http://androidcommunity.com/samsung-galaxy-nexus-vs-white-galaxy-note-hands-on-video-20111027/
For me, the most exciting device of CES was the Samsung Galaxy Note.
This 5.3" bad boy was specifically designed to be a portable notebook. It has a built-in Wacom digitizer just like the Wacom tablets. The stylus action is smooth, precise, and high resolution, which blows away any capacitive display/stylus combo. In fact I read that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 's display simply does not work with capacitive styluses at all (it should but does not). One of the attached images is from the Galaxy Note. It shows how small you can write on the screen. Enlarge that picture to 5.3" diagonal to see the actual size. Amazing.
At the show in the main foyer Samsung had artists using the Note to do portrait sketches. Then they'd print the sketches on a tshirt for you. There was a long line to get your portrait done. Boy, Samsung sure knows how to market their stuff.
The one downside of this device is that there is no backend integration to Evernote or Dropbox or OneNote or the Cloud. You can only email your notes to yourself. In 2012, this is lame. I suppose the excuse is "a future app would be able to do this. " It would be perfect for the Note to sync notes to a folder in OneNote. Then at least I can cut and paste. Microsoft One Note can already handle mingled sketches and text.
Also, the handwriting recognition sucked. My HP touchscreen laptop runs rings around it. But, I don't know that I need realtime HR as long as the text is searchable.
The comparison: Galaxy Nexus Prime vs Galaxy Note
- 2x 1.2 Ghz vs 2x 1.4 GHz
- Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich vs 2.3 Gingerbread (the Note will be upgraded to ICS)
- 4.65" vs 5.3" display + Wacom digitizer + stylus
- both have Super AmoLED display at 1280 800 resolution
- both have 1000MB RAM and 32GB user storage
And most importantly:
- 5MP vs 8MP rear camera
- no uSD vs uSD
- 1850mAhr vs 2500mAhr battery
It's beautiful in white. Unfortunately, it's about $700 for an unlocked device, until it's released in the US.
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