Samsung Galaxy Note: 5.3", 1200x800 SuperAMOLED, S-PEN stylus, 2500mAh attery... *phew*

kalvindeane said:
What do you mean by that? I thought that it was a large smartphone.
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It's a small tablet which makes calls.

Smartphones nowadays don't come with stylus'.

IMO as soon as a stylus is involved, it moves towards the tablet spectrum of things.

I see it as a tablet you can carry around that conveniently handles your mobile comms stuff aswell.
 
Thought I'd go with an ICS theme for awhile, (the Note really needs actual ICS)

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Took it off charge at ~9am and only been using it lightly today. Battery is certainly good enough for me. I installed and ran Quadrant today and just to give some indication to anyone who's interested, it scores just over the 4000 mark running at default. Not sure how good that benchmark actually is though but I thought I'd try it anyway.

Anyone overclocked their Note?
 
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its funny how a few months ago i was raving over the tab 10.1 i had and how amazingly fast it was, the notes been benchmarked to be 70-100% as fast in anything the tab 10.1 did. just amazes me how tech is evolving as fast as it is
 
I just used my tablet to browse these forums for the first time since getting the Note, and I'm shocked how poor the text looks on it now that I'm used to the Note's higher PPI.

I thought something was wrong with it for a minute as it all just somehow seemed blurrier than I remember.
 
Sell it, you don't really need a tablet when you have one of these. :)

Oh yeah, I ordered a case today: NILLKIN TPU CASE (BLACK) for £6.88 delivered. Will let you know what I think of it when it arrives, my main concern is how much bulk it adds to the phone but quite a few over on xda forums are happy with it.
 
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e36Adz said:
Sell it, you don't really need a tablet when you have one of these. :)
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Nah, it's a Touchpad that I picked up for 80 quid in the firesale so it was still a great bargain and maybe one day Android will actually get some more tablet apps that make good use of 10" screens. I also suspect it will get CM9 before we ever see ICS released on the Note.

If I didn't already have it though, the Note would certainly end my desire to buy one. Which I didn't expect to be the case, I figured it would replace my phone but not a tablet.

I've been eyeing some of the more expensive handmade leather cases from Piel Frama or Noreve, but the extra bulk is a concern for me too.
 
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pepsilol said:
It's a small tablet which makes calls.

Smartphones nowadays don't come with stylus'.

IMO as soon as a stylus is involved, it moves towards the tablet spectrum of things.

I see it as a tablet you can carry around that conveniently handles your mobile comms stuff aswell.
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Erm, what? A year or two ago stylus were commonplace, and the phones that used them were not tablets. In fact, id say a stylus has more in common with a smartphone than it ever does with a tablet, given that the vast majority of modern tablets don't use them.

The Note is just a very a large smartphone... and always will be. All the "omghybrid" nonsense is marketing spiel to better justify and sell the size.
 
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Richdog said:
Erm, what? A year or two ago stylus were commonplace, and the phones that used them were not tablets. In fact, id say a stylus has more in common with a smartphone than it ever does with a tablet, given that the vast majority of modern tablets don't use them.

The Note is just a very a large smartphone... and always will be. All the "omghybrid" nonsense is marketing spiel to better justify and sell the size.
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Ah yeah, I agree.
 
Ordered a 64GB micro sd card for £89.99 and went through quidco so hopefully I also get a few pound back there. Payday plus having only 2GB space left on my memory card pushed me over the edge. :o
 
w1lliam said:
What the hell man! It's a steal at that price, on the other hand it may drop even further :D
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I don't see how it can drop further... it started at 680CHF and has dropped that much over 2 weeks. :eek:

Must be worth a punt at that price... right? More stock comes in on the 2nd (they don't ship to UK guys, sorry) so im thinking I may head on down for a look on Friday evening.

Played with a Dell Streak 5 again today and yes, its big, but not THAT bad. I held it up to my mush too and didnt feel too silly... its not as though youre holding a slate board.

Im going ot be thinking about this all night. :D
 
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