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Samsung’s giant Galaxy View tablet will offer LTE, if you want to lug it around

What should we call a tablet this massive, anyway - a laptab?

Back at IFA last month, Samsung teased a very, very large tablet called the Galaxy View (above). And then some crucial details leaked out earlier this week. But here’s another really interesting tidbit.

Thanks to a filing that passed through the United States Federal Communications Commission, it looks like the 18.6in (also reported as 18.5in) tablet will have an LTE option, with AT&T serving as an American carrier. So if you can’t get Wi-Fi in a certain location, at least you can pull down a cellular connection.

Question is, will you actually encounter that situation? The Galaxy View strikes us as a couch-surfing or bed-browsing tablet, rather than something you’d want to haul around. We think we’d feel awfully silly pulling this thing out at a cafe or pub – but then again, you never know when a router will go off the rails. LTE is a handy backup plan.

Earlier this week, Korean specs suggested that the Galaxy View would have just 1080p resolution for its very large screen, which seems a little underwhelming. Sure, 1080p is fine for a TV several feet away from your face, or a small phone in your hand – but an enlarged tablet in your lap? We can’t help but think it’ll look a little fuzzy.

Given all that, we’re not totally sure what to think about the Galaxy View. While large in scale, the specs hint at more modest ambitions – but it’s unclear who the audience will be, given that contrast. We’re looking forward to hearing official word, though, so hopefully it won’t be too much longer now.

[Source: The Verge]

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Andrew writes features, news stories, reviews, and other pieces, often when the UK home team is off-duty or asleep. I'm based in Chicago with my lovely wife, amazing son, and silly cats, and my writing about games, gadgets, esports, apps, and plenty more has appeared in more than 75 publications since 2006.

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