Samsung May Delay Galaxy Tab 2 to Add Quad-Core Chip

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Samsung is rumored to be delaying the launch of the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 because of a slight hardware revision.

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  • silverblue
    Strange. I thought the current Galaxy Tab line was the second generation Tab?
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  • joytech22
    This would be worth a delay in my opinion.
    Would be nice to have more competing products in the quad-core zone, even if absolutely nothing currently takes advantage of it in mobile devices at this time.

    Futureproofing done well.
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  • Hypertraxx
    Nice, agree with silverbleu :).

    Ps whats going on with tomshardware lately..
    So many background crap..
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  • kryojenix
    Never mind the quad-core chip!! We need a high-resolution display!!! ... and also a built-in full-size SDXC card reader!
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  • ojas
    HypertraxxNice, agree with silverbleu .Ps whats going on with tomshardware lately..So many background crap..Been that way for a long time, really...sad...
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  • molo9000
    Bad move. More CPU performance is nice, but it doesn't sell tablets.

    Display quality&size, software, battery life, weight and price are much more important than the CPU inside.
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  • freggo
    kryojenixNever mind the quad-core chip!! We need a high-resolution display!!! ... and also a built-in full-size SDXC card reader!
    Well, you need a bit more oumpf to drive a higher resolution.
    So maybe the quad upgrade is the precursor of Samsung's version of a "retina" display.
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  • husker
    silverblueStrange. I thought the current Galaxy Tab line was the second generation Tab?The current 10.1 Tab is the second generation, but the first gen was just a 7 inch tablet. So the next generation will be the second 10.1 inch Tab. I know, that is inconsistent, but I believe that is the thinking.
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  • jehnavi
    range has been gaining popularity; following its popular range of Corby devices, the manufacture has now grabbed eyeballs with its latest Android-based smartphone is the I5801. Also known as Samsung Galaxy 3 is a lower end Android-based smartphone and would give a tough competition for budget smartphones such as Spice Mi-300.
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