Samsung appears to be readying a new Windows 10 tablet. While recent leaks have suggested we’ll see a successor to the Windows-powered Galaxy TabPro, Samsung released a “Book Settings” app in the Windows Store at the weekend which includes references to a separate unannounced Samsung Galaxy Book. The app is designed to provide additional settings for a stylus, the AMOLED display, the ability to add a pattern unlock (like Android), and a battery life extender.
MSPoweruser spotted the Windows 10 app, and notes that Samsung also holds a 2012 trademark for Galaxy Book that covers smartphones and tablets. The presence of a stylus and the book branding could indicate this particular Windows 10 device is more of a regular tablet than the company’s Surface-like TabPro convertible. Samsung is holding a press event at Mobile World Congress next Sunday, and we’re expecting to hear more about the company’s Galaxy plans for 2017.
Comments
Galaxy doesn’t mean android anymore…
By PdroPM on 02.20.17 6:19am
And that’s good.
By Vasilis on 02.20.17 6:42am
Wow an AMOLED windows device, will be nice.
By bhargavbuddy on 02.20.17 7:17am
Probably a phablet. Makes sense they would experiment to see if there is enough WP demand out there since supply competition here is present zilch, almost.
By Return of the Jedi on 02.20.17 8:17am
"Galaxy Book" sounds more like a Surface Book clone to me.
By GambaKufu on 02.20.17 9:29am
Gimme a foldable double display tablet (Courier!). C’mon Sammy, you can do it!
By Winklemeier on 02.20.17 12:44pm
Count me in
By Mr.Mulderfox on 02.21.17 12:49am
windows will be making a huge comeback this year
By newbpwnr on 02.20.17 8:51am
Comeback from what? "Desktop" Windows is fine and will continue to be fine. Phone Windows is dead and will stay dead (I was going to say "until there’s amazing new hardware", but I think that ship has sailed.)
By GambaKufu on 02.20.17 9:30am
But what about Desktop Windows with phone and mobile capabilities? Some type of transforming tablet that can extend its screen size while remaining portable is really their only and last shot at mobile.
By ralexand56 on 02.20.17 1:30pm
Why would "the presence of a stylus and the book branding … indicate this particular Windows 10 device is more of a regular tablet"?
Surface Book, anyone?
If it’s a Surface Book competitor with an AMOLED display, I’ll certainly be intrigued.
By TheBrokenTree on 02.20.17 9:58am
Let’s just hope it is S-Pen based vs C-pen based, which their last windows tablet came with.
By Patlex on 02.20.17 10:30am
"Pattern log-in"? So Microsoft will allow a third party security system in Windows? That does not sound as a good idea to have Samsung running your security department, so to speak. Shouldn’t that instead be a generic feature in Windows?
By tofab on 02.20.17 8:02pm
I bought my first and last Android tablet last year. Did you know what the current build of Android prevents the use of micro SD storage? Yes. Android devices will recognize the micro SD card but Alphabet has remove the write ability. So if you buy an Android device, you are limited to the amount of internal storage it has regardless if it has a micro SD slot. I am going back to buying a Windows tablet and run Bluestacks on it.
By sniperboy on 02.22.17 10:22am