NVIDIA's CEO Says Superphones Are Larger Than iPhone, Smaller Than Tablets

NVIDIA's CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang has been outspoken about the life and times of the superphone/smartphone/tablet market for awhile now, and at a recent press conference for Taiwan media, he went on to describe what he believes a superphone really is. Interestingly enough, he points out that the Motorola Droid X is the first of these so-called superphones, but that there will be plenty more like it, following in its footsteps, in the future.

Huang's outlook on a superphone is pretty robust, even if he is explaining pretty much every smartphone on the market, already available. He does point out, though, that a superphone would be bigger than Apple's iPhone, and smaller than a tablet PC. (We're not sure where Dell would stand on this, considering the multiple sizes of their "tablet" devices.) He went on to say that it would open up new opportunities for casual computing, and that these devices will run Google's Android mobile Operating System. They'll also be able to connect to the Internet, and satisfy basic entertainment needs.

Adding to this, Huang pointed out that the replacement of netbooks by tablets would only make the future of the superphone brighter, and actually create a segment in the market specifically for their existence. This would put them between the obviously crowded smartphone and tablet markets, which are growing exponentially. And, finally, Haung confirmed that Motorola is indeed creating a Droid superphone, featuring NVIDIA's Tegra 2, and will hit the market some time in 2011.

[via DigiTimes]