Samsung's 18.5-Inch Galaxy View Drops By Benchmark Database, Android 5.1.1 Tablet To Target Education Market?
Exactly a month ago, Samsung teased its upcoming Galaxy View tablet during the company's keynote event at IFA 2015.
Rumors of the 18.4-inch touchscreen device have been around for months, but it wasn't until early September when the South Korean tech giant confirmed its existence while unveiling the company's next-gen Gear 2 smartwatches, GSM Arena reported.
Click here to view a render of the Galaxy View.
The Galaxy View's official display means it's going to be the company's largest mobile device yet. Sadly, that was all the information Samsung was willing to confirm at that point. Luckily for curious fans, the rest of the device's specs have now leaked on a recently discovered benchmark listing.
According to the GFXBench database, the Galaxy View with build number SM-T670 will have an 18.5-inch 1080p touchscreen display, 2GB of RAM, 32GB internal memory and a 5,700 mAh battery.
The device will be powered by Samsung's 64-bit octa-core Exynos 7580 processor, which contains four Cortex-A57 cores, four Cortex-A53 cores and Mali-T720 GPU. It will have support for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS while running on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop straight out the box.
The Galaxy View will sport a two-megapixel front facing unit, but the leak indicated that a rear-facing camera is "not supported." This might be a case of not yet rather than not at all since previously rumored specs of the device alluded to an eight-megapixel main camera and support for microSD.
The reported lack of a rear-facing unit for the Galaxy View might be off-putting at first, but imagine how strange it would be to actually take pictures with an 18.5-inch tablet. It can be assumed that its large display isn't aimed at photography enthusiasts.
The Galaxy View is said to be targeted at businesses and the education market. It's a nifty device that can be used for office and school presentations. It is also well-suited for household living rooms as an all-around entertainment-oriented tablet.
The device is expected to be announced in the coming weeks since it has already been Bluetooth certified, G For Games reported.
Meanwhile, the upcoming LG G4 Pro has also been discovered on the GFXBench database.
The 5.7-inch QHD handset is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 808 chipset complete with the Adreno 418 GPU. The G4 Pro runs on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop and is shown having 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.
LG's upcoming flagship phablet is equipped with a 15-megapixel rear camera that supports LED flash, face detection and touch focus. It has a 4.7-megapixel front-facing shooter that is capable of displaying Full HD (2560 x 1920) videos.
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