Extremely high price out of reach for most consumers
Windows Phone platform is limiting
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The HP Elite x3 is a tantalizingly concrete vision of the future of computing. One device, one digital experience delivered across any screen. It's your phone, it's your laptop, and it's your desktop.Continuum mostly works as advertised. The Desk Dock...
The review process for smartphones used to be simple - the device would arrive, I/we'd test it for a week or two, and then deliver an illustrated verdict. However, things are more complicated with the HP Elite x3. There's the long, drawn out initial...
HP's Elite x3 fills a very specific niche. If you're running a business and you're looking for one device to give your employees to fill every role, then look no further. And to be clear, that's exactly who this handset is aimed it.It's clearly a...
Imagine being able to carry around your PC in your pocket, using it as a smartphone by itself and as a full-fledged PC when connected to a display, keyboard, and mouse. For people who work on the road or in multiple locations, that sounds like nirvana....
HP's Elite x3 can bolster productivity by transforming from phone to desktop to laptop. We certainly give the phone points for versatility, and the battery life seems impressive. But the process of going from handheld device to workstation mode wasn't...
Speculation is flying about what’s next for Windows phone: A Surface phone? Maybe. For now, HP’s Elite x3 is the best Windows phone. Whether it’s the last great Windows phone is the unanswered question.
The HP Elite x3 deserves a different score depending on if you are buying it as an enterprise user or consumer. For business users, the device offers a sleek smartphone with the latest specs that's super-durable, with amazing battery life, great...
Despite exploring a number of compelling ideas, the Elite x3 is very much for Windows phone die-hards only, and even then, might not quite be enough to keep them in the...
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