The Evolution of Android Tablets: A Market that Doesn't Make Sense

It's 2020 and Samsung is planning to release a new Android tablet with a bigger screen and a larger battery, priced at around $200. This would be a more expensive version than their smaller model, likely due to the added size and features. However, it begs the question: what market does this tablet cater to? The competition in this space is relatively small, with Amazon's Fire tablets being one of the biggest competitors. These Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 tablets run on Fire OS, which is based on Android, but they are distinct from traditional Android tablets.

One notable competitor in the premium end of the market is Huawei's MatePad Pro 5G. While not available in the US, it offers a similar design to Apple's iPad Pro and has garnered attention for its flexible display technology. The question remains: can an Android tablet really compete with the likes of the iPad Pro? The answer lies in the fact that Google has largely dropped out of the tablet market, focusing on laptops instead.

In 2019, Google Hardware head Rick Osterloh announced that the company would be shifting its focus to laptops, stating that "Android and Chrome OS teams are 100% committed to working with our partners on tablets for the long run." However, this decision was met with skepticism, as Android tablets have struggled to gain traction in recent years. The last tablet released by Google was the Pixel Slate, which runs Chrome OS and can also run Android apps.

The issue lies in the fact that Android tablets have never had great app support. While multi-window mode was introduced in Android 7, it's only recently become a standard feature across different devices. The problem is that Android phones are getting bigger and better, making traditional tablets less necessary. Samsung has helped to alleviate this problem with the introduction of the Note series, which offers larger screens without the need for a dedicated tablet.

In contrast, Apple has maintained a clear distinction between its iPhones and iPads. While both devices run iOS, they have different design languages and features that cater to specific use cases. The iPad Pro, in particular, has become a powerful computer in its own right, with a large screen and advanced features like the A12X Bionic chip.

However, Android tablets still struggle to find their footing. One possible solution is the flexible display technology offered by some manufacturers, such as TCL. The company has released prototypes of flexible tablets that can be folded or bent, offering new possibilities for device design. However, these devices are still in the early stages and require further development before they become mainstream.

In conclusion, while Samsung's upcoming Android tablet offers exciting features and a larger screen, it remains to be seen whether this market will take off. The competition from Amazon's Fire tablets and Huawei's MatePad Pro 5G is fierce, but ultimately, it's the lack of support for traditional Android tablets that holds them back. As the industry continues to evolve, it will be interesting to see how Samsung and other manufacturers adapt to changing consumer needs and preferences.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enSamsung is working on Android tablets with larger screens according to a new report by the good folks at Sam mobile how big a tablet are we talking about an 18 point 4 inch Android tablet Beast the Sam mobile report says no we're talking about two tablets one with an 11 inch display the other with a 12 point 4 inch screen as an aside Samsung did make huge Android tablets there was a galaxy view with an 18 point 4 inch display it was released back in 2015 there was also a galaxy view 2 released in 2019 it had a pitiful 17.3 inch screen that's the Samsung I love just way out there try something see how it goes anyway back to Samsung's upcoming lineup the report says these devices would be the follow-up to the Samsung Galaxy Tab s6 these new devices could be called the tab s7 or maybe even the tab has 22 align them with the galaxy s 20 the report says that the two different sizes are going to be offered in addition to the Wi-Fi and cellular variants additionally these flagship tablets would be released this year what about cost that isn't known yet but we can look to Samsung's current Android tablet lineup to get some idea the Galaxy Tab s 6 starts at around 650 dollars u.s. it's got a ten point five inch AMOLED display and it's the first Samsung tablet with dual cameras there are Wi-Fi and cell options the Wi-Fi version can include up to 256 gigs of internal storage which bumps the price up to seven hundred and thirty dollars the cell versions include only 128 gigs of storage but that keeps the price at $730 like Microsoft and Apple the keyboard cover and pen are sold separately the s6 book cover keyboard will run you 180 dollars the s6 pen comes in at 60 put that all together and you're looking at around nine hundred and seventy dollars assuming these tablets are meant to succeed the s6 I'd expect the 11 inch tab s7 to around the same as the s6 started around 650 maybe $700 what about the 12 point 4 inch model I'll turn my eye to Apple's iPad pro it's bigger model tax on a $200 premium they get your bigger screen and a bigger battery I would imagine Samsung could follow this pricing example to get that larger Samsung tab with a 12 point 4 inch AMOLED screen with a larger battery behind it I bet we're looking at around an additional one to two hundred bucks if you'd want a keyboard attachment I bet the version for the 12 point 4 inch big guy it's going to be more expensive than the smaller one sounds great we're looking at some bigger Android tablets by Samsung they are probably going to be beautifully constructed they'll have pretty displays lots of power under the hood all of that sounds like good stuff but can we talk about the elephant in the room doesn't make any sense at 2020 to make an Android tablet there are market for this and what does that market comprise of anymore let's look at the competition arguably the biggest Android tablet competitor is the Amazon fire yes it runs fire OS but that is based on Android you can install plenty of Android apps on it easily the Fire HD 8 was $50 at the time of this recording it usually costs around $80 if you spend 150 bucks you can get a Fire HD 10 tablet from Amazon then there's also this iPad pro clone by Huawei it's the make pad pro 5g can we show you why way site for the mate pad pro and let's compare it to the iPad pro site looks mighty similar well the huawei mate pad pro 5g is available in lots of places just not in the US it's a premium device north of $600 what other Android tablets are out there Google stopped making tablets altogether their focus is now on laptops as mentioned by Google Hardware head brick Austral o in 2019 on Twitter that tweet said quote hey it's true Google's Hardware team will be solely focused on building laptops moving forward but make no mistake Android and Chrome OS teams are 100% committed for the long run on working with our partners on tablets for blah blah blah okay there was more to that quote and he didn't say blah blah blah but really when Google quits tablets that's a bad sign the last tablet the company made was the pixel slate that runs Chrome OS however it can also run Android apps so our touch screen Chrome OS devices in the same market as Android tablets maybe why not just get a two-in-one Chromebook which includes a keyboard is it because running Android apps on Chromebooks is still a bit janky that's a larger problem aren't Android apps on Android tablets a bit janky too so let's get to it Android tablets they're a mess app support for Android tablets has never been great multi window support came with Android 7 the first Android version for tablets was Android 3 we're now at Android 10 what took so long here's why Android tablets make almost no sense it's the phones you had Android phones getting bigger and bigger at a rate much faster than Apple's devices Samsung helped us along with the introduction of the note if you wanted a larger screen Android device you didn't need to get a dedicated tablet you could just get a bigger Android phone I am now holding up the second generation Google Nexus 7 this was a tablet in 2013 with its 7-inch display and this is a Galaxy Note 8 this is a phone with a 6.3 inch display you can see them side-by-side there's also now the Samsung Galaxy S 20 ultra with its 6.9 inch screen then there's the Galaxy fold with its 7.3 inch inner display yeah it's a tablet but with Android 10 the tablet experience is more of an extension of the phone sure you can do multi window but you could already do that on phones you can compare this to Apple it kept iPhones and iPads pretty separate if you wanted a bigger iOS experience in the iPhone you had to go to the iPad that was one of the reasons iPad apps were different than iPhone apps one of the big issues with a lot of Android apps on tablets was they were essentially stretched phone apps now apples taking as iPads into a new direction a new style of PC with its latest iPad OS and I at pro the tablets are evolving into computers Android tablets they're kind of like this dead end phones grew to take their place maybe as more and more Android phones become flexible finally the Android tablet experience will be great that is as long as they are supported with updates and that's really important good luck with those fancy Android tablet Samsung I mean that sincerely check out this flexible tablet slash phone thingy buy TCL I got to play with the working prototype and that's something else if you're new don't forget to hit subscribe hit that like button while you're at it the craze here all the kids are doing it on my exact turn I'll see you onlineSamsung is working on Android tablets with larger screens according to a new report by the good folks at Sam mobile how big a tablet are we talking about an 18 point 4 inch Android tablet Beast the Sam mobile report says no we're talking about two tablets one with an 11 inch display the other with a 12 point 4 inch screen as an aside Samsung did make huge Android tablets there was a galaxy view with an 18 point 4 inch display it was released back in 2015 there was also a galaxy view 2 released in 2019 it had a pitiful 17.3 inch screen that's the Samsung I love just way out there try something see how it goes anyway back to Samsung's upcoming lineup the report says these devices would be the follow-up to the Samsung Galaxy Tab s6 these new devices could be called the tab s7 or maybe even the tab has 22 align them with the galaxy s 20 the report says that the two different sizes are going to be offered in addition to the Wi-Fi and cellular variants additionally these flagship tablets would be released this year what about cost that isn't known yet but we can look to Samsung's current Android tablet lineup to get some idea the Galaxy Tab s 6 starts at around 650 dollars u.s. it's got a ten point five inch AMOLED display and it's the first Samsung tablet with dual cameras there are Wi-Fi and cell options the Wi-Fi version can include up to 256 gigs of internal storage which bumps the price up to seven hundred and thirty dollars the cell versions include only 128 gigs of storage but that keeps the price at $730 like Microsoft and Apple the keyboard cover and pen are sold separately the s6 book cover keyboard will run you 180 dollars the s6 pen comes in at 60 put that all together and you're looking at around nine hundred and seventy dollars assuming these tablets are meant to succeed the s6 I'd expect the 11 inch tab s7 to around the same as the s6 started around 650 maybe $700 what about the 12 point 4 inch model I'll turn my eye to Apple's iPad pro it's bigger model tax on a $200 premium they get your bigger screen and a bigger battery I would imagine Samsung could follow this pricing example to get that larger Samsung tab with a 12 point 4 inch AMOLED screen with a larger battery behind it I bet we're looking at around an additional one to two hundred bucks if you'd want a keyboard attachment I bet the version for the 12 point 4 inch big guy it's going to be more expensive than the smaller one sounds great we're looking at some bigger Android tablets by Samsung they are probably going to be beautifully constructed they'll have pretty displays lots of power under the hood all of that sounds like good stuff but can we talk about the elephant in the room doesn't make any sense at 2020 to make an Android tablet there are market for this and what does that market comprise of anymore let's look at the competition arguably the biggest Android tablet competitor is the Amazon fire yes it runs fire OS but that is based on Android you can install plenty of Android apps on it easily the Fire HD 8 was $50 at the time of this recording it usually costs around $80 if you spend 150 bucks you can get a Fire HD 10 tablet from Amazon then there's also this iPad pro clone by Huawei it's the make pad pro 5g can we show you why way site for the mate pad pro and let's compare it to the iPad pro site looks mighty similar well the huawei mate pad pro 5g is available in lots of places just not in the US it's a premium device north of $600 what other Android tablets are out there Google stopped making tablets altogether their focus is now on laptops as mentioned by Google Hardware head brick Austral o in 2019 on Twitter that tweet said quote hey it's true Google's Hardware team will be solely focused on building laptops moving forward but make no mistake Android and Chrome OS teams are 100% committed for the long run on working with our partners on tablets for blah blah blah okay there was more to that quote and he didn't say blah blah blah but really when Google quits tablets that's a bad sign the last tablet the company made was the pixel slate that runs Chrome OS however it can also run Android apps so our touch screen Chrome OS devices in the same market as Android tablets maybe why not just get a two-in-one Chromebook which includes a keyboard is it because running Android apps on Chromebooks is still a bit janky that's a larger problem aren't Android apps on Android tablets a bit janky too so let's get to it Android tablets they're a mess app support for Android tablets has never been great multi window support came with Android 7 the first Android version for tablets was Android 3 we're now at Android 10 what took so long here's why Android tablets make almost no sense it's the phones you had Android phones getting bigger and bigger at a rate much faster than Apple's devices Samsung helped us along with the introduction of the note if you wanted a larger screen Android device you didn't need to get a dedicated tablet you could just get a bigger Android phone I am now holding up the second generation Google Nexus 7 this was a tablet in 2013 with its 7-inch display and this is a Galaxy Note 8 this is a phone with a 6.3 inch display you can see them side-by-side there's also now the Samsung Galaxy S 20 ultra with its 6.9 inch screen then there's the Galaxy fold with its 7.3 inch inner display yeah it's a tablet but with Android 10 the tablet experience is more of an extension of the phone sure you can do multi window but you could already do that on phones you can compare this to Apple it kept iPhones and iPads pretty separate if you wanted a bigger iOS experience in the iPhone you had to go to the iPad that was one of the reasons iPad apps were different than iPhone apps one of the big issues with a lot of Android apps on tablets was they were essentially stretched phone apps now apples taking as iPads into a new direction a new style of PC with its latest iPad OS and I at pro the tablets are evolving into computers Android tablets they're kind of like this dead end phones grew to take their place maybe as more and more Android phones become flexible finally the Android tablet experience will be great that is as long as they are supported with updates and that's really important good luck with those fancy Android tablet Samsung I mean that sincerely check out this flexible tablet slash phone thingy buy TCL I got to play with the working prototype and that's something else if you're new don't forget to hit subscribe hit that like button while you're at it the craze here all the kids are doing it on my exact turn I'll see you online\n"