We had already seen the ViewPad 4 at CES, but ViewSonic has worked on a few things since then, with Engadget making note that the hardware is now much more refined. With just three months to go until the rumored release date we would say that the tablet/phone is almost there, which you can see for yourself in the video on Engadget.

CNET UK has said that the device has a hard time knowing what it actually is; is a phone or a tablet, as either bleeds into each other? However, Andrew Hoyle is correct when he says that it is more phone, the small form-factor and the fact that it only runs Android 2.3 is a dead giveaway. What else could it be?

The confusing thing is that ViewSonic still say that the ViewPad 4 is a tablet that would be like saying that the iPhone 4 is a tablet. There are a few features on the ViewPad that makes it a little like a tablet, but who are they trying to kid here. Steve Jobs has a hard time saying that a 7-inch device is a tablet, what will he make of this?

Let’s look at it like this, a tablet device makes it possible for you to run a number of tasks on at once, such as emails, spreadsheets, graphics, games and so much more; doing all that on a 4-inch device will be a pain. It was for this reason why the iPad was born; our smartphones had to evolve, it seems that ViewSonic wants to skip this part of evolution.

What do you think the ViewSonic ViewPad 4 is a phone or tablet?

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The ViewPad 4 is powered by a 1GHz processor, features a 4.1-inch WVGA display and runs on Google’s Android 2.2 Froyo operating system. According to a recent report by Eric M. Zeman over at phonescoop.com, it also features a 5-megapixel camera that can capture 720p HD video.

Although we don’t know any information on carrier availability or pricing at this stage, we do know that it is due to launch in the later part of this quarter. The ViewPad 4 also features Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth, 2GB internal memory and Adobe Flash Mobile Player 10.1 support.

As noted on the full list of specs over on the phonearena.com website, the ViewSonic ViewPad 4 also comes with Facebook and YouTube support and Internet browsing support for HTML, XHTML, Flash and Flash Lite. What do you think of the ViewPad 4? Can you see yourself buying one?

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