Samsung Developing Tablets with 2,560 x 1,600 Displays
Several sources report that Samsung is working on two new tablets, the SM-P60X and SM-P90X. There will be six SKUs in all: SM-P900 for 3G, SM-P901 for Wi-fi only and SM-P905 for LTE versions, and SM-P600 for 3G, SM-P601 for Wi-fi only and SM-P605 for LTE.
The news arrives by way of User Agent Profiles that have been found for both main models. These profiles show that both will ship with Android 4.2.x "Jelly Bean", a WQXGA screen (aka 2560 x 1600 pixels), and an ARM11-based chip clocked up to 1.4 GHz. Unfortunately, that's it for now.
In 2013 Samsung has already launched the Galaxy Note 8.0, Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, Tab 3 8.0 and Tab 3 10.1. The company is also shipping its Windows-powered ATIV Q convertible laptop in late August and its ATIV Tab 3 with support for the S Pen in the same month. The latter model will have a dual-core Intel Atom Z2760 chip clocked at 1.8 GHz whereas the former ATIV Q convertible will have an Intel Core i5 "Haswell" processor.
If anything, the profiles show that unlike the Sansung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1, this set of unannounced tablets won't be based on the x86 version of Android, as the Tab 3 10.1 uses Intel's dual-core Atom Z2560 clocked at 1.6 GHz. What's interesting though is the new unannounced tablets' ARM11 reference: will they sport a new Samsung chip?
With these profiles now live, we expect to hear more about the tablets in the coming months, so stay tuned.
When it all comes down to it, you may as well just keep your ultrabook and get a cheap Android tablet for media consumption, but you may also find that the types of tablets you are looking for are already here. I am really sold on my Iconia W700.
When it say retina display on iPAD or Mac book pro, everyone applauds, rarely you heard that it is "UN-NECESSARY".
When it say retina display on iPAD or Mac book pro, everyone applauds, rarely you heard that it is "UN-NECESSARY".
I complain because it's a more expensive component which adds nothing to the experience.
In the case of Apple, people also applaud it for having Wifi and the ability to check e-mail on a phone, and a host of features other branded phones had a year or more before Apple's iteration. Oddly enough, I've never heard hordes of people getting excited over non-Apple products released with higher than Retina resolutions - in fact, I've heard Apple fans say "nope, Apples is still better - it's not 2,560 x 1,600, it's better." Apple has a dedicated fan base that they literally tell what is important and that fan base thinks it's just the greatest, most advanced thing in computing and everyone else is playing catchup or for some reason inferior.
I still maintain... 1920x1080 for an 11'ish inch screen is already a higher pixel density than I can even really make out reasonably. No visual artifacts, no jaggies, nothing... Isn't more a redundant marketing feature? I'm all for adding useful features, but is this actually useful, or is it something we're just told is good and we tech oriented types lap it up?
When is the resolution high enough for me? When a highly-focused razor-sharp photo looks just as razor sharp on screen as it does nicely printed (like it does on the S4, HTC One, or iPhone) . I'm surprised so few of you agree. On a 10" tablet 1920x1080 doesn't achieve that kind of clarity for me.
I believe there are several models from MSI, Asus and Acer with 1080p which is less than that. For example:
http://www.amazon.com/N56VJ-DH71-15-6-Inch-Full-HD-1080P-Laptop/dp/B009M2X8OW/ref=sr_1_12?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1374168200&sr=1-12&keywords=msi
I believe there are several models from MSI, Asus and Acer with 1080p which is less than that. For example:
http://www.amazon.com/N56VJ-DH71-15-6-Inch-Full-HD-1080P-Laptop/dp/B009M2X8OW/ref=sr_1_12?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1374168200&sr=1-12&keywords=msi
That model isnt available in the UK, the only place i can get it would cost be £1000
i can get a decent laptop for £450 with a 720p screen, how much extra would a 1080p screen cost? £50? no litterally you cannot get a 1080p screen in the uk much less than £1000. I'm not even joking, i've been looking for a long time
When it say retina display on iPAD or Mac book pro, everyone applauds, rarely you heard that it is "UN-NECESSARY".