Like all 10.1-inch Android tablets, the Note feels awkward to hold. If you press on the battery cover (non-removable battery), it will flex a bit. If this were a prop in an episode of CSI, the episode would be over in minutes. The only two noticeable differences are the addition of a slide-out S Pen stylus – it’s called the “Note,” after all – and instead of a brushed faux metal frame, the Note has a shiny plastic shell that saves every fingerprint you leave like it’s a detective. In fact, on the outside, it’s pretty much the same tablet, just almost-imperceptibly larger and heavier.

The Galaxy Note 10.1 looks exactly like Samsung’s last tablet, the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (how about that name, right?). It’s getting a lot of buzz, both good and bad. Below we’ll break down the many features of the new Galaxy Note (a lot of them, anyway). Samsung claims that the Note is the first tablet to bridge the gap and become a productivity machine. Trying for a hat trick, Samsung has shoved every feature from these two phones into the new Galaxy Note tablet, which is its third 10.1-inch tablet to come out in a year. The Galaxy Note phablet (it’s a huge 5.3-inch phone) is selling well on AT&T. That’s why the Galaxy Note 10.1 makes sense.

It has tried collaborating with wireless carriers. It has tried marketing them to businesses. It has tried making them thinner, lighter, more colorful. It has tried making tablets in every size: 7 inches, 7.7 inches, 8.9 inches, 10.1 inches. Samsung desperately wants to sell a hit tablet.

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