Samsung's supposedly got another Galaxy tablet in the works.
Samsung's Galaxy Tab line of tablets is already a success. With 7-, 10.1- and 8.9-inch iterations, the company has all its bases covered and caters to those looking for larger and smaller tablets, as well as somewhere in between. However, it seems seven inches is not small enough for Samsung, as the company is rumored to be launching a 5-inch Galaxy at IFA in September.
Yahoo! News Korea reports that Samsung will show off a 5.3-inch tablet at IFA 2011 in Berlin this September. Codenamed 'Galaxy Q,' the device is said to represent a 'stepping stone' between the smartphone and the tablet. Though it's not immediately clear if the device will have phone capabilities, it's said to be a cross between a tablet and a phone, so we're assuming yes. Other details, such as CPU, storage, cameras, etc., are not yet known.
Samsung's Galaxy S 2, announced back in April, measures in at 4.3 inches, which is already pretty big for a phone. Samsung's 7-inch original Galaxy tab also had phone capabilities but was, for the most part, marketed as a tablet. However, with a 5.3-inch display we think Samsung may market this one as more of a phone than a tablet. Do you think 5.3 inches is too big for a smartphone, even if it does have some tablet-like features? Let us know in the comments below!
As long as I can stuff it inside my suit pocket to compensate my wallet on the other side
Me thinks not.
Unless it has no phone capabilities, then what would you call it?
It's like 13-inch NETbooks. I mean really, just because it has an Atom processor doesn't make it a netbook, it makes it a really crappy notebook. Netbooks were popular because they were cheap and portable (i.e. small). Tablets are rising in popularity for the same reasons, even though most tablets are more expensive than a more capable netbook, go figure (touch-screen netbooks would have solved this issue, in fact, I'd dare say an Atom-based tablet would really be a keyboard-less netbook, yikes, it's getting really confusing now).
So yeah, if it makes calls, call it a smartphone. If it doesn't make calls, I guess it's a Pocket-Tablet (TM)?
I wish Samsung would simply upgrade its combined 7 inch tablet & phone to a higher performance version than the current one?
Its the perfect sized screen for business - not too big and not too small and the phone is essential. Don't want to carry both a phone and a tablet separately.