Upcoming iPad Air, Retina iPad Mini 2 Killers from Samsung: Galaxy Tabs & Galaxy Notes with 64-Bit CPU, 4GB of RAM and Super AMOLED Display Across the Board
The tablet war between Apple and Samsung is raging hot, with the latter planning to match all the killer specs and features that were unveiled via the 9.7-inch iPad Air and the 7.9-inch iPad Mini 2 - the latter beaming out in high-resolution Retina display panel.
For 2014, the South Korean tech giant has been explicit on its plans to unleashed devices that are powered by its own Exynos processing chips, all adhering to the 64-bit computing standard that Apple first revealed with the iPhone 5S.
Sammy watchers believe the next smartphone flagships from Samsung, namely the Galaxy S5 and the Galaxy Note 4, will sport the new set of instructions. However, the possibility is not remote that the deployment will be across the board.
That would mean Galaxy mobile phones and slates will benefit from the same advanced computing system that Samsung declares will be part of its mobile devices thrust for next year.
Per CNET, the Galaxy device maker appears in the middle of developing the CPU with the ARM architecture as the basis of the overall works.
"We will offer the first 64-bit [processor] based on ARM's own core. After that, we will offer an even more optimized 64-bit [processor] based on our own optimizations," Samsung executive Stephen Woo was reported by CNET as saying.
And when exactly this technology is ready and usable en masse? Mr Woo simply hinted: "We are marching on schedule."
However, looking at a 2014 rollout should be a safe bet considering that the company's bitter rival, Apple, has already the system in place with the iPhone 5S and the iPad Air.
And if indeed it is a go for next year, 4GB of RAM on the Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Note tablet series should be expected as the 64-bit architecture is able to accommodate RAM provisions higher than 3GB, which is currently housed in the Galaxy Note 3.
With RAM on Galaxy slates going northward, performance boost and multitasking on the platform are ensured, experts said, adding that such move will inch the devices closer to their regular PC counterparts in terms of capabilities.
And as if to complete the whole iPad killer package, Samsung also reportedly revealed via its Analyst Day gathering in Seoul, South Korea that most of the tablets that it will unbox in 2014 will be sporting Super AMOLED, obviously matching Apple's Retina-brandishing iPads.
"It has been revealed that Samsung will indeed be focusing more on than ever on tablets, in 2014. Specifically, it appears that the Korean giant will release more AMOLED tablets," GForGames.com said in a report.
AMOLED on most Galaxy Tabs means two things - optimal screen rendering and more efficient energy use for the devices, with the same report noting that AMOLED technology regulates pixel activation and eliminates the use of screen backlights.
No word yet on release date for this powerful Galaxy Note and Galaxy Tab slates but it could be as early as late Q1 2014, around the same time the Galaxy Note 8.0 and Galaxy S4 were debuted by Samsung.