Samsung Rumored to One-Up Apple's 'iPad Pro' With 18.4-Inch Android Tablet

[MacRumors]

Samsung may be working on an "iPad Pro" style tablet of its own, with a new report from SamMobile suggesting the company is currently in development for the tablet, codenamed "Tahoe," on an Android 5.1 Lollipop-based operating system and with an 18.4-inch screen. Samsung would target the tablet to enterprise and educational environments, with a lesser focus on day-to-day personal usage than the company's current line-up of Galaxy tablets.

The kid-centered nabi Big Tab 20-inch tablet​

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The rumored tablet -- with the model number SM-T670 -- will feature a TFT LCD screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The Lollipop system will be powered by an octa-core 64-bit 1.6GHz Exynos 7580 processor, include 2GB RAM along with 32GB internal storage, with the option to expand thanks to a microSD card slot that supports up to 128GB cards. According to SamMobile, the tablet will also measure 451.8 mm wide by 275.8 mm tall and be 11.9 mm thick.

Apple is rumored to be developing its own larger-screened tablet, the so-called iPad Pro, which is believed to include a 12.9-inch screen. If Samsung's 18.4-inch "Tahoe" device does become available, it'd be one of the biggest tablet on the market, with a screen that's about 10-inches tall by 17-inches wide, far larger than most standard laptops.

Article Link: Samsung Rumored to One-Up Apple's 'iPad Pro' With 18.4-Inch Android Tablet

 

[decimortis]

That's not a tablet, it's a space station.

 

[mattthecoolguy]

An 18 inch screen thats 1920x1080? Wtf?

 

[MartinAppleGuy]

Only Samsung could make a tablet that is harder to carry about than the old 17" Macbook Pro

 

[BrodieApple]

ok, now these samsung posts are a bit much haha

 

[knemonic]

I thought this was something from the Onion at first.

 

[AkuskaUK]

The kids are coming over? Let me grab my 52" iPad off the wall...

 

[mende1]

A 18.4-inch tablet? I do not think that would be useful (there are already hybrid devices that work as a PC and as a tablet), so we would have to see how many "tablets" Samsung sells

 

[Ancandis]

I see a new bendgate coming…

 

[RiddlaBronc]

I think they just need to do a water proof table size tablet and we should be golden.

 

[AngerDanger]

What an odd promotional image for the nabi Big Tab; a luminescent display wouldn't have soft shadows cast on it, so their hands appear to be floating above an image of the product. Here's some pro bono work, nabi:

 

[Tycho24]

Lol, yeah... that pic looks realllllly appealing.
I'm sure most four person families want to try to use the same app on the same tablet at the same time.
*smh*

 

[2457282]

I am holding out for the 50inch tablet that will double as my TV.
/s

 

[maxwelltech]

Could make a pretty nice table for me to put my MacBook on.

 

[sshambles]

In before iPad Pro.

 

[keysofanxiety]

What's the cut-off point between a tablet and a door?

 

[Andres Cantu]

I'm surprised they haven't released a Rose Gold phone yet, since they like to release products that Apple is rumored to be making before Apple releases them so they can say they were the first, much like their smartwatch. Then, after Apple releases their product, they borrow ideas from it and incorporate it into their next generation products (just look at their UI from the Gear S2).

Samsung Galaxy SCar 6 Edge+, anyone?

 

[Tycho24]

I'm pretty sure it's been established that the more expensive tablet sector is the "adult" sector, while kiddos are responsible for the proliferation of $50 Walmart Android tablets...
Not sure trying to force the opposite is a good idea Samsung.

 

[Kevsta26]

I misread the codename as Table rather than Tahoe.

I think Table would be more accurate.

 

[nt5672]

Maybe this will shame Apple into releasing a 17 inch notebook. You know for those of us that work remotely and actually do more than Facebook, Twitter, and/or Reddit.

 

[H2SO4]

I think they just need to do a water proof table size tablet and we should be golden.

I reckon that’d be great.
18” is too big though, (for a tablet anyway right guys?). Until Apple make one of course and then it’s the perfect size.

 

[H2SO4]

Lol, yeah... that pic looks realllllly appealing.
I'm sure most four person families want to try to use the same app on the same tablet at the same time.
*smh*

Don’t be so ridiculous. They may want to play a ‘board’ game. They might even want to look at the same web page together without head butting each other into a coma.

 

[pgiguere1]

Samsung's flagship phones are all 1440p yet they release a 18.4" tablet and it's only 1080p?

That's a lower PPI than even the original iPad released in 2010. Should be 4K at that size.

 

[CEmajr]

Awesome so now when friends come over we can play Twister on the tablet now.

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

That nabi Big Tab promotional image features some odd editing. Why are their arms and hands casting shadows on a luminescent display? To enhance surrealism?

While we're talking about that image, what the hell is up with mom's hand? Her face looks like she's ~30 years old, but the hand belongs to someone who is ~80 years old.