Summary: Apple's rumored to release an iPad mini tomorrow. Microsoft's Surface RT ships on Friday. Does Google have an uber-tablet waiting in the wings that will trump both of them? Rumors point to yes.
Everyone's waiting to see what Apple's going to announce at its "little" media event tomorrow, but rumors indicate that it's a 7-inch tablet to compete with the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD. And possibly some other stuff, too.
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People got pretty fired up last week when a Microsoft engineer implied that the Surface RT has a better display than the iPad 3 and a full-on flame ware erupted when a research scientist specializing in display technology refuted those claims.
But don't count Google out just yet. The Mountain View-based Android creator doesn't make its own hardware, but it may have something up its sleeve that could trump both the iPad and Surface when it comes to display quality.
Originally reported by CNET (and recently substantiated by The Next Web) Google is preparing to launch a new 10-inch tablet to compete with the incumbent iPad and challenger Surface. The new tablet will be manufactured by Samsung and called, you guessed it, the Nexus 10.
Google is hosting an Android event called "The playground is open" on Monday, October 29 in New York (the same day as Microsoft's Windows Phone 8 event, natch) where the Nexus 10 is rumored to make its debut.
But here's the kicker, the Nexus 10 (codenamed "Manta") will offer a 2560 × 1600 pixel resolution (which is a 16:10 aspect ratio) and north of 300 pixels per inch (PPI). Besting, gasp!, the iPad 3.
At least in theory, anyway.
Here's how a 2560 × 1600 Nexus 10 would stack up against the iPad 3 and Surface tabs:
- Surface RT - 1366 x 768, 148 PPI
- Surface Pro - 1920 x 1080, 208 PPI
- Apple iPad 3 - 2048 x 1536, 264 PPI
- Google Nexus 10 - 2560 × 1600, 10.1-inches, 299 PPI
If the Nexus 10 ships with a 10.1-inch panel (like the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and Galaxy Note 10.1 do) that would give it 299 PPI. If it's a 9.7-inch panel (like the iPad 3) it goes up to a whopping 311 PPI.
Apple people, is it still about the PPI?
Microsoftees, what do you say about Google's rumored PPI king?
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