Samsung May Release an 18" Tablet

A report at PC Magazine says that Samsung may soon field a tablet to satisfy people not content with the 7", 9", 12", or even slightly larger tablets that are today's normal stock in trade. Instead, the company is reported to be working on an 18.4" tablet aimed at "living rooms, offices, and schools." There's a lot of couching going on, but it sounds like an interesting idea: It's said to run Android 5.1 Lollipop and be powered by an octa-core 64-bit 1.6GHz Exynos 7580 processor. Other rumored specs include 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot with support for cards up to 128GB, and a large 5,700 mAh battery. The device also has an 8-megapixel main camera (and you thought people looked silly taking photos with their iPads) and 2.1-megapixel "secondary camera."

Comments

Re:Should it be still called an tablet?

[John Jorsett]

I was thinking 18 inches enters the territory of, "cutting board".

Re:I'm waiting

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm holding out for the 64" tablet.

Well, 64.0" ought to be enough for anybody.

It's the 80's all over again

[EvilSS]

I keep waiting for Samsung to resurrect the 1980's boombox with their ever increasing phone and tablet sizes. Teens walking down the road, a giant touchscreen device on their shoulders blasting the latest from Justin Bieber....

I didn't say it was a pretty future....

Hey, great! Here's an idea to improve it further:

[kheldan]

Attach a keyboard to it, with a hinge, so you can close the whole thing up, protecting both the screen and the keyboard.You could even put little feet on the bottom of the keyboard part, so when it's open it won't slide around if it's on a hard surface. While you're at it, put most of the electronics under the keyboard, along with the battery, so the center of gravity is lower; it'll make the whole device more stable when it's open.

Now we just need to come up with a name for this..

Too small

[U2xhc2hkb3QgU3Vja3M]

I'm still awaiting delivery of my 2000" TV.

Signed,
Frank.

Re:Should it be still called an tablet?

[dsmatthews9379]

Just leave the "t" off the end.

Re:Should it be still called an tablet?

[Anonymous Coward]

My first thought: "ablet?"

Oh, you meant the other end.

I am not a smart man.

Re:Should it be still called an tablet?

[Joce640k]

One thing's for sure: We're going to need a stronger selfie-stick.