Review: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition, good but not perfect - Tablet World

It was only a year ago that the Samsung Galaxy series expanded with the Galaxy Note 10.1, continuing the South Korean company once the fastest tablet on the market in 2012. Since a large month there is already a successor for that tablet, the Note 10.1 2014 Edition

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It is now almost hard to get through the Galaxy forest trees can still be seen, with so many models that are also so similar and carry almost the same name. In this case we are talking about the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition, model number SM-P600. This WiFi-only tablet (it is also available in a version with 3G) carries beautiful specifications along with it, but also some minuses.

Design

The appearance of the new Note 10.1 is properly addressed and thus seems to have listened to the criticism received the big brother of this tablet. Samsung For example, the bezels (borders) reduced around the screen allowing the tablet looks all right a bit smaller. That space savings had to come from somewhere, and so are the speakers moved to the side of the device.
Interestingly enough, moving the speakers tablet not made thicker. Indeed, he has even fallen slightly. The new Note 10.1 is both thinner and lighter, so you do not have the feeling that you have in your hands a 10.1 inch tablet.
Not only the front of the tablet is addressed, even the back has a makeover ‘received. Thus, the cheap look of the glossy plastic back cover made way for an upscale (fake) leather back. Not only the appearance is gaining a boost, also in terms of usability, Samsung has made this profit. The tablet fits comfortably in the hand and there is less talk of sweating hands.
Not in sight surprising, flashy color schemes at Samsung and so this Note 10.1 2014 Edition available in black and white.

Control

the buttons and slots of the new Note 10.1 is not cheating and so is everything you would expect on a Samsung device. First the physical Home button below the screen, in addition, the soft-touch buttons for menu and back. Above the screen we find a 2 megapixel camera for video chat and there selfies and just above an infrared eye. The S Pen is home to the top right of the slot, including an SD card can be inserted and on top of the tablet are the on / off button and volume buttons. At the bottom we see only the micro USB port and the upper left connection for headphones. We rotate the tablet, we see the 8 megapixel camera with flash.

The physical buttons are called ‘one thing’. While more and more manufacturers use virtual buttons, Samsung stays true to the old, familiar home button and co. There’s nothing wrong with that, until you put the tablet in portrait mode. If you do like me, then that one time clockwise and the other time …. you guessed it Sometimes it is really searching for where you put the buttons. This problem would not exist if it was switched to virtual buttons. Perhaps Samsung ever gets tired to bully the Home button, who knows.

Specifications

a high-end device like the youngest Note 10.1 may of course you have a few things in terms of performance. This is also equipped with both a powerful 1.9 GHz Quad Core processor and a 1.3 GHz Quad Core processor for ‘lighter’ calculations. The 3 GB of memory we see is further particularly generous to call for a tablet.
The screen of the new Note 10.1 is the flagship of this tablet. The full HD TFT screen with a resolution of 2560 × 1600 pixels is truly impressive and by far the best of what this tablet has to offer. Furthermore find 32GB of internal memory back, Bluetooth, a GPS module and two cameras: one of 8 megapixels in the back and one of 1.3 megapixels on the front. All this has to do with a 8220 mAh battery and it shows more than enough to the average day to come along.

No Android KitKat on board, we’ll have to make do with Jelly Bean 4.3. yet equally It is to make it big in these high-end tablet update to 4.4 and / or will get higher.
Course is TouchWiz again present, the shell that Samsung Android has draped, and thus are also Samsung’s own apps. A diary, a video editor, a scrapbook, a Story album, you can not think of whether it is there. And if it is not there, it’s there in Samsung’s own app store. Many of these apps work moreover very pleasant with the S Pen.

Camera

Both cameras meet with regard to my expectations. Video calling is a punishment with the front camera of 1.3 megapixels and the front camera does not disappoint. Both have some difficulty in situations where the lighting is dim, but this is a problem faced by many mobile devices. A little tinkering with the settings may be bringing some relief.

On a clear day, the pictures of the front camera just that: clear. Under the right conditions, so you can make very decent pictures with this tablet. When making a movie, I found some problems at first, since the camera starts shooting once you get inside the camera app switches to video mode. Before you know it you are therefore already begun, without having to focus on.

Use

Striking at the commissioning of this tablet, it’s really fan-tas-tic screen. Bright colors, razor sharp and I defy you to find that even the picture but somewhat unreadable (except from the back). Viewing angle The screen also reacts tasty, especially in combination with the S Pen, Samsung’s home-stylus. The S Pen brings (many) functions with them which no other tablet can match. Whether to retrieve only the stylus from the slot you activate a special menu from which you can write on, you immediately notice when you work or scrapbook can reserve for an application. Part of the screen So, you can watch a YouTube video while you write in your journal. Multitasking at its best.

that multitasking is directly the major flaw of this unit. With all that power on board, you would expect that this tablet effortlessly handles the heavy lifting. However, this is against dirty. Browsing, e-mail and other light tasks run smoothly and fast course. But when this tablet really challenging with intensive use and a bit of multitasking, he does not play ball. Small lockup little widgets that take a long time to appear when you press the Home button, even a single spontaneous reboot. Strangely enough heavy games again no problem, even though the tablet does what is hot pretty quickly. There are voices that TouchWiz would be evil above.

happened to me frequently that failed the Smart Snooze function. The intention is that the screen stays on as long as the eyes of the user are aimed. More than once it happened that I got the message that my eyes were not detected while I watched a movie or an article was reading, even in bright daylight. It may not be big annoyances, unless you over € 500, – have paid for your brand new tablet euros. And there is the rub.

Conclusion

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition is obviously just an attractive, high, it must be said. The tablet is beautifully designed and has many useful software to offer. The screen is phenomenal and if you already want to use a stylus than it is on this unit for the S Pen works wonderfully.
However, I would be somewhat disappointed if I had robbed the bank because my youngest Note 10.1 The minuses are simply annoying to mention. I have often cursed aloud as the Slim Snooze message popped up again. In addition, I personally find it unacceptable in such a high-end device that a simple weather widget needs a few seconds to load. If Samsung that can smooth wrinkles, there is in my eyes almost no better tablet on the market.

Negatives

* Slim slumber
fails * Disappointing performance when used intensively
Price *

Positives
* Great screen
* S Pen functionality
* Battery life
* Camera with flash