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posted by cmn32480 on Thursday October 29 2015, @08:38PM   Printer-friendly
from the waiting-for-the-Samsung-Universe-View-Tablet dept.

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).

From AnandTech:

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.


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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday October 30 2015, @06:34PM

    by bob_super (1357) on Friday October 30 2015, @06:34PM (#256596)

    Once you have shaky hands, always misplaced reading glasses, trouble grabbing small things, and a preference for reading big fonts on tabloid-sized paper to avoid scrolling all the time, you may notice that there's a growing group of customers for the "oversize tablet which doesn't leave the home" market.

    Those, and everyone else who wants to spend an extended time staring at material from a distance (recipes, home or work projects...), or showing it to a group (teachers)

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