According to the latest report, Samsung is working on a 10-inch Galaxy Tab 5 tablet. It appears that major tablet manufacturers are moving ahead to larger screened slates. Apple is said to be rolling a 12-inch iPad Pro slab off of the assembly line during the second quarter.
Apparently, the purported Samsung Galaxy Tab 5 tablet has leaked on Indian import tracking portal Zauba. This is the site that keeps track of imports and exports into India. On December 22nd, Samsung imported the SM-T555 tablet into the country for research and development. While it was made clear that this slate was not being offered for retail sale, it was valued at the equivalent of $354 USD. Next day, Samsung imported the SM-T116 tablet into India for testing. The 7-inch slate is to be destroyed after the testing is completed. 30 units, valued at $101 USD each, were brought into the country.
According to the GeekBench website, the SM-T1116 appears to be an entry-level slate powered by a quad-core 1.2GHz Speadtrum SC8830. 1GB of RAM is inside with Android 4.4.4 pre-installed.
The leaked report comes only a day after Sony’s alleged 12.9-inch tablet was allegedly leaked. Sony is rumoured to be working on a much bigger Android tablet, joining Samsung’s existing 12-inch model. The new tablet would compete against Apple’s upcoming 12-inch “iPad Pro” tablet. The report says Sony is aiming to release its large tablet in the first half of next year, with the device supposed to head to mass production soon.
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