Review: Galaxy Note 10.1 topper with small mistakes - NU.nl

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Note 10.1 to the latest and greatest from Samsung show. with excellent specifications and a suggested retail price of 599 euros, the tablet directly compete with the iPad Air, which are cheapest variety is sold for 120 euros less.

In appearance seems a lot like the Galaxy Note 10.1 Note 3 (review). On the back is the same plastic with neplederen relief, at the edge provided with nepstiksel.

That sounds kitschy – and that’s also a bit – but compared to previous enclosures tablet from Samsung is a great progress. The plastic feels much better than a smooth back. addition, the Note 10.1 for a 10-inch tablet reasonably compact. The border around the screen is not too thick and the device is 7.9 millimeters pretty thin.

Screen and performance

The screen is perhaps the most striking part of the Note 10.1. Simply put, it is a beautiful display, with unprecedented sharpness and fine clarity. Our screen measurements show that bright colors like yellow, green and cyan slightly duller than those displayed, but in practice there is little evidence of this.

Unfortunately the Note 10.1, despite a octacore Exynos chip, not the fastest tablet. When starting apps uncommon hitches on. Also unlock the tablet could be a lot faster.

The high resolution of the screen seems a disadvantage to bring that performance is not always optimal. themselves with From benchmark tests show that the tablet has difficulty graphical calculations into the huge number of pixels on the screen.

The battery life of the Note 10.1 is average. Playing a full HD video at normal brightness of 250 cd/m2 and with wifi and sound managed to keep the device. 7 hours and 45 minutes In terms of absolute time is not particularly long, but given the high resolution of the screen is still quite an achievement.

Stylus and camera

the software also includes a number of features to use along. the stylus Who gets the stylus from its scroll box, you see where include an “action memo” can be made.

This makes it possible to write a text and save it as a task or to use as search. on Also, an email address or phone number to be written and emailed or called. That works in practice totally faster than typing the text, especially since the writing – especially in my case – was often recognized incorrectly

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a tablet’s camera Note 10.1 amazingly good. This is the same as the camera include the S4 Galaxy Mini and active, with a sensor 8 megapixels.

Conclusion

On paper, the Note 10.1 is a great tablet. In part that is noticeable: the screen is beautiful, the camera is better than any other tablet cameras I’ve tested and the unit feels sturdy, light and sound to

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is occasionally still something to note. to the performance of the tablet Sometimes it’s good, but time interruptions occurred a bit too often. Graphics-heavy applications also have difficulty with the huge number of pixels to be controlled.

The price of 599 euros is also one to be treated with respect. An iPad Air with equal storage costs 30 euro less and delivers better performance. Also attractive Android competitors like the Asus Transformer Pad TF701 10 or older Nexus by Samsung itself go for a lot less over the counter.

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