Apple Inc. (AAPL): Samsung’s About to Announce a Whole Bunch of New Products

Galaxy tablets

That leaves Samsung’s Galaxy tablets. The company launched the Galaxy Note 8.0 to little fanfare just a few weeks ago. But the Note 8.0 also has a 10.1-inch cousin — will Samsung update this model as well?

With the Note category gaining steam, a revamped Note 10.1 could easily become the top, full-size Android tablet. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) lost its dominant global market share position in terms of phones many months ago — only recently did Android outpace Apple in terms of tablets. If Samsung is going to continue to compete with Apple, it must offer a compelling iPad alternative.

There’s also been rumors that Samsung could update its Galaxy Note lineup of phones. However, the Note 2 was released just last November, only seven months ago. Thus, it seems a little early for a Note refresh. But if one comes, it once again shows the stark difference between Apple and Samsung — the former is content with one phone a year; the later, a major new phone almost every quarter.

Samsung: the next horseman?

Generally, Samsung isn’t lumped in with the major tech companies (Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB), Google, Apple and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)). But perhaps that’s unfair. Although Samsung is not an American company and doesn’t have its own operating system (at least not yet), its products are immensely important to the overall tech industry.

Tech investors should pay attention to what Samsung unveils, knowing that its products could have a direct effect on Apple, Google and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT).

Salvatore “Sam” Mattera has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Apple. The Motley Fool owns shares of Apple and Microsoft. Salvatore “Sam” is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network — entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.

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