Samsung Galaxy Note – The experience

Posted on April 15, 2012 by LadyFran

I thought I would write a review on Samsung’s venture into the ‘phablet’ market. A term I am not all that keen on, but which seems to have been coined for the hybrid phone/tablet genre of device. My own personal revolution is being waged to rename this wedge of the market as ‘tablone’. I digress though.

There are many, many reviews out there for the Samsung Galaxy Note (hereafter referred to as GNote), and my intention is not to regurgitate the same information that can be found by a simple Google search. As informative and valuable existing reviews are, so many of them are written from a specifications perspective, or from the viewpoint of someone who has had the device for 24 – 48 hours. These are great for the prospective buyer looking for ‘the facts’, but they often don’t go a little deeper into how the device performs on a day-to-day basis. My intention is to focus more on the GNote in the context of a user. What’s the reality of carrying around a 5.3″ screen? Is the S Pen really that useful?

What’s coming up in this post?

Page 1
Specs – Just the facts ma’am
DisclaimerPage 2
The Size
The S Pen

Page 3
The Screen
The Camera
The Battery

Page 4
Performance
Conclusion
What’s next?
More information

Specs – Just the facts ma’am

Let’s kick off with the basics. For full specs visit the Samsung GNote microsite or GSM Arena (also great site for comparing devices). I won’t go into great detail  here other than to cover the below points.

Dimensions:
146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm

Screen:
5.3″ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
800 x 1280 pixels (~285 ppi pixel density)

Memory:
Internal – 16/32Gb (model specific)
Expandable – microSD card slot, up to 32Gb
RAM – 1 GB

Connectivity:
HSDPA Quadband (850/900/1900/2100)
4G/LTE (model specific)
NFC (optional)
Wifi
Bluetooth

Operating system:
Android 2.3.x (Gingerbread)
Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) pending -
ICS + Premium Suite expected Q2 2012

Camera:
Primary – 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels
Secondary – 2MP
Video – 1080p @ 24 – 30 fps

Disclaimer

So, let’s get down to business shall we. Firstly, a disclaimer: I ♥ the GNote!

I should probably get that said right from the get go. I had my reservations when I first took the plunge into the ‘tablone’ world; however, it didn’t take long before the features started to speak volumes on just how beneficial this device can be across all sorts of tasks. This device has been a pleasure to own.

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