In February this year Samsung accidentally revealed upcoming model of Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 10.1 along with Wave 3 and Wave Y and today the company has officially roll out Galaxy Note 10.1 in US, UK and also made available for pre-order in India via Samsung official eStore.
The Galaxy Note 10.1 is available in Wi-Fi and LTE version but for now Wi-Fi version is only available. Galaxy Note 10.1 Wi-Fi version 16GB is priced at $499 & 32GB at $549 and comes with features like Exynos 4412 quad core processor, Mail-400MP graphics, 2GB RAM at a pixel density of 1280×800 screen resolution. Galaxy Note runs on Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 and may receive Jelly Bean update in future.
Galaxy Note 10.1
Note comes with 16/32/64GB in-built memory that can be expandable up to 64GB via microSD card. If we talk about the camera quality then, it comes with 5MP LED flash rear and 1.9MP front facing camera for video chat. The 5MP camera is capable to record video at 720p HD at 30fps and just like Galaxy Note 5.1, this Note also comes with Stylus support (S-Pen) which comes bundled with the device.
Galaxy Note 10.1 is a great tab at a reasonable price if we compare it with Apple iPad3 that was launched this year. Here is a quick comparison between both Galaxy Note 10.1 & Apple iPad3 below.
Models | Galaxy Note 10.1 | Apple iPad3 |
| Display Size | 10.1inch (1280×800)px | 9.7inch(1536×2048)px |
| Operating System | Android ICS 4.0.3 | iOS 5.1 |
| Processor | Exynos 4412 1.4GHz quad core | 1GHz dual core |
| RAM | 2GB | 1GB |
| Memory (Internal) | 16/32/64 GB | 16/32/64 GB |
| Memory(Expandable) | Upto 64GB with microSD | Not Applicable |
| Camera (Rear/Front) | 5MP LED Flash/1.9MP | 5MP w/LED Flash/VGA |
| Battery | 7000 mAh | 11560mAh |
If we compare screen resolution and battery among the two then no doubt iPad3 is the winner otherwise Galaxy Note 10.1 takes over iPad3 when compared with screen size, processor, memory, RAM and also in price.
So, if we you are planning to get one in coming few days then we strongly suggest you to go with Galaxy Note 10.1.
Do let us know what you think about the new Galaxy Note 10.1 in your comments below.
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About Abhishek Shukla
I bought an iPad 3 on Thursday and returned it on Friday. It was not compatible with adobe acrobat reader and flash plug in so I can take my college assignments with me. I need a device that I can depend on. Galaxy Note 10.1 seems cool hope it won’t let me down because back it goes, planning to buy in two weeks. Buyers please send comments to my address.