Is it a small tablet or a big smartphone? That's what you will be asking yourself when you see the latest electronic marvel from Samsung. The new Samsung Galaxy Note builds on the success of the Galaxy SII, the best smartphone released in 2011, and comes with some significant improvements, like the addition of the S-Pen stored conveniently in the bottom of the phone.
This phablet (or is it a tablone?) has an enormous 5.3" Super AMOLED with a 1280 x 800px resolution touchscreen display and a dual-core 1.4Ghz processor for amazing speed. There is a rear-facing 8MP camera and a 2MB front-facing camera, but the real strength is in its video capabilities.
The Note can record a 1080p video at up to 30 frames per second without any lags or chugging. Samsung says it comes with Android 2.3 installed, but I would bet it will actually ship with the new Android 4.0 operating system.There isn't much information on battery life, but this is a concern as the battery on my Galaxy S Infuse needs charging by around 3 o'clock on a good day, and the Notes screen is 15 percent bigger. Samsung has bundled a 2500 mAh battery in the Note and it is supposed to give over 36 hours of backup with moderate use. We'll see about that!
An interesting feature of the Note is that it comes with stylus support in the form of the S-Pen. Pre-iPad tablets always had a stylus as an input device -- which I usually lost within the first week of use. I'm worried that if (when) I get this new gadget, the S-pen will meet a similar fate. The S-Pen is based on Wacom's Electro-Magnetic Resonance (EMR) technology, which means that it works by induction and does not require any battery in the stylus itself, so I'm hoping replacements will be cheap. Samsung has loaded a few cool apps that use the S-Pen as well.
The Note is rumored to be coming to Canada soon -- they say Q1 -- and with it is created a new category for smart devices. It will be interesting to see how consumers react to the Note -- but you can bet I will be in line for one (and I will definitely get the screen insurance this time!).
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Samsung to release Galaxy Tab 7.0N in Germany, with new form factor, check it out here:
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I plan on buying an unlocked version and using it with StraightTalk, which requires no contract (I hate contracts) but I won't get the discount. . They offer an unlimited talk/text/data plan for $45 a month!!. (I know!) and let you use your phone of choice and you get to keep your own number.
My current carrier would charge more than double for that.
Unfortunately, it's currently selling for $700 and no Ice Cream Sandwich yet sooo no.
I'll need a price drop and ICS first, but I'll be on this like white on rice as soon as that happens.
Samsung is going to wipe Apple out, between the Note and Galaxy SII
any article
when is the ICS Upgrade due on the Galaxy Note
To me, the 4S is like a good LCD TV. And this one like the best True (not backlit) LED TV. The first time you see it, you're stunned. And continue to marvel at it. I'm just waiting for the American public to become more knowledgeable/less antagonistic and TRY IT for a few days. It will be hard to return to anything after it. Europe & Asia already embrace it and they are not making a fuss abt it. It must be the s/bowl-ad and the mocking ads that are causing the negative backlash. Maybe Samsung should not have mocked the iPhone users because now they are really going to miss out on a stunning device. Once they get over their hangup over the size (which really and ironically is a huge +).
Simply put, if an iPhone comes out with a 5" display, it will be better than its smaller iPhone sibling in EVERYTHING. But size. And the size is still manageable. They really finally did something right. Great not-cheap-looking-anymore build and a gorgeous display.
A $200 Ultralight netbook, weighing half a pound or less, with a built in Clear Wimax connection for always on, always connected service
I want a keyboard, not a touch screen on a tablet.
I think there are others like me.
And we are not yet being served.
I used to love my Pocket PC with stylus but was wondering if this can be used both ways.