Hewlett-Packard has released its DreamScreen five months before Apple’s tablet is supposed to. The interwebs is going crazy about this DreamScreen. But should Apple be worried? Let’s compare the two.

• Display:
  • Apple tablet: 9.6″ widescreen multi-touch display (by WinTek)
  • HP Dreamscreen: 13.3″ widecsreen non-touch display
  • Apple tablet: 1440-by-1050-pixel resolution at 489 pp
  • HP Dreamscreen: 800-by-480 pixel resolution at 270 pp
  • Apple tablet: Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
  • HP Dreamscreen: Gloss coating, attracts fingerprints
• Processor:
  • Apple tablet: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.13GHz
  • HP Dreamscreen: ARM-based processor
• Memory:
  • Apple tablet: DDR2 2 GB @ 667 MHz
  • HP Dreamscreen: see storage
• Video:
  • Apple tablet: nVidia GeForce 9400M
• Storage:
  • Apple tablet: 64 GB flash drive
  • HP Dreamscreen: 2 GB (1.5 GB usable) flash drive
• Optical drive:
  • Apple tablet: Apple SuperDrive with DVD±RW and CD-RW
  • HP Dreamscreen: None
• Wireless:
  • Apple tablet: Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • HP Dreamscreen: Intergrated Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Apple tablet: 3G: HSDPA (through AT&T)
  • HP Dreamscreen: No 3G
  • Apple tablet: Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
  • HP Dreamscreen: No Bluetooth
• Location tools:
  • Apple tablet: Assisted GPS (aGPS)
  • HP Dreamscreen: No GPS
  • Apple tablet: Digital compass
  • HP Dreamscreen: No compass
• Battery:
  • Apple tablet: Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery (by DynaPak)
  • HP Dreamscreen: No battery, powered only by cable
• Usage time:
  • Apple tablet: Internet: up to 6 hours on 3G
  • HP Dreamscreen: Infinite
  • Apple tablet: Internet: up to 12 hours on Wi-Fi
  • HP Dreamscreen: Infinite
  • Apple tablet: Video playback: up to 12 hours
  • HP Dreamscreen: Infinite
• Sensors:
  • Apple tablet: Accelerometer
  • HP Dreamscreen: None
  • Apple tablet: Proximity sensor
  • HP Dreamscreen: None
  • Apple tablet: Ambient light sensor
  • HP Dreamscreen: None
• Colors:
  • Apple tablet: black with silver or white with silver
  • HP Dreamscreen: Black
• Software:
  • Apple tablet: Mac OS X 10.6 with touch-enabled interface
• Price level:
  • Apple tablet: $899 USD, 799 EUR

Do they compare? Not at all. It’s an internet hype! The DreamScreen is nto a contender for the Apple tablet, nor will it ever be. It’s not even a tablet!