Samsung to Launch 10.1-inch Galaxy Note With Quad-Core Processor
Samsung is planning to launch a 10.1-inch version of the Galaxy Note that will feature a quad-core processor, according to an announcement made by the company at this year's MWC.
The specifications were not announced during the event, but they were released this week and show that the tablet will include the Exynos 4412 quad-core 1.4GHz chip.
The chip used in the tablet is the same one as the processor included in the new Galaxy S3 that debuted a little over a week ago.
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It is also set to feature a 10.1-inch display with a resolution of 752 x 1280, making it have one of the first true high definition displays on a Samsung tablet.
The quad-core chip is not expected to make its way to the American version of the smartphone.
However, a Canadian carrier known as Rogers is advertising a version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 that features both the quad-core Exynos chip and 4G LTE capabilities.
The Google ad for Rogers reads "Samsung Galaxy S3-with 4G LTE and new Exynos Processor."
This contradicts the recent news that states that U.S. variants of the S3 will not include the Exynos chip due to it being incompatible with 4G LTE networks.
Other quad-core chips, including the Exynos 4412 and the NVIDIA Tegra 3, do not work with 4G LTE networks. This is why the U.S. variant is said to have a dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 when it launches because that chip supports LTE. But for now, it looks like there is an Exynos chip that works with LTE and Rogers will be the first to get it, according to this report.
Verizon is expected to offer the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the rumored specifications for that device include the dual-core Snapdragon S4 chip.
That news has not been officially confirmed by the carrier, although it was discovered from a leaked user agent code from the Verizon's website.
