Everyone 'round here knows that Samsung has a
lusty 10.1- and
premature 7-inch version of its Galaxy Tab tablet. But we've heard nary a peep from Samsung about that
$469 8.9-incher announced alongside its bigger,
just-as-thin sibling
back in March. We might know why. According to Korean news site
Etnews, Samsung is having trouble getting it to market due to low yields of the 8.9's G1F touch-panel which uses one less film layer than conventional GFF (glass fiber filter) panels. This G1F architecture is behind Samsung's Super Clear LCD which you'll find on Sammy's own
Galaxy Player,
(Russian) Nexus S, and
Wave II handsets.
Etnews claims that Samsung will offset the G1F shortfall with GFF-type touch panels that are 30 - 40 percent thicker and dimmer, thanks to the extra layer. If true then we have one question: which regions will get the chunkier Galaxy Tab 8.9 when if finally does launch this summer?
Samsung's Galaxy Tab 8.9 troubled by screen issues, chubbier version the result? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Jun 2011 07:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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