Samsung revealed its new tablet, that according to them has the power to take on the new Apple iPad. It will most probably come with an Intel Atom Processor, a full touch capacitive display, most probably an AMOLED screen.
Samsung big-wig Philip Newton told Australian site APC: “I do feel that that slate-type platform has legs but I think the legs need to be far more powerful, for example an Atom-based product which has far greater flexibility, not to mention inputs and outputs. This has more potential than an iPad.”
Samsung’s Australian chief Emmanuele Sinaneseu reckons tablet PCs can overtake the smartphone as the dominant gadget on the planet. He says: “The smartphone will become a secondary device. But there is the ability for a slate-based product to become a primary device in terms of its processing power and IO. That’s where I think we could get critical mass in having a product which could become your primary device – one you could take to university and do a PowerPoint presentation on it, for example, or a device that could be taken home or to the office and docked.”
It seems Samsung is keen not to repeat the mistakes of its ill-fated Q1 tablet, by making the device more attractive for consumers. We’ll be keeping a close eye on this one.
