HP Prime G2 graphing calculator

HP Prime G2 graphing scientific calculator - As new, never used

Features & benefits

• Arguably the world's most sophisticated calculator - tackle any problem with ease
• Powerful processor with lots of memory
• Graphical User Interface with easy navigation keys and colour touch-screen interface - easy to use
• Can be operated as a calculator in textbook mode, Algebraic mode, or HP's "Reverse Polish Notation" (RPM) mode (128-level RPN stack)
• Integrated Computer Algebra System (CAS)
• Pre-loaded "Application Library" with apps for graphing, geometry, spreadsheets, statistics, finance and more (see photos)
• Fully programmable in HP's PPL (Prime Programming Language, rather like a Pascal) and now - with firmware 15157 - also in Python
• Special "Exam Mode" that limits functionality for exams (with LED confirmation on the top edge)
• High-capacity Lithium-Ion battery that gives more than 10 hours' continuous use - rechargeable via USB (and user-replaceable, if ever necessary)
• Connects to PC via USB for firmware upgrades and PC-based programming - develop code on PC and run it the calculator
• There are also "Prime emulators" (virtual calculators) for Android and PC
• Hard plastic cover that locks into place and protects the calculator's front; doubles as a backshell with non-slip feet when calculator is in use

Technical specs

• "G2" model (2nd-generation hardware, 4th production model (hardware revision D), model number 2AP18AA)
• NXP i.MX 6ULL MCIMX6Y2 processor with ARM Cortex A7 core (about three times faster than Gen1 hardware), runs FreeRTOS
• 256 MiB RAM; 512 MB Flash
• 2000mAh Lithium-Ion battery, rechargeable via USB, user-replaceable
• Micro USB connector for recharging and for use with Prime G2 "HP Connectivity Kit" software

What's included

• HP Prime G2 calculator with v2.2.15157 firmware (ie v2/Rev D hardware, firmware version 15157 released 1 Sep 2024) 
• Hard plastic cover
• 2 types of micro-USB cable (one is a standard USB-A to micro-USB)
• Most of the original packaging

Condition

• As-new condition - bought new in 2020 but never used
• Reason for selling - I bought the SwissMicros DM41X instead
• New price of a Prime G2 in SA is around R3,500 (US$229)