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Samsung Galaxy Note Reviews

TechSpot

02/2012

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Samsung Galaxy Note Review

Samsung's new Galaxy Note is a unique device in the smartphone market. Straddling the line between a smartphone and a tablet, the Note features a massive 5.3-inch display, which is considerably larger than the screen on any other smartphone available today (just see the image below sitting alongside an iPhone). Because of this, the Note is rather unwieldy in the hand, and nearly impossible to use one handed. Trying to make the most of the smartphone's larger footprint, Samsung has attempted to add functionality to the Note with its "don't-call-it-a-stylus" S Pen input device. But once again the Note's dominant feature is its 5.3-inch, Super AMOLED display that packs a dense 1280 x 800 pixel resolution. The form factor alone will place many potential buyers at odds, while others might appreciate the hybrid nature of the device. Read on to learn our findings. Hardware The Samsung Galaxy Note borrows heavily from the designs Samsung has used for its Galaxy S II line of smartphones. In fact, one would not be faulted for thinking that the Galaxy Note was just a Galaxy S II on steroids. The big display looks fantastic, with great, punchy colors, tremendous viewing angles, and good outdoor visibility.

GSMArena

02/2012

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Samsung Galaxy Note I717 review: Pushing the envelope

Samsung has high hopes for the LTE packing Galaxy Note I717 in the United States. Since its launch during CES, the AT&T exclusive device has enjoyed a marketing push like no other Samsung offering to date, including the Galaxy S II lineup. It appeared in a Super Bowl commercial, it starred in New York's Fashion week, etc. The subject of this review is yet another case of an international Samsung device, gone through a character makeover before hitting the U.S. shores. To be in line with its American siblings, the I717 features four touch sensitive buttons under its screen. A Snapdragon S3 chipset with two 1.5GHz Scorpion cores has replaced the capable Exynos silicon of the global version. The changes however are not in any case a downgrade. LTE connectivity has been added and with a 5.3" Super AMOLED screen and an S Pen on board, the Samsung Galaxy Note I717 has a market niche of its own. Here is a look at the key features of the Note I717. As you can see, the AT&T Galaxy Note's spec sheet is long enough to satisfy even the most demanding users. As far as the phoneblet's disadvantages go, the substitution of the powerful Exynos chipset for a Qualcomm made one is probably the biggest letdown in the U.S. Galaxy Note.

DigitalTrends

02/2012

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7.0/10

Samsung Galaxy Note Review

We review the massive Samsung Galaxy Note, the largest Android phone we've reviewed yet, complete with its own stylus. But does it measure up?In the last few years, Samsung has risen to become the second largest phone maker in the world, and it's already nipping at Nokia's heels. The key to a lot of its success in the smartphone market has been to mimic Apple's devices and interface, but now that it's facing more and more legal issues, it seems to be branching out with a new strategy: trying original things. The Galaxy Note is one of the first examples of this. With a massive 5.3-inch screen and a built-in stylus, it can't really be confused for an iPhone or any other device. But is there a market for it? There's no getting around it: the defining feature of the Galaxy Note is its size. If there is a limit to the size of a phone, Samsung has either reached or exceeded it. The strange thing is, your enjoyment of the Note depends a lot on how many hands you have available and how big those hands are. A one-hand disaster: If you're a standard-size gent or lady, using the Note with one hand isn’t just a hassle, it’s potentially dangerous.

SlashGear

02/2012

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Galaxy Note for AT&T Review

The Galaxy Note is no stranger to SlashGear: we reviewed the international version back in November 2011, finding it a curious - and in certain ways compelling - anomaly on the mobile landscape. Since then we've had plenty of experience with the oversized smartphone, most recently the arrival of AT&T's LTE version. Differences between the two are slight, so a full re-review isn't in order. However, read on for our latest thinking on this smartphone/tablet hybrid, where it stands up, and where - despite what Samsung insists - it falls flat on its 5.3-inch face. I've been carrying both the original international and the new AT&T versions of the Galaxy Note for some time now, and they're certainly relatively unique in the mobile space. Samsung believes that we're moving towards a two-handed society, though my own experience is that we're not there yet. As Samsung sees it, most BlackBerry users are two-handed typers, though I'd argue that the difference there is that RIM's phones are small enough to still type with one hand, or at least securely grip it without fear of dropping a very expensive device. Differences between the two models are small.

phoneArena

02/2012

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8.0/10

Samsung Galaxy Note LTE Review

Taking a trip back to memory lane, it was hard to imagine smartphones packing displays anything larger than 3.5-inches a few years ago, but as reality has proven time after time, it seems that we have an insatiable desire to keep moving forward. In fact, our jaws all dropped in unison when the HTC HD2 came romping onto the scene flaunting a then larger than life 4.3” display. Soon afterwards, we’ve all come together as a society to regard devices with these sized displays to be the norm.Well, the Samsung Galaxy Note came to fruition back last fall pushing the limits of how big is too big for today’s modern smartphone. The insanely large device is finally making its way to AT&T’s lineup with 4G LTE connectivity in tow to match its prestigious status as being a formidable Android powered smartphone. Interestingly enough, this isn’t the first time we’re seeing a device on AT&T’s lineup breaking the barriers with a 5-inch display of some sort – as the Dell Streak from 2010 brought BIG to the masses. Having spent an astronomical amount for a fancy Super Bowl commercial, Samsung clearly has high expectations for the Galaxy Note, so let’s see how this version fares!Let’s get the obvious out of the way – again!

PCMAG

02/2012

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6.0/10

Samsung Galaxy Note

Samsung says it makes a phone for everyone, including, apparently, people with huge hands. That's the only possible explanation for the Galaxy Note "phablet." While its size verges on a tablet, its software and usage scream "phone." That leaves the Note an unfortunate tweener, and this too-big phone is hard to love. The Note isn't the first phone-tablet hybrid. The idea has been knocking around since the 1990s, and I have a list of phablets throughout history here on PCMag. The Note is probably the best-engineered device of its kind, but there's something about this physical size, versus the average size of the human hand, which isn't quite working. Physical Design, Phone Calls and InternetThe Galaxy Note ($299 with contract) looks like a Samsung Galaxy S II phone blown up to an impractical size. At 5.8 by 3.3 by .4" (HWD) it's slender and beautiful, with a gorgeously sharp, 5.3-inch, 1280-by-800 Super AMOLED screen showing colors so deep you can fall into them. There's an 8-megapixel camera on the back and a 2-megapixel unit on the front, as well as standard MicroUSB and 3.5-mm headset jacks. A memory card slips into a slot under the back panel. The phone is slim and light. It's just way too wide.

PCWorld

02/2012

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8.0/10

Samsung Galaxy Note

The Samsung Galaxy Note ($300 with a two-year contract; price as of February 14, 2012) has been out for a while internationally, but on February 19, the 5.3-inch phone with a stylus-like pen will arrive on U.S. shores exclusively on AT&T’s 4G LTE network. After Galaxy Note commercials appeared during the Super Bowl, Twitter users joked that it resembled a Palm Pilot. The Galaxy Note might have a pen, but it is far from the capacitive PDAs of yore. The Note’s “S Pen” works quite well with the user interface, but I wished that the device had more apps to use the pen with. The Galaxy Note’s 5.3-inch display puts the Note in an interesting spot between a phone and a tablet. According to Samsung, an unlocked version of the Note won't be available in the United States, which puts the device more in the "subsidized phone with contract" category. I have to say, however, that it feels a little silly to hold something of this size up to your face and make a phone call. It is light enough, but I found it a bit too wide for my hands, feeling uncomfortable and unwieldy at times. The Galaxy Note measures 5.78 by 3.27 by 0.38 inches, and weighs 6.28 ounces. The Note has the typical touch-sensitive navigation buttons below the display (Menu, Home, Back, Search), plus a volume rocker and a power button.

CNet

02/2012

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8.0/10

Samsung Galaxy Note

If you ask me, Samsung began marketing its Samsung Galaxy Note for AT&T on the wrong foot. It was a smart move anticipating reactions to its oversize 5.3-inch screen when the unlocked version first launched in Europe, but the problem with claiming that the Galaxy Note is a phone-and-tablet hybrid (a "phablet," if you will) is setting the expectation that it will be able to supplant your tablet dependence, or obviate the need for one in the first place. While that might be the case for casual tablet users, or for the tablet-curious, the Galaxy Note is firmly and unquestionably a Galaxy smartphone first. In the meantime, "phablet" has become a (fun, if meaningless) catch-phrase for a product whose manufacturers can't seem to decide which spin will net the most sales. And where does that kooky-cool throwback S-Pen stylus come in? The Galaxy Note's wand can take screenshots, jot your notes, and respond to pen pressure--all good stuff. Yet, if you never release the S-Pen from its snug plastic tunnel, you won't miss out on the Note's essential smartphone features. So forget worrying about the Galaxy Note as a tablet and think of it as the phone that it is.

ITP.net

01/2012

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8.0/10

Samsung Galaxy Note

The Samsung Galaxy Note is a strong attempt at a cross between a smartphone and a tablet, but functions best as a small tablet device, with a host of apps and a large memory. The 147x83x10mm device is just too large to be carrying around in your pocket, or answering calls on, although the weight at 178g does make it handbag friendly. The Galaxy Note runs on the Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, which can be upgraded to the latest software when necessary. The massive 5.3-inch WXGA screen has incredible colour, brightness and clarity with a pixel count of 1280x800 and Samsung's Super AMOLED technology, the blacks are deep and immersive and the colours really draw your eye into web pages and applications. The device comes with a very useful stylus/smart pen (S Pen) integrated into the back, when used with the S Memo note application, you can change the pen nibs and colours, as well as save notes and drawings by clicking the button the side of the pen. It also allows you to share your masterpieces on Facebook, Twitter, MMS, email, WhatsApp and Evernote. The 8-megapixel camera with LED flash takes decent enough pictures, but we had a problem with slight blurring on some of the images.

The Verge

01/2012

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7.9/10

Samsung Galaxy Note review

There once was a time, commonly referred to as the pre-iPad era, when people questioned if there really was a gap between laptops and smartphones for tablets to fill. The two established device categories seemed to have too many overlaps in functionality to permit a separate product type to exist between them. Today, that question has been answered emphatically by the wildly popular tablet market, but the challenge of trailblazing new form factors remains and has been taken up by Samsung with the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note. Too small to be considered a tablet and too large to be deemed a phone, this new Android device seeks to demonstrate the value of its unconventional size as well as its own credentials. Samsung has built the Note atop its extremely successful Galaxy S II platform, though much as it did with the Galaxy Nexus, the company has added some significant upgrades. The Galaxy Note has a higher-resolution display, a much larger battery, and a new S Pen stylus, making it more potent and versatile than a simple oversized GSII handset. So it’s bigger, badder, and carries a small stick — does that make it Samsung’s next great mobile device?

TabletPCReview

12/2011

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8.0/10

Samsung Galaxy Note Review: Is it a Tablet or Smartphone?

Somewhere between 5 and 7-inches is a fine line that separates tablets from smartphones. Because so few devices have display sizes that fall into that range, it's impossible to tell exactly where in that range smartphones end and tablets begin. Entering this no-man's land is the Samsung Galaxy Note, a device Samsung dubbed "neither a smartphone, nor a tablet" at its unveiling at IFA in Berlin. With a 5.3-inch screen, it's bigger than the biggest smartphone and smaller than the smallest tablet. Apart from its atypical size, Galaxy Note differs from a smartphone as it comes with S Pen, an active stylus that provides an entirely new user experience (new to those who never owned a PDA, anyway) for smaller screen devices. Furthermore, the Galaxy Note sports some impressive particularities, including an exceptionally fast 1.4-gigahertz dual core processor, a Super AMOLED screen with a resolution characteristic for larger tablets and a 2500 mAh interchangeable battery, which is substantially more than most smartphones have to offer. The 5.3-inch screen makes the Galaxy Note seem more like a smartphone like the Galaxy S II, which has a 4.3-inch screen, than tablet, like the Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus.

Thinkdigit

12/2011

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Samsung Galaxy Note Review

In a world that is still grappling with the idea of how the smartphone and tablets will co-exist, Samsung has decided to introduce a a model in the slowly growing hybrid category. The limited demographic of tablet users aside, the masses still use their smartphone for most tasks the tablet would do. So where does the Samsung Galaxy Note fit in? Is it a bigger smartphone? Or is it a smaller tablet, walking the same path as the Dell Streak did sometime back. Is it really the perfect compromise between the tablet and the phone? As we had remarked in the First Impressions article we had done the other day, it is BIG! Till now we had considered 4.0-inch display smartphones as big, but this one with its 5.3-inch display just puts them in the shade. Quite literally! Despite the bigger footprint, it doesn't weigh too much, and manages to remain quite slim as well. Surprisingly, it is easy to use it with the same hand that is holding it. Minimalist is a theme we have come to expect from Samsung, at least as far as the Galaxy range of handsets is concerned. And that same trait is visible here as well. Just below the display is the homescreen button, flanked by two touch keys for menu and return. We had seen this with the SII as well, and thankfully that continues here as well - you can set the lighting behavior of these keys.

DigitalVersus

12/2011

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10/10

Phone Reviews: Mobiles and Smartphones

Samsung's new strategy is to make sure it has a foothold in every segment of the mobile phone segment—even if that means inventing some new ones! Next to the Samsung Galaxy Note, the HTC Titan's 4.7'' display looks positively puny: this new smartphone has a 5.3'' Super AMOLED HD display with a 1280 x 800 pixel resolution. Its other unique feature is the S-Pen stylus from Wacom which allows users to draw, as well as touch, the Android 2.3.5 interface. We're not entirely sure whether it's a giant smartphone or a miniature tablet, but Samsung is using the Galaxy Note as a testing ground for its new 1.4 GHz dual-core processor, which will soon also feature in the Galaxy Tab 7.7. There's a gigabyte of memory to keep it company. The main 8 Megapixel camera has an LED flash and records video at a maximum resolution of 1080p, while there's a second 2 Megapixel webcam at the front. Android 2.3 Gingerbread is largely hidden under Samsung's TouchWiz interface, with only minor changes to the version we saw on the Galaxy S II. Samsung has gone for the usual choice of connectors, with a microUSB port that supports MHL, allowing you to connect the phone to an HDMI port via an optional adaptor.

GSMArena

11/2011

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Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 review

Tablets are cool. But they have a purpose too. Larger screens, higher resolution and more mileage out of the battery make them better suited for certain tasks. That's why people are not only fascinated by them but do end up actually needing one. What's not so cool is the need to carry two devices all the time, especially when one of them won't fit into any reasonable pocket. That's where the Samsung Galaxy Note comes in. It aims to squeeze the high-res screen and battery longevity of a tablet into a package that is still pocketable. And it does - but success is by no means guaranteed. There's nothing between the Galaxy Note and 7" tablets. And while it sounds good to have all that room to themselves, Samsung need to fill it with meaning. The right kind of users will be easily convinced of the advantages of an enlarged Galaxy S II. Not so sure about a compressed tablet. But there's no reason to go into this with a skeptical attitude. Just look at that specs sheet! There aren't many smartphones around that can instill an inferiority complex in the Galaxy S II, but the Galaxy Note does a pretty good job of it. The Exynost chipset's got a faster CPU, the AMOLED screen has a million pixels and, most importantly, there's more of it.

SlashGear

11/2011

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Samsung Galaxy Note Review

Big phone, small tablet, or unnecessary hybrid? Questions bubble up uncontrollably around the Samsung Galaxy Note; strangers can't help but ask questions. No, we don't have tiny hands; no, we didn't put our iPad through a hot wash; no, just because it has a stylus, doesn't mean it's running Windows Mobile. Is 5.3-inches of Android more than any man, woman or child should be expected to stomach, or has Samsung's scattershot approach to mobile device sizing struck gold this time around? Read on for the full SlashGear review. The Samsung Galaxy S II looked vast when we first saw it; the Galaxy Note knocks its smaller cellular sibling into the proverbial cocked hat. At 146.85 x 82.95 x 9.65 mm and 178g it's certainly a handful, though the sub-centimeter thickness does mean it's still relatively straightforward to slip into the front pocket of your jeans, assuming they're not hipster-tight. It's also faintly ridiculous to hold to your head during voice calls, like you're resting your face against a broad Swedish cracker-bread, only smoother. Still, you can't argue with why Samsung opted for such outré dimensions: the Galaxy Note offers a 5.3-inch Super AMOLED HD display running, as the name suggests, at an eye-searing 1280 x 800 resolution.

CNet UK

11/2011

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7.0/10

Samsung Galaxy Note review

The Samsung Galaxy Note is an oddity: while technically a smart phone, its gigantic 5.3-inch screen pushes it towards tablet territory (and away from being pocketable); there's even a stylus for sketching and making notes. Is this Android-powered beast a mere curiosity or a brilliant new breed of device? If your heart is set on a compact phone, then this is easy to answer: no. While it's thin and surprisingly lightweight, the sheer size of the Galaxy Note means you'll need to be sporting clown-style pantaloons if you want to comfortably slip it in your trouser pocket. This is a phone that demands to be carried in a bag. Despite its huge size, it’s lightweight and very thin -- a mere 9.7mm in depth. It's also not the phone to be seen with if you want to look ultra-cool. Again, the size makes you look daft -- or even Hobbit-like -- when making or taking a call. We were frankly loathe to pull it out in public every time it rang (maybe that says more about us than the Note). It does give you the air of, say, a nomadic start-up entrepreneur when you're perched in the pub busily tapping away with the stylus on that 5.3-inch screen. Sat next to an iPhone 3GS, the Galaxy Note looks like a giant comedy phone. There are bigger issues to consider too.

phoneArena

11/2011

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7.0/10

Samsung GALAXY Note Review

Have you ever wondered how big could phone screens get? Judging by recent trends, manufacturers seem to be constantly raising the norm as they continue to produce bigger and bigger handsets. We've already seen many such offerings, sporting 4+” screens, like the Samsung Galaxy S II and the Motorola DROID X2, but one product easily overshadows them all, in terms of size.Of course, we're talking about the Samsung Galaxy Note. This beast of a phone actually carries a 5.3” display – the biggest you can find on a device, marketed as a “phone”. We can already see the debate over whether the Galaxy Note should be considered a giant phone or a mini-tablet, however, we'd prefer to stay away from this, and rather focus on the unique capabilities of the handset, in order to see if it has a chance in this cruel world. After all, not many smartphones today come with a special stylus of their own, designed to ease the process of note-taking. Unfortunately though, none of the U.S. carriers has announced plans to carry the Galaxy Note yet.Anyway, let's see if Samsung's Galaxy Note has the potential to become the next big thing in wireless!The box includes:So, um... what should we say? The Samsung Galaxy Note is one monster of a phone!

3G.co.uk

11/2011

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8.0/10

Samsung Galaxy Note Review

Big may well be beautiful, but when it comes to mobile phones, is this still true? And how big does a mobile have to be before it becomes a tablet? This is the dilemma facing the Galaxy Note from Samsung. The Korean phone maker is already marketing the Note with the line \"Phone? Tablet?” so obviously it doesn't know either. As a phone it's huge, and yet as a tablet, it's tiny. So how does it fare in a hands-on test? If you think of it as a phone, the Samsung Galaxy Note really is massive. It feels huge to hold – unsurprising as it measures 146.9x83x9.7mm – yet still manages to be pretty slim, only a little thicker than its Galaxy S II stablemate. It's also pretty weighty at 178g, although it doesn't actually feel that heavy, considering its size. You'll manage to get it into a man's jeans pocket, but women and anyone of small stature might want to try it out in a shop first, to see how portable it is going to be. Some may question whether this is a phone or a tablet, but as it fits in a pocket, and you can make calls on it, it definitely sits in the phone category for us – even if its massive 5.3 inch display makes the 3.5 inch screen on our usual iPhone 4 look tiddly. On the top of the device there is a 3.5mm audio jack, the volume rocker is on the left edge and a lock on/off button on the right.

phoneArena

10/2011

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Samsung GALAXY Note

Well, it's finally here – the Samsung GALAXY Note – the largest “smartphone” ever created. If you wonder why we placed “smartphone” in inverted commas, that's because this thing is so big that it's blurring the lines between being a phone and a tablet. Really, when you look at it, the Galaxy Note can hardly be classified as a normal smartphone. On the other hand, it feels a bit too small to be considered a normal tablet. This device has found itself somewhere in between. And naturally, the first question that comes to our mind right now is: Is there a place for such a device on the market?But we never jump to conclusions without first having to play with the actual handset. Now that the Samsung GALAXY Note is right here, in our hands, we do have a few things to say about it. Being pretty impressive in terms of specs, same as any other high-end Android smartphone, doesn't the Galaxy Note mark the spot where big becomes too big? Read on to find out!So, um... what should we say? The Samsung GALAXY Note is one monster of a phone! It is gigantic, and it doesn't feel like anything you've used before. And if you're the type of person who'd say that the Galaxy S II is just too big, then wait until you see this guy.

GSMArena

10/2011

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Samsung Galaxy Note

They used to be big, later they became redundant. As soon as smartphones were ready to offer the same features, PDAs were on the way to becoming extinct. With a device like the Samsung Galaxy Note though, one can't help but wonder if they're making a comeback. It's got a big touchscreen for reading and entering text, with a stylus for jotting down notes and sketches, with powerful hardware that beats most phones in processing power and features. Sounds like a new-age PDA to us. The screen is part of the new HD SuperAMOLED line and boasts the impressive 1280x800 pixel resolution. It uses a PenTile matrix, but with 285ppi you can't really tell. Stretching over a whopping 5.3 inches, it makes browsing those web pages an almost tablet-like experience. The Samsung Galaxy Note shares the Exynos chipset with some of its Galaxy siblings, but it's the one with the 1.4GHz dual-core CPUs. We've already had a look at its performance and we can say it's blazing fast. If it's becoming hard to keep track of all the features, here's the gist of the Galaxy Note specs in summarized form: The Samsung Galaxy Note packs the same camera as the Galaxy S II, giving you 8MP stills and FullHD video recording.

GSMArena

09/2011

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Samsung Galaxy Note

The Samsung Galaxy Note is a player in a game of numbers - and it's drawing higher numbers than the competition. Starting with the 5.3" 1280x800 pixels SuperAMOLED screen on the outside and all the way to the beefed up Exynos chipset inside with two 1.4GHz cores, the Galaxy Note has +1 on all its specs. This is hardly where the numbers end, here are a few more - 285ppi for the screen, 9.65mm thick, 8MP still camera, 1080p video camera, 2,500 mAh battery. It's either a Galaxy S II on steroids or a smaller Galaxy Tab 7.7. Whichever way you look at it, the Galaxy Note is an impressive piece of kit. On top of that (or rather, on the bottom) we have the S Pen, an active stylus, which can be used to jot down notes, control the S Planner organizer and more. The stylus slides into the body, which means it's always around when you need it. We haven't had enough time with the Note - it literally arrived in our office a couple of hours ago - but enough for a quick hands-on. These are our initial impressions of the hardware and the camera. We've thrown in a bonus user interface video, so enjoy.

CNet UK

09/2011

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Samsung Galaxy Note

Alright, we're pretty sure we know what a smart phone is, and we've more or less got our heads around tablets. Time for a new category! That's Samsung's thinking at least, it reckons its new Samsung Galaxy Note is a whole new kind of 'thing', not quite a mobile, not quite a tablet.We've gone hands-on with the 5.3-inch, stylus-sporting Galaxy Note, and we're ready to hit you with our first impressions, so read on, and check-out a few of our hands-on snaps above. Price and availability are yet to be announced, but you'll be the first to know. The Samsung Galaxy Note is basically a small Android tablet, or a large Android smart phone, depending on your point of view. Dell has done something similar before with the Dell Streak, but that wasn't particularly successful. Samsung is better placed to give this middle-sized touchscreen device a go, because in the past it's produced some praiseworthy Android tablets, and the Samsung Galaxy S2 smart phone, which might be the best Android mobile in town. The Note rocks a Super AMOLED 5.3-inch touchscreen, and a slim, lightweight display. We're not sure how heavy it is exactly, but it felt light in our hands, which are perfectly calibrated to judging weighty tech. It's 9.65mm across, which is a little thicker than the iPad 2, but probably not so thick that it'll annoy you. Cripes!

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