR).

It is also worth mentioning that the tablet can be paired with Rogers 10GB data plan at $50 per month, that the carrier has just introduced to make the HTC Jetstream more appealing.

Hardware-wise, HTC Jetstream looks more than attractive, as the slate is equipped with a dual core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm MSM8260 processor and packs 32 GB of internal memory, 1GB of RAM, as well as microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB).

Aside LTE and HSPA+ support, the tablet offers Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity, Wi-Fi hotspot capability, along with microUSB port and GPS with A-GPS support.

It comes with a 10.1-inch LCD capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colors and 800 x 1280 pixels resolution.

The Jetstream is powered by Android 3.1 Honeycomb platform and boasts an 8-megapixel camera with autofocus, dual LED flash, full HD (1080p) video recording capabilities, and a secondary 1.3-megapixel front facing camera.