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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 review: Second time lucky

17 August 2012 | Read the review | Post your comment
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 review: Second time lucky - read the full textThe Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is a tablet like no other but instead of making a big splash it's busy making up for lost time. With its launch pushed back shortly after the unveiling, Samsung's top-of-the-line tablet returns to a market that isn’t...

 

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Samsung seems to not realize that their Note 10.1 would be a prime device that all academic (and other) lecturers would want to use (in place of lugging around their heavy laptops) to present their ppt lectures, making use of the pen function to highlite, annotate and draw while presenting, i.e. like using an expensive and heavy tablet laptop computer. I naively bought the device, expecting to be able to easily connect (as the sales personnel agreed) the Note 10.1 to an LCD projector or the like...but not so. No store seems to have any cable other than the charging cable, and cable sellers have cables to connect from just about anything to everything - except nothing for this damn multifunction port of my Tablet. (As well, why is there no output to HDMI on na TV screen or another computer??). Any one has a solution or idea about this and whether, in fact, there is a source of the necessary cables)?? Thanks! Hans from hpptrading@gmail.com

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  • 2013-04-20 20:20
  • kWN1

How do I connect usb flash drive to the NG8000 tablet in order to import things like movies or documents from a computer?

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  • 2013-03-15 10:20
  • 3sEj

> In reply to ahah @ 2012-08-22 13:38 from iJ8C - click to readActually I study medicine and, note taking its not usefull, but If you have drawing skills, and of course if you need to carry a lot of books or consult the last year book you can consult it on the tablet.I have tried with 7 inch tablet and they really are big screen cellphones. But a 10 inch tabletit's a complete reader

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  • 2013-01-14 07:34
  • LEhF

> In reply to Alex @ 2012-12-01 05:52 from pu7% - click to readYes, it has 2 gb of RAM i got one

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  • 2013-01-14 07:29
  • LEhF

> In reply to Alex @ 2012-12-01 05:52 from pu7% - click to readYes, it has 2 gb of RAM i got one

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  • 2013-01-14 07:28
  • LEhF

> In reply to TC @ 2012-08-23 12:36 from J5MG - click to readDude that's a review from Android Authority, and trust me the guy how made didn't try it for 2 hours!...I got a Note 10.1 and it really helps in productivity, probably this reviewer it's just a gamer who wants high resolutions displays. But Im just looking for the logical order. If you buy a device it must help you to do your life easier, not for expend time, that's why technology was made for The facts are:
-The 1280 x 800 display it' because Wacom Technology don't admit higher resolution than this, because the tablet will get laggy
-The Exynos 4412 proccesor it's over Tefra 3 proccesor by saving battery
-The plastic used im the tablet allows too get better wifi and gps signal, don't forget the issue with the gps signal on Asus Tf700

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  • 2013-01-14 07:26
  • LEhF

> In reply to AlejndrGonzalez @ 2013-01-14 07:04 from LEhF - click to readWacom makes 1080p digitizer screens, but they are prohibitively expensive.

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  • 2013-01-14 07:06
  • PDJV

The display it's 1280 x 800 because the Wacom technology don't admit more tan this resolution

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  • 2013-01-14 07:04
  • LEhF

> In reply to TC @ 2012-08-23 13:51 from J5MG - click to readI beg to disagree. It depends on what you use a tablet for. For creating complex illustrations, mind mapping, and productivity, nothing beats the GN 10.1.

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  • 2013-01-14 07:03
  • PDJV

> In reply to 47 @ 2012-08-23 10:42 from HHHH - click to readAnd definitely read the top comments on the review as well..

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  • 2012-12-23 03:30
  • t@Lh

Can somebody please confirm the RAM in the Galaxy note 10.1, it says 1GB in Samsung website but the people here say it is 2GB, how can we check that in the device itself???

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  • 2012-12-01 05:52
  • pu7%

I have this device for 2 weeks now and I also have Galaxy Note-2(Both have 2Gb ram) but the performance of Note-2 is faster in all ways. It is disappointing that the software is not optimize to use the full capacity of the hardware for the Note 10.1. Everything is lagging especially the web browsing. Hope Samsung can fix all the android issue coz the hardware is excellent but performs poorly in all task considering this is design for multitasking

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  • 2012-11-06 15:04
  • M{gx

one fails to understand this ram memory issue, I have a tab 2.70 .... I read in reviews that it has one gb ram....
I can see it has only 687 Mb ram! of it only 250 mb is user available ,,,,,,

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  • 2012-09-15 01:53
  • fCx@

really want to buy this but little confused and dissapointed with the screen,im talking about the AMOLED..

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  • 2012-09-13 08:21
  • tYV9

> In reply to Sir Awesome @ 2012-08-18 01:44 from sy14 - click to readi will too

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  • 2012-09-09 18:20
  • vV5G

Thanks GSMArena.

I wish if GSMArena Team puts Battery test in each review. because my i am sure it is the only reason for me buying the RAZR MAXX.

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  • 2012-09-05 02:46
  • J9PN

The video recording is v still better then galaxy s 3. At least it doesn't have autofocus issue.!

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  • 2012-09-03 04:12
  • KICG

Why i cant run asphalt 7 , cpu, ram, is top now, but hm..... how do i describe ? shit, the program just work well on first time, does it cause of app or device low?

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  • 2012-08-28 16:53
  • u44R

The reviewer, just like Apple appear to live a bit in the past. Microsoft and Samsung are taking the tablet to the next level where it should be. So instead of racking up screen resolution and making it just a bit more beautiful photo frame, Samsung and Microsoft have gone for productivity and creativity. Pop-up screen, split screen, and real multi-tasking, s Pen, and processing power to match. - all those count a lot more than a million screen pixels.

I don't know who goes about making films with his tablet. I had mine for a year and never once filmed with it. So the iPad 3 is packed with gimmicks that did nothing to progress the tablet as a serious device.

So, I'm getting the Note and with 3G

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  • 2012-08-28 07:43
  • nHRS

I had iPad2 for a whole year and never once filmed a video with it. So why should I bother whether it's 720 or 1080. The difference in screen resolution is overhyped. Performance is everything at this level.

You get bored very easily with just looking at screen and reading stuff. let's hope the S Pen can inject some fun into a class of device that is becoming an expensive digital photo frame.

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  • 2012-08-28 06:56
  • nHRS
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