Samsung, Apple tablet tit for tat to extend to displays
Samsung could beat Apple to market with a tablet packing a high-resolution display, as the two bitter rivals vie to be the first on the block with a next-gen tablet. Sammy's tab, running Google's Ice Cream Sandwich, would have an 11.6-inch display that is "barely" larger than a 10.1-inch design because of a redesigned bezel, according to a report at BGR. But most importantly, it would use an eye-popping 2,560x1,600-pixel resolution display, putting it in the same league as Apple's upcoming iPad 3, which is expected to sport a Retina Display. Needless to say, that makes for a radically different product.Not that different, say, than moving from a laptop with a 1,366x768-pixel screen to one boasting 1,680x1,050-pixel resolution.And if Samsung gets to market first, that would be a unique competitive advantage, the draw of the Apple brand notwithstanding.Related storiesAustralia court lifts ban on Galaxy Tab salesIn Apple win, Samsung Galaxy Tab blocked in EUSamsung has been quite transparent about its plans, actually.In a press release last month, the Korean company said that its next-generation 2GHz Exynos processor is designed specifically to drive high-resolution tablet displays. "The Exynos 5250 is designed specifically for high-end tablets...In particular, the Exynos 5250 design was architected to drive up to an industry-leading 2,560x1,600 (WQXGA) display," Samsung said.And Samsung, by the way, makes those high-res displays, too. All of this should become clearer at either CES 2012 in January or at Mobile World Congress in February.
