Apple's iPad Mini and Android tablets will really get into a cat fight

Apr 29, 2013 12:32 GMT  ·  By

Reading about Samsung's Galaxy Tab DUOS 7.0 could have people wondering why Samsung is going to such lengths to make such a small tablet so versatile, with dual-SIM support even.

This Digitimes report, though, reveals just why Samsung is so determined to cover all possible scenarios: 7-inch tablets will spark a fierce competition later this year.

The Apple iPad mini and 7-inch Android tablets will get into something like a cat fight, to be metaphorical.

I wouldn't be surprised if some models with Microsoft's Windows 8 or Windows RT OS made a name for themselves as well.

I suspect that it will take another quarter or two for all the new slates to show up, after that it'll be a financial circus. Samsung, Acer, ASUS, Qualcomm and many others will have to find a balance between performance and sub-$200 / €200 prices.