II have been accused in the past of sounding like a walking commercial for Samsung, and I guess if you read through my post some of them may take on that tone. However, I will address issues when I believe it's warranted.
Please forgive me here because this is one of those commercial sounding post.
I discovered two incredible features today, and in my opinion they make this tablet worth every bit of it's $500 price tag.
The first one in Wi-fi direct: I know this feature is not exclusive to the Note and can be found on many devices, but when used on the Note it is simply amazing. I own both the Note 5.3 and 10.1 and I was thinking how can I take notes in a meeting using the 10.1 and then transfer them to the phone device or vice versa. On another thread someone talked about wifi direct and I tried it today and I was simply blown away with how easy it was use.
Since my office does not have an active wifi in the building this feature makes transferring notes between the two devices so easy without an internet connection.
So today I sit around the conference room table and take a bunch of notes using the 10.1 (which is a wifi only device). Before leaving the meeting I transfer my handwritten notes to my 5.3 using wifi direct and it happens within seconds. I go to lunch with my boss, and so I leave my 10.1 at the office since it's too big to be portable. Over lunch I could refer back to my notes from the meeting, and even edit and add to them (as she gave me more work) right on my 5.3.
She was amazed and is now considering purchasing a Note 10.1 herself. But without the corresponding S-Note app on her phone I'm not sure her experience will be quite the same.
The second feature is S-Note: I know this sounds like a given, but in all the reviews I've seen they all seem to skip what I think makes the Note 10.1 and 5.3 truly unique.
I have a friend across country, and tonight I wrote her a three page handwritten note using the S-Note app, and then shared the handwritten note to her right from the app.
Well, since she also has a 10.1 and a 5.3 she will be able to read that note using the same app. In my letter I talked about how having the ability to communicate via a handwritten message adds a closeness and personal touch to the message that typing and email cannot duplicate.
It reminded of the days, before email, that we all actually wrote our messages on pen and paper, and the Note seems to bring just a little bit of that nostalgia back to 2012.
I believe the Note 10.1 and 5.3 are two incredible devices. If you can own them both go for it; they work great together, but if you can only own one you won't go wrong with the Note 10.1.
Galaxy Note! The only device I need!
Please forgive me here because this is one of those commercial sounding post.
I discovered two incredible features today, and in my opinion they make this tablet worth every bit of it's $500 price tag.
The first one in Wi-fi direct: I know this feature is not exclusive to the Note and can be found on many devices, but when used on the Note it is simply amazing. I own both the Note 5.3 and 10.1 and I was thinking how can I take notes in a meeting using the 10.1 and then transfer them to the phone device or vice versa. On another thread someone talked about wifi direct and I tried it today and I was simply blown away with how easy it was use.
Since my office does not have an active wifi in the building this feature makes transferring notes between the two devices so easy without an internet connection.
So today I sit around the conference room table and take a bunch of notes using the 10.1 (which is a wifi only device). Before leaving the meeting I transfer my handwritten notes to my 5.3 using wifi direct and it happens within seconds. I go to lunch with my boss, and so I leave my 10.1 at the office since it's too big to be portable. Over lunch I could refer back to my notes from the meeting, and even edit and add to them (as she gave me more work) right on my 5.3.
She was amazed and is now considering purchasing a Note 10.1 herself. But without the corresponding S-Note app on her phone I'm not sure her experience will be quite the same.
The second feature is S-Note: I know this sounds like a given, but in all the reviews I've seen they all seem to skip what I think makes the Note 10.1 and 5.3 truly unique.
I have a friend across country, and tonight I wrote her a three page handwritten note using the S-Note app, and then shared the handwritten note to her right from the app.
Well, since she also has a 10.1 and a 5.3 she will be able to read that note using the same app. In my letter I talked about how having the ability to communicate via a handwritten message adds a closeness and personal touch to the message that typing and email cannot duplicate.
It reminded of the days, before email, that we all actually wrote our messages on pen and paper, and the Note seems to bring just a little bit of that nostalgia back to 2012.
I believe the Note 10.1 and 5.3 are two incredible devices. If you can own them both go for it; they work great together, but if you can only own one you won't go wrong with the Note 10.1.
Galaxy Note! The only device I need!
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