It would appear that a small war is waging over who’s going to have the largest tablet. Samsung unveiled the 12.2-inch Galaxy NotePro and Galaxy TabPro at CES 2014. Then there is the larger 12.9-inch iPad with a 4K display that Apple is rumoured to be working on. But neither company has anything on Sharp which just unveiled the 15.6-inch RW-16G1 Windows 8.1 tablet.
Sharp essentially took an ultrabook and ripped the keyboard off to come up with this tablet. Geared at business customers rather than consumers, it also sports a digitizer pen that could appeal to graphic designers.
Sharp RW-16G1 specifications:
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4200U
- Operating system: Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro
- Cellular connectivity: None
- Other connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0+HS, NFC
- Display: 15.6-inch WQXGA+ (3200×1800/235PPI) IGZO
- RAM: 4GB
- Internal storage: 128GB SSD
- External storage: SD cards
- Rear-facing camera: None
- Front-facing camera: 2GB
- Connectors: 3 USB 3.0 ports, Mini Display port, HDMI output port, audio jack
- Dimensions: 382.8 × 244.5 × 12.5 millimeters
- Weight: 1.25 kilograms
- Battery: 44Wh
- Other: Digitizer pen input
Sharp did not announce availability and pricing details for the RW-16G1. A launch in Japan is a near certainty but it remains to be seen if Sharp will take this tablet beyond its home country.
If this tablet is still too small for you, there is always the 20-inch Panasonic, 4K Toughpad which sells for about US$6,000.