Samsung to Try to Beat Apple to Market with a "Retina" Display Tablet?

[MacRumors]

The ongoing battle between Samsung and Apple might get a little more intense come February. BGR reports that Samsung is preparing to launch its own high resolution 11.6" tablet that will carry a 2560 x 1600 resolution screen.

Even though the tablet features a larger display than Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1, we're told that the tablet is "barely larger" due to the fact the slate will have a thinner bezel with a whopping 2560 x 1600 resolution, 11.6-inch screen with a 16:10 aspect ratio.

A resolution of 2560x1600 would beat the 2048x1536 display that the iPad 3 has been rumored to have.

Samsung first introduced a similar 2560x1600 screen back in May at SID Display Week 2011 International Symposium. That screen, however, used the less conventional PenTile technology to achieve its high resolution which has been criticized for some potential drawbacks.

The PenTile display uses a series of local filter operations to convert the underlying image into display intensities, including convolution, thresholding, color curve adjustment, and postprocessing with locally-adaptive filters. In practice, this means the display blurs the red and blue channels by dispersing these color intensities to the nearest subpixel element of the right color, and then also implements subpixel positioning to increase the apparent resolution again. However, subpixel spacing is not constant across the display, making the real apparent resolution complicated to estimate

Apple and Samsung have been in an ongoing legal battle over similarities the Galaxy Tab product line and the iPad.

Apple has been long rumored to be working on a high resolution iPad display that would carry twice vertical and horizontal resolution of the iPad. Apple used a similar technique when it upgraded the iPhone's screen to 960x640 from 480x320. Apple's iPad 3 is expected to carry a resolution of 2048x1536, up from 1024x768 in the current iPad. Rumors have suggested that there have been production holdups on creating these high resolution screens in quantities. The latest reports suggested Apple could also be able to release the iPad 3 as early as February, though other reports have suggested a slightly later release.

Article Link: Samsung to Try to Beat Apple to Market with a "Retina" Display Tablet?

 

[pixelpro]

At least someone is trying to compete with Apple.

 

[inkswamp]

At least someone is trying to compete with Apple.

Copying isn't competition.

 

[slrandall]

Too bad it's still running Android.

 

[Marcus-k]

Copying isn't competition.

Apple didn't invent high resolution screens.

 

[ScottishDuck]

Uh oh, they're being competitive. Better sue them quick.

 

[tendenzi]

Copying isn't competition.

+1.

But even if Samsung beats Apple to market, it's only a matter of weeks/months they'll have the lead. It took this long for Samsung to leap frog?

Samsung needs to stop pretending it innovates. It's always been the affordable to the premium line-ups, at a cost of quality and maturity in their product line ups.

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Apple didn't invent high resolution screens.

No, they only gave Samsung the blueprints to copy exactly what the tablet should look like.

 

[Marcus-k]

+1.

But even if Samsung beats Apple to market, it's only a matter of weeks/months they'll have the lead. It took this long for Samsung to leap frog?

Samsung needs to stop pretending it innovates. It's always been the affordable to the premium line-ups, at a cost of quality and maturity in their product line ups.

In what way is creating a new screen capable of high resolutions copying Apple? And it's only a rumour so far that Apple is actually going to use a "Retina display" on their next iPad, so again, in what way are they copying Apple?

 

[JonBook Pro]

Uh oh, they're being competitive. Better sue them quick.

Judging from your signature, you're not a huge fan of Apple, are you?

 

[AppleScruff1]

I didn't know Apple made their own lcd panels. I thought they bought them from Samsung and other suppliers. How can Samsung copy something that Apple doesn't make?

 

[tendenzi]

In what way is creating a new screen capable of high resolutions copying Apple? And it's only a rumour so far that Apple is actually going to use a "Retina display" on their next iPad, so again, in what way are they copying Apple?

Dude, if you can't answer your own question, certainly I'm not going to convince you. But if you must know, pick up any samsung android device. Compare it to an HTC and Motorola Android device. Then compare it to an iOS device. I assure you the similarities can be drawn almost more in common with a Samsung android device to an iOS device simply because Samsung is trying so desperately to imitate what it could never do on their own.

You want to see what Samsung was capable of on their own to compete against the iPhone? Look no further than the Samsung Instinct. It was sadder then anything.

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I didn't know Apple made their own lcd panels. I thought they bought them from Samsung and other suppliers. How can Samsung copy something that Apple doesn't make?

Oh, so it's even more unbelievable that the supplier can't reverse engineer their own items in another product to replicate it's design? Interesting. I don't think "copying" refers to only the panel, this was inevitable, resolution increasing was not an Apple exclusive.

 

[Marcus-k]

Dude, if you can't answer your own question, certainly I'm not going to convince you. But if you must know, pick up any samsung android device. Compare it to an HTC and Motorola Android device. Then compare it to an iOS device. I assure you the similarities can be drawn almost more in common with a Samsung android device to an iOS device simply because Samsung is trying so desperately to imitate what it could never do on their own.

You want to see what Samsung was capable of on their own to compete against the iPhone? Look no further than the Samsung Instinct. It was sadder then anything.

You know this is an article about the resolution of their new screen right? Therefore i assumed that you were refering to that when you claimed that Samsung copied Apple.

 

[tendenzi]

You know this is an article about the resolution of their new screen right? Therefore i assumed that you were refering to that when you claimed that Samsung copied Apple.

Sure, but in the comments everything gets derailed here does it not?

 

[AppleScruff1]

Most tablets in my area are rectangular with a black bezel. I suppose someone could innovate and invent a new geometric shape since Apple invented the rectangle.

 

[Mev75]

I just hope Apple does it right. Please no compromises, just to be a few weeks earlier.

The current screen size and ratio are just what I need.

 

[tendenzi]

Most tablets in my area are rectangular with a black bezel. I suppose someone could innovate and invent a new geometric shape since Apple invented the rectangle.

They didn't even invent the tablet, but look at tablets pre-iOS and post-iOS, you'll see a clear influence Apple has had over the market, and how "innovative" the rest quickly became.

 

[chrono1081]

Apple didn't invent high resolution screens.

That comment really doesn't mean anything. Sure Apple didn't invent some components but that doesn't mean they aren't entitled to say they created something that uses those components.

Any company who makes things is the one who created it, regardless of where its components came from. Components are created for companies to use in their designs. Its just how it works. If its a technology that is used in the creation of a new product, its usually licensed for use.

 

[AppleScruff1]

They didn't even invent the tablet, but look at tablets pre-iOS and post-iOS, you'll see a clear influence Apple has had over the market, and how "innovative" the rest quickly became.

Tablets have always been rectangular or on the square side. And most laptops have keyboards too. Michelin and Goodyear tires are both black and round.

 

[Marcus-k]

That comment really doesn't mean anything. Sure Apple didn't invent some components but that doesn't mean they aren't entitled to say they created something that uses those components.

Any company who makes things is the one who created it, regardless of where its components came from. Components are created for companies to use in their designs. Its just how it works. If its a technology that is used in the creation of a new product, its usually licensed for use.

Apple haven't even "created" a higher resolution screen yet. It is so far only rumours.

 

[tendenzi]

Tablets have always been rectangular or on the square side. And most laptops have keyboards too. Michelin and Goodyear tires are both black and round.

We're going to be like that are we?
Please review the link for a better illustration.
http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/18/tablet-design-before-after-the-ipad/

It's important to note, that yes, while the shape is nothing unique, or the colour, it certainly didn't have to all be like that and most certainly didn't need to imitate the dress code Apple set for the party.

 

[PlipPlop]

Doh I just got my Galaxy Tab 10.1 last week and now a new one is coming. Oh well thats life.

 

[keigo]

Apple didn't invent high resolution screens.

haha tell you a joke, none of the hardware part is invented or worst make by APPLE... they are make by someone...

So base on your comments you conclude apple never invented anything right?

 

[Marcus-k]

We're going to be like that are we?
Please review the link for a better illustration.
http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/18/tablet-design-before-after-the-ipad/

It's important to note, that yes, while the shape is nothing unique, or the colour, it certainly didn't have to all be like that and most certainly didn't need to imitate the dress code Apple set for the party.

Check this tablet out, specifically the date. It was shown before the unveiling of the iPad:

http://techcrunch.com/2009/06/03/crunchpad-the-launch-prototype/

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haha tell you a joke, none of the hardware part is invented or worst make by APPLE... they are make by someone...

So base on your comments you conclude apple never invented anything right?

They did invent products, like the iPad, iPhone and etc. But the idea of a screen with a high resolution, no.

 

[dr Dunkel]

We're going to be like that are we?
Please review the link for a better illustration.
http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/18/tablet-design-before-after-the-ipad/

It's important to note, that yes, while the shape is nothing unique, or the colour, it certainly didn't have to all be like that and most certainly didn't need to imitate the dress code Apple set for the party.

...and from another perspective:
http://www.dailytech.com/EDITORIAL+...the+iPad++or+Samsung+Tab+101/article22685.htm

 

[slippyr4]

haha tell you a joke, none of the hardware part is invented or worst make by APPLE... they are make by someone...

So base on your comments you conclude apple never invented anything right?

who let you out?