By Nathan Olivarez-Giles
The Samsung Galaxy Note is known for its massive 5.3-inch display and its S Pen stylus. Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired
Apple and Samsung are currently arguing over tech and design patents
in a San Jose courtroom, but lest we forget, where the rivalry between
these two companies really matters is on store shelves. And, so far,
the court case between Apple and Samsung hasn’t slowed down the ongoing
fight for our consumer dollars.
Case in point: Apple and Samsung’s latest smartphone release plans
reek of competition. While neither company has made official statements
regarding the specific release dates of their next flagship products,
all signs are pointing to August and September.
Samsung sent out this press invite to Wired and other media on Friday. Image: Samsung
On Friday, Samsung emailed out a press invite to a Galaxy product
event on August 15 in New York. Samsung officials declined to say just
what would be shown off at the event, but an unnamed Samsung spokesman
reportedly told Reuters
that the company was planning on unveiling a new Galaxy Note smartphone
in late August. If Samsung does indeed show off a new Note — maybe
called a Galaxy Note II — in late August, it would arrive just ahead of
Apple’s rumored debut for its next iPhone.
The latest rumors suggest that Apple is announcing its next-generation iPhone on Sept. 12. Whenever this new iPhone does show up, it’s widely expected to have a larger display than the 3.5-inch units seen on the last five generations of iPhones.
Large smartphone displays are something Samsung knows well.
Samsung’s current three top smartphones all feature bigger-than-iPhone
screens. Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus has a 4.65-inch screen, the Galaxy S III has a 4.8-inch display and then, of course, there’s the Galaxy Note and its massive 5.3-inch touchscreen, complete with stylus input.
While many critics slammed the Note in reviews for having a
laughably large screen, Samsung has sold Notes by the millions. The
oversized phone is a genuine hit.
If Samsung’s history is any indication if it thinks there is room to
grow, a follow-up to the Note could feature an even larger screen. The
predecessor to the 4.65-inch display Galaxy Nexus was Samsung’s Nexus S,
which featured a 4-inch screen. The Galaxy S II had a 4.3-inch display,
while the first-generation Galaxy S phone packed a 4-inch touchscreen.
Yet while the Note has been a sales success, massive phones haven’t always worked out. The Dell Streak, a phone with a 5-inch display, was a significant enough sales flop and that Dell gave up on its smartphone efforts altogether.
Source: Wired
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