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Samsung May Release an 18" Tablet

Posted by timothy on from the why-stop-there? dept.

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."

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  1. Re:Coffee Table Books by chill · · Score: 5, Informative

    Didn't Microsoft demonstrate that as their "Surface", originally? I believe it is now PixelSense.

    I'm uncertain of a successful feet test, though.

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  2. Nabi Big Tab by Space · · Score: 3, Informative

    How about a 24" family tablet?
    Nabi Big Tab

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    1. Re:Nabi Big Tab by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

      Having seen one, the page you linked to is a bit disingenuous - it has something like a 5-minute battery, so that it's "room portable". But it actually has to be plugged in to be used.