Does size matter?
It seems that Samsung is getting ready to gamble on there being a market for giant sized Android tablets. And by giant, we mean a display size of 18.4 inches diagonally, albeit with a Full HD 1080p (1920x1080) resolution.
News of the forthcoming tablet comes from SamMobile, which says that Samsung is calling it "Tahoe" (codename). If the information is accurate, it will sport a 64-bit octa-core Exynos 7580 processor clocked at 1.6GHz, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of built-in storage expandable via microSD, 2-megapixel front camera, 8-megapixel rear camera, and Android 5.1 Lollipop.
Tahoe will measure 17.8 by 10.8 by 0.46 inches (WxDxH) / 451.8 by 276.8 by 11.9 millimeters and have a 5,700 mAh battery. That's similar in size to Dell's XPS 18 Portable All-in-One (18.25 by 11.17 by 0.7 inches), a system I've spent some hands on time with and recommended to my parents.
What I like about the Dell XPS 18 is that it's technically portable. No, it's not something that most people are likely to tote around like a smartphone, but it could be used to watch Netflix in bed after a long work day or something like that.
I'm not sure Tahoe will have the same appeal. While you can also use Tahoe to watch Netflix in bed, you can't use it to run Windows applications. I don't know that there's a big demand for a one-trick pony of this size, though that's something the market will ultimate decide.
What are your thoughts on an 18.4-inch Android tablet? Is that too big, or could you see yourself owning one?
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