Samsung’s newest tablet, the Galaxy Note 10.1, comes with a small stylus called the S Pen. Photo by Ariel Zambelich/Wired
When Samsung first introduced the Galaxy Note in late 2011, the company floated the idea that the funny device with the 5.3-inch screen and a stylus wasn’t a phone or a tablet, but something in between. At the time, Samsung claimed it had launched an entirely new class of device, the premiere entry in the “Note” category.
Once we actually got our hands on the Note however, the marketing speak evaporated and it was clear that the Galaxy Note was indeed just a big phone and a few gimmicky apps engineered to take advantage of the stylus. While we didn’t think highly of the Note (we gave it a 5 out of 10) the massive handset went on to sell millions of units worldwide.
Less than a year later, Samsung has delivered a second Note. But this isn’t a phone, nor a “phablet.” Rather, Samsung has taken the Note’s proven DNA and embiggened it to create the Galaxy Note 10.1, a Wi-Fi-only, Android 4.0 tablet with a 10.1-inch screen and a stylus. It also ships with some specialized apps for drawing and taking notes that have been optimized to work with the pen-like appendage.
The Note 10.1 is available this week, starting at $500 for the model with 16GB of storage, and $550 for the 32GB model.
Source: http://www.wired.com/reviews/2012/08/samsung-galaxy-note-10/
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