Win8 tablet hardware configuration requirements is

Windows8 public beta is getting closer and closer, is your device ready? First look at Microsoft's minimum hardware requirements for Windows8 tablets. Foreign media Within Windows reported that last month Microsoft released the hardware requirements document for the Windows 8 logo certification. This document includes Microsoft's Windows system performance, quality, and functional standards system design guidelines to ensure the best experience for Win8.

Windows8 tablet, minimum hardware requirements:

& mdash; storage: After installation system to reserve space at least 10G.

— Firmware: UEFI

— Network: WLAN and Bluetooth 4.0 + LE (Low Power)

— Graphics: Direct3D 10/WDDM 1.2 Driver

— Resolution: 1366 × 768

— Touch screen: Support at least 5 touches

— Camera: 720P

— : 1-30k lux, dynamic range 5-60k

— magnetometer

— accelerometer

— gyroscope

— USB 2.0: At least one controller and external port

— Speakers

5-point touch:

Microsoft requires Windows 8 touch screen computers to support a minimum of 5 touches. This requirement will ensure that Windows 8 certified PCs support one-handed gesture touch on the touch screen.

NFC Touch Logo:

Microsoft requires the NFC feature of Windows 8 computers to have a touch logo. Helps NFC-enabled devices such as tablets to match each other.

Hardware Buttons:

Microsoft requires Windows 8 tablets or tablets-like devices with five hardware buttons.

— Power

— Spin Lock

— Windows Key

— Volume Up Key

— Volume Lower key

The diameter of the Windows key or the diagonal length is at least 10.5mm, which can be any shape, circle, rectangle, square, etc.

CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination:

For devices without keyboard and touch, Microsoft requires Windows8 computer to add a new Windows Key+Power key combination to implement CTRL+ALT+DEL shortcut keys. The function.

Driver upgrades do not require a reboot:

Microsoft requires Windows 8 computers to support graphics card driver upgrades without rebooting.

2 seconds recovery (not related to ARM):

Microsoft requires Intel's Windows 8 device to support recovery from standby within 2 seconds, but does not have this requirement for ARM version of Windows 8 devices.