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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. Camera, memory, apps by crow · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Several things that they need:

    The front camera needs to have a built-in swivel, so that it can aim if the user is at an angle from the device.

    Try 4GB instead of 2GB RAM. That's probably just bad info, as other Samsung products already have more memory.

    Apps! They need lots of special apps to take advantage of this. They should partner with gaming companies to have app versions of Monopoly and other well-known board games where the tablet is the board, and players sit around it. It may even use bluetooth to let players have secret information on only their handsets.

  2. Re:Should it be still called an tablet? by LaurenCates · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Came in to say this. If it's that big, get a laptop, or a TV.

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  3. Music Score by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    There are currently very few options for musicians who don't want to carry books around. Hopefully this will be more affordable than the current available products.

  4. Give me bigger iOS devices. Android is crap. by jcr · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Ever since the iPad 1 shipped, I've advocated a range of iPads in all the standard drafting sheet sizes, from A (8.5" x 11") to D (17"x22"). Direct manipulation on large, high-DPI displays would make for an amazing user experience for CAD.

    Of course, if I spent the money that a 17x22" device would cost, there's no way in hell I'd settle for Android. I LIKE getting OS updates.

    -jcr

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