Report: New Galaxy Tab to Have 2560x1600 'Retina' Display

Apple's iPad 3 is rumored to boast one of the company's exalted retina displays. Though there hasn't been much in the way of rumors or leaks to suggest this, its assumed based on the fact that the iPad 2 missed out on this feature. However, it seems the iPad 3 won't be the only tablet with an out of this world screen. The latest rumors doing the rounds in the blogosphere say Sammy is currently working on an 11.6-inch Galaxy Tab with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 and a 16:10 aspect ratio.

Boy Genius Report cites a trusted source in reporting that the tablet will be unveiled at Mobile World Congress next Spring, which is the same event Samsung used to debut the Galaxy Tabs 10.1 and 8.9 earlier this year. The tablet is also said to have Ice Cream Sandwich and a dual-core Exynos 5250 CPU clocked at 2GHz. BGR reports that this CPU is supposedly very similar to Apple's new A6 CPU, which is a dual-core Cortex A15 chip.

  • Anyone else sensing another Apple vs. Samsung lawsuit next year?
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  • cheemster
    Crapple's stock is gonna get raped.
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  • kartu
    Dear, Toms,

    USSR joke :
    A guy from province returns from Moscow and announces: "Comrades, we were very wrong! Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels are not a husband and a wife, but 4 different guys!!!"

    PS
    Dear Toms, please please plase stop using MOTOROLA XOOM picture in stories about SAMSUNG GALAXY. Those are 4 different tablets!!!
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  • I cant get a 27 inch monitor with 2560x1440 res for under $850 but you can get an "11 tablet with a 2560x1600 screen for probably $500. WTF LCD PANEL PEOPLE, GET ON THAT!
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  • kartu
    I'd prefer Samsung to go AMOLED instead of going crazy resolutions.
    Dropping microSD card slot was enough of Apple trend following.
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  • kartu
    stm1185I cant get a 27 inch monitor with 2560x1440 res for under $850 but you can get an "11 tablet with a 2560x1600 screen for probably $500. WTF LCD PANEL PEOPLE, GET ON THAT!27" monitor is, uhm, 5-6 times bigger area than 11"?
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  • molo9000
    Very nice, IF they keep the weight down.
    Anything heavier than current 10" tablets (600g) could be too heavy to be comfortable.
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  • Hellbound
    If this is true, I will be getting one. But I do see Apple attempting a lawsuit over this.
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  • KingArcher
    What is the point of having such high resolution on a tablet that is around 10" - 11"
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  • Marcus Yam
    kartuPSDear Toms, please please plase stop using MOTOROLA XOOM picture in stories about SAMSUNG GALAXY. Those are 4 different tablets!!!I have no idea what you are talking about. That is a picture of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1.

    It was a press shot that we received from Samsung. Here is the back of the product with its proud "SAMSUNG" logo:
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