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| Google, Samsung to launch 10", 2560x1600 tablet |
| By Thom Holwerda on 2012-10-21 15:11:06 |
| The Next Web: "Google has also been working with Samsung to launch a 10-inch tablet, confirming leaks which suggested Google had teamed up with the Korean manufacturer for another device. Our source tells us that internally the tablet goes under the name 'Codename Manta', runs Google's new Android 4.2 operating system (previously referred to as Key Lime Pie, but is set to retain the Jelly Bean branding), and will offer a 2560x1600 pixel (10:16) resolution, which we believe will offer around 300 pixels per inch compared to the new iPad's 264 PPI." Between the iPad and this supposed Android tablet... Poor Surface. Poor, poor Surface. |
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| RE[3]: Only in OSNews bizarro land |
| By Yehppael on 2012-10-21 19:51:30 |
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You're right but for the wrong reasons. People choose Android or Windows for whatever reasons they have. And with an average lifespan of just a few years for this kind of devices, most of them probably do it with some experience behind their decisions. Apple STILL sells millions of phones, so, no, the customers aren't forced to use Android, they just have more choices. Carriers, on the other hand, choose Android and Windows devices for a simple reason, Apple forces them to. Every single time Apple launches a new phone, a single carrier gets the deal, while the others lose the head start. So, if they offered you Android or Windows instead of Apple, then, it's only Apple to blame. |
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| RE[2]: Re: |
| By Beta on 2012-10-21 19:51:57 |
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> Uh no, sorry. In real world use, Jelly Bean is still slow. In real world use, I think the device I have in my hand would disagree. |
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| RE[2]: Re: |
| By some1 on 2012-10-21 20:22:27 |
| You don't sound like someone who has a Jelly Bean device, how could you possibly know that? |
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| RE: Only in OSNews bizarro land |
| By bram on 2012-10-21 20:30:09 |
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Retina requires 4x the fill-rate or fragment processing power. Not just double. |
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| RE[2]: Why the focus on screen resolution? |
| By Yoko_T on 2012-10-21 20:37:21 |
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> Up to a point, though marketing speak aside the new 'retina screen' on the iPad is lovely. It almost made me want one and I find it's OS a pain-in-butt. So I, imagine most everyone given the choice, want it's equivalent in their choice of tablet, laptop etc. I frankly don't see the point of a 10+-inch tablet. All you're basically getting is all the hassles of a laptop, with none of the benefits. |
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| Sounds interesting... |
| By rklrkl on 2012-10-21 21:36:55 |
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...but it would be nice to see an SD card on a Nexus tablet for a change. That way, they can just sell it with one SKU - say 32GB built-in with up to 64GB SDXC to add later if you want. I also hope they up the CPU and GPU from the one in the Nexus 7 because the higher res will probably need a speed bump overall. I could see a Nexus 10 - if it is actually going to turn up - selling well if it offers a vanilla Android 4.2 experience, isn't too thick or heavy, is rootable/ROMable (OK, that's for me :-) ), performs at least as well as the Nexus 7 does and comes in at price a decent amount below the iPad 3 (it might be able to equal or best the iPad 3 in most aspects, but if the price is close or the same, people will still go for the iPad 3 because it's shiny). |
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| RE[4]: Why the focus on screen resolution? |
| By WereCatf on 2012-10-21 22:16:04 |
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> The print industry has. This is what every electronic display seeks to emulate. As they should. Actually, no. That's what e-Ink, Pixel-Qi and the likes seek to emulate. Everyone else has realized that it's pointless to try to emulate paper or other cellulose-based objects without a back-light on an electronic device with entirely different characteristics and strong back-lights, and therefore there are so many different products and guidelines for aiding people having to work with both kinds of output medias. |
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| RE: Sounds interesting... |
| By WereCatf on 2012-10-21 22:30:27 |
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> ...but it would be nice to see an SD card on a Nexus tablet for a change. That way, they can just sell it with one SKU - say 32GB built-in with up to 64GB SDXC to add later if you want. I agree otherwise, but, well, Google needs to work on how the added storage space is handled by Android. At the moment you kind of have to jump around various hoops to store files you download on the SD-card, often the files stored there don't show up properly in gallery, there's plenty of applications that cannot store their files at all on an SD-card and so on. It would be nice if the user was presented with the option of keeping the SD-card like it works now for various reasons, like e.g. if the user knows he or she will have to remove it every now and then, or a choice where the system formats the card and uses it as a seamless addition to the internal storage. |
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| RE[3]: Why the focus on screen resolution? |
| By ricegf on 2012-10-22 02:36:38 |
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I use an iPad regularly (though I'm not a fan), and the large screen is very nice for reading and browsing - 10" tablets rock for that. The downsides are limited portability (I carry my N900 everywhere and love it) and anything requiring typing (for which I use my Ubuntu net book). I'd buy a 7" Android tablet if I was shopping today. YMMV. |
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| RE[2]: Only in OSNews bizarro land |
| By akrosdbay on 2012-10-22 04:32:52 |
| Android has 70% tablet market share? When did that happen? |
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