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Samsung has announced an 18.4" Android tablet called the Samsung Galaxy View. It packs in a 1.6 GHz octa-core SoC, 2 GB of RAM, 32 or 64 GB of storage, and a MicroSDXC slot. The resolution is only 1920×1080. The tablet will weigh 2.65 kg (5.842 lbs).
It's pretty obvious just by looking at the specs that the Galaxy View is a unique device. It sports an enormous 18.4" LCD display, with a 1080p resolution. This certainly isn't near as sharp as the screens you'll get on recent smartphones and tablets, but you're also more likely to use the Galaxy View at a farther distance. However, you are ultimately limited by the length of your arms because you need to touch the display, and so a higher resolution probably would have been beneficial, and I would imagine if the Galaxy View ends up being successful to any degree that we'll see an improved display on the next generation.
With that large display comes a very big and heavy chassis. At 2.65kg it is by far the heaviest Android device I have ever seen, apart from perhaps some AIO desktops that include an Android partition for whatever reason. In order to make the Galaxy View easier to handle Samsung has actually build in a kickstand of sorts, and a handle which can be used to carry it around. It honestly seems a bit comical, but then again so have other past devices like the original Galaxy Note, and perhaps it will eventually be normal to see people walking down the street carrying a giant tablet at their side.
[...] Samsung hasn't announced pricing or availability for the Galaxy View yet, but with it now being official those details shouldn't be far off.
(Score: 2) by ikanreed on Thursday October 29 2015, @09:02PM
Tech news circa 2020:
"Motorola has announced a new tablet, bigger and more usable than all competitors, with a nice 25 inch screen, it is larger than all competing tablets on the market, once again making new strides in mobile computing"
Circa 2030:
"... 800 inches, from Apple, and, in an industry first, comes with a team of packmules to help carry it"
Circa 2050:
"Samsung has announced a new tablet that is literally just the entire Pacific ocean to compete with Motorola's "Atlantic", also being released today is Microsoft's "Surface Moon" which is just the surface of the moon.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 29 2015, @09:48PM
At some point, your computer is considered luggable, rather than portable [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 4, Insightful) by hemocyanin on Friday October 30 2015, @05:25AM
Let me rework this:
2020, Samsung announces a new tablet with a 15" screen, built-in physical keyboard with touchpad, external monitor port for dual monitors, 4 USB ports, audio in/out ports -- best of all, it is enclosed in a revolutionary new clamshell design that protects the screen while not in use.
(Score: 2) by fido_dogstoyevsky on Friday October 30 2015, @06:06AM
2020, Samsung announces a new tablet with a 15" screen, built-in physical keyboard with touchpad, external monitor port for dual monitors, 4 USB ports, audio in/out ports -- best of all, it is enclosed in a revolutionary new clamshell design that protects the screen while not in use.
... and happily runs Gnu/Linux (or *BSD or ReactOS or...) natively, after Android has been nuked from orbit.
It's NOT a conspiracy... it's a plot.