Samsung tablet to challenge Apple’s ‘retina display’

[Jazzy]

A new Samsung tablet to be launched in February is set to offer a display beyond anything currently on the market, reports suggest.

Long-standing rumours that Samsung has been working on a tablet with a thinner bezel, building on the work done on the company’s televisions, were bolstered by reports that a new product would launch at Mobile World Congress in February.



According to BGR.com, an 11.6” screen-size tablet will launch at the Barcelona show, but will be approximately the same size as the current, wide-bezelled Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1” and feature 2560 x 1600 resolution. The current iPad 2 offer 1024 x 768 pixels in a 9.7” screen. A new iPad, with a display equivalent to the iPhone's 'Retina Display', is expected in Spring or Summer next year.



Apple and Samsung have been locked in a battle over patents and any revisions to the Samsung product range are likely to make it less similar to the iPad 2. Samsung, however, also supplies chips for the iPad 2 itself. Apple successfully got the Galaxy Tab banned in Australia and some European countries earlier this year, but those bans have now been lifted.



BGR claims that the new Samsung tablet will run Google's Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, and offer a 16:10 aspect ratio while running from a dual-core Exynos 5250 processor clocked at 2GHz. Android 4.0 also features the Android Beam technology for transferring files, and BGR suggests that wireless docking could also be used to encourage Android users to adopt Apple AirPlay-style technology to put their content onto TV screens.



Samsung declined to comment.



Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...ablet-to-challenge-Apples-retina-display.html



Question: Anyone going to buy this?

 

[Evil Eye]

Nope.



If it's that big, wouldn't it be better to just get a laptop?

 

[Skillet]

Samsung's tablets are fantastic. A better resolution doesn't mean a better picture, though. A retina display means it is so clear that the human eye can't see the pixels. And better resolution doesn't mean a better display, it just means more pixels you cannot see. It doesn't improve anything. However, the processor in this is pretty decent!

 

[Nebulous]

I dont really like the samsung brand to be honest. Seems to be cheaply made crap in my experiences.

 

[Skillet]

I dont really like the samsung brand to be honest. Seems to be cheaply made crap in my experiences.

Try some of their newer devices, especially tech like tablets, or cell phones. Samsung Galaxy Nexus, S2, or tablets. They are pretty good. Other product, I have to agree. I have a fairly new Samsung TV, and it's already giving us grief.

 

[Nebulous]

Try some of their newer devices, especially tech like tablets, or cell phones. Samsung Galaxy Nexus, S2, or tablets. They are pretty good. Other product, I have to agree. I have a fairly new Samsung TV, and it's already giving us grief.

Well I dont need a tablet and I have a new LG phone so I wont be buying any gadgets anytime soon. So I guess I'll have to take your word for it.