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Apple and Samsung, top two tablet OEMs Have Been Helped by the Pandemic
During Apple’s 2nd fiscal quarter, 2021, iPad revenue rose a whopping 79% on a Y/Y basis. This year, Apple is powering its high-end premium iPad Pro slate with the same M1 chip that it uses on some Mac models. Also manufactured using TSMC's 5nm process node, each M1 SoC carries 16 billion transistors. Samsung also offered high-end tablets last year with the Galaxy Tab S7 and S7 Plus. Both models are powered by the Snapdragon 865+ chipset. The former carried an 11-inch display while the screen on the latter weighed in at 12.4-inches. The slates both come with a 120Hz refresh rate that updates the display 120 times per second. Samsung is working on an all-new line of powerful tablets that are expected to be released early next year including the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 and S8 Plus. However, a third extremely powerful tablet is said to be in the works for early next year supposedly titled the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, borrowing the name that Sammy used for its top-of-the-line flagship handsets in 2020 and 2021. The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra will reportedly feature a 14.6-inch OLED display, 1.7 inches larger than Apple's largest sized 12.9-inch iPad Pro model. The battery keeping the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra up and running is said to weigh in at 12000mAh. The trio will each support the S Pen, a premium QWERTY keyboard accessory, and will connect to Wi-Fi, LTE, and 5G signals.
Pricing of the three tablets, based on converting rumored Korean Won prices to U.S. Dollars (hardly a foolproof method for estimating prices stateside) could start at $740 for the Tab S8, rise to $1,120 for the Tab S8+ and hit $1,320 for the Tab S8 Ultra.
The first iPad to use an OLED display is rumored to be a 10.8-inch or 10.9-inch iPad Air model and this might surface in 2022 or 2023. The iPad Air (2020) featured a new version of Touch ID which hides the fingerprint scanner under the power button located on the side of the device. Apple will launch two new models of iPads that use OLED panels in 2023, an 11-inch OLED iPad and a 12.9-inch OLED iPad. The 10.86-inch OLED iPad launching next year will use rigid OLED with thin-film encapsulation (TFE). For the iPads launching in 2023, Apple is expected to use flexible OLED panels and could also change the TFTs from LTPS to LTPO. The RGB emission layer could also use the “tandem” structure where two layers are stacked together. LTPO TFT offers 120Hz refresh rate. Apple is planning to apply the technology first on its upper tier models for its upcoming iPhone series launching later this year.
During Apple’s 2nd fiscal quarter, 2021, iPad revenue rose a whopping 79% on a Y/Y basis. This year, Apple is powering its high-end premium iPad Pro slate with the same M1 chip that it uses on some Mac models. Also manufactured using TSMC's 5nm process node, each M1 SoC carries 16 billion transistors. Samsung also offered high-end tablets last year with the Galaxy Tab S7 and S7 Plus. Both models are powered by the Snapdragon 865+ chipset. The former carried an 11-inch display while the screen on the latter weighed in at 12.4-inches. The slates both come with a 120Hz refresh rate that updates the display 120 times per second. Samsung is working on an all-new line of powerful tablets that are expected to be released early next year including the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 and S8 Plus. However, a third extremely powerful tablet is said to be in the works for early next year supposedly titled the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, borrowing the name that Sammy used for its top-of-the-line flagship handsets in 2020 and 2021. The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra will reportedly feature a 14.6-inch OLED display, 1.7 inches larger than Apple's largest sized 12.9-inch iPad Pro model. The battery keeping the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra up and running is said to weigh in at 12000mAh. The trio will each support the S Pen, a premium QWERTY keyboard accessory, and will connect to Wi-Fi, LTE, and 5G signals.
Pricing of the three tablets, based on converting rumored Korean Won prices to U.S. Dollars (hardly a foolproof method for estimating prices stateside) could start at $740 for the Tab S8, rise to $1,120 for the Tab S8+ and hit $1,320 for the Tab S8 Ultra.
The first iPad to use an OLED display is rumored to be a 10.8-inch or 10.9-inch iPad Air model and this might surface in 2022 or 2023. The iPad Air (2020) featured a new version of Touch ID which hides the fingerprint scanner under the power button located on the side of the device. Apple will launch two new models of iPads that use OLED panels in 2023, an 11-inch OLED iPad and a 12.9-inch OLED iPad. The 10.86-inch OLED iPad launching next year will use rigid OLED with thin-film encapsulation (TFE). For the iPads launching in 2023, Apple is expected to use flexible OLED panels and could also change the TFTs from LTPS to LTPO. The RGB emission layer could also use the “tandem” structure where two layers are stacked together. LTPO TFT offers 120Hz refresh rate. Apple is planning to apply the technology first on its upper tier models for its upcoming iPhone series launching later this year.
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