The Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet was presented at the Mobile World Congress in early 2012. The device had a dual-core processor with a frequency of 1.5 gigahertz and 1 gigabyte of RAM. But it went on sale only closer to autumn. At the same time, the characteristics of the tablet presented earlier have undergone significant changes. Samsung has released a really powerful device that breaks all performance records when it went on sale.
Equipment
The tablet comes with a wired headset, USB cable, charger, stylus and documentation.
Design
Tablet Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 is made in the traditional Samsung design: smooth edges, rounded corners, silver plastic edging "metal". Thanks to its signature design, the tablet fits comfortably in your hand. A silver plastic bezel gives the device a sleek look.
Holding the tablet with one hand for a long time (for example, when reading) will not work: the device is heavy and weighs 583 grams.
Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 is available in two body colors - white and gray.
The body of the tablet is completely made of glossy plastic. It is worth noting the high-quality assembly of the case and well-fitted parts.
The front panel of the device is covered with Gorilla Glass.
Connectors and controls
The location of the front-facing camera, speakers and company logo indicates that the tablet should be used in a horizontal position.
Most of the front panel of the Galaxy Note 10.1 is occupied by a 10.1-inch screen, above which there is a front camera and a light sensor. There are two speakers on either side of the screen. At the bottom of the front panel is the logo of the manufacturer "SAMSUNG".
The back of the Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 houses the main camera and LED flash. At the bottom of the rear panel there is a stylus (pen) slot.
On the top of the device there are a power key and a volume rocker, slots for micro-SD and SIM cards, a standard audio jack and an infrared port. A proprietary interface connector (for charging and connecting to a personal computer) and a microphone hole are placed on the lower end of the tablet.
The right and left side panels of the tablet do not have any buttons or connectors.
The Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 case cannot be disassembled.
Stylus
The main difference between the Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 and other tablets is the presence of a special underlay on the display, developed by Wacom. Thanks to this proprietary layer, the Galaxy Note 10.1 sensor more accurately perceives the position of the pen, namely, 1024 gradations of pressure.
The stylus (referred to as the S Pen) is shaped like a small square plastic pencil with a fine tip. Its length is 115 millimeters. The stylus has a button with which you can take screenshots.
The S-Pen is firmly fixed in the slot, so the user does not have to worry about the fact that the pen falls out and is lost.
As soon as the pen is removed from the slot, an additional panel appears on the tablet screen for working with the stylus.
With the stylus, you can take handwritten notes (for example, in e-books or on newly created screenshots) and draw, and also handwritten while writing a message.
With the stylus, you can control the tablet, work with various programs, play games (for example, Crayon Physics). However, it is best to use the stylus in specialized applications such as PS Touch or S Note.
Adobe Photoshop Touch is a light version of the Photoshop desktop program for Android. In the application, you can create and edit images using the most popular functions of full-fledged Photoshop: filters, layers, adjustments, and the like.
S Note is an application for creating an unlimited number of handwritten, typed and voice notes. In addition, the program has the ability to handwritten formulas that are converted into typed text.The values of the formulas can be found in the search engine Wolfram Alfa. The last function of S Note will be useful for schoolchildren and students, and possibly teachers.
Screen
Display Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 is built on a proprietary PLS-matrix developed by Samsung.
A feature of the PLS matrix is natural color rendition. The picture on the display looks bright, colorful, juicy and at the same time all colors are soft, do not hurt the eyes, do not irritate. The display has wide viewing angles and is comparable in quality to displays on IPS-matrices.
In bright sunlight, the screen becomes difficult to see. Galaxy Note 10.1 has a sufficient margin of brightness (maximum value - 338 cd / m2), but the glossy surface noticeably reflects, and fingerprints are clearly visible on the screen in bright light.
The diagonal of the display is 10.1 inches.
Many users may be disappointed with the screen resolution - 1280x800 pixels, while for a modern flagship tablet with a large screen diagonal, a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels would be more suitable. The pixels on the screen of the Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 are well distinguishable, but most of the games and applications are optimized specifically for the screen resolution of 1280x800 pixels,
The display sensor supports multi-touch with 10 simultaneous touches.
It is worth noting a special "Smart Standby" mode, in which the Galaxy Note 10.1 screen will remain active while the user is looking at it. This function is implemented using the front camera.
Camera
Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 is equipped with two cameras. The front camera has a resolution of 1.9 megapixels and the rear one has 5 megapixels.
The front camera is designed for self-portraits and video calls via Skype, it is capable of taking pictures with a resolution of 1392x1392 and video with a quality of 1280x720 pixels.
The main camera is equipped with autofocus and LED flash, it is capable of taking photos with a maximum resolution of 2560x1920 pixels and video with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels.
The camera interface is similar to other Samsung Galaxy devices. There are many different settings and options available to the tablet user. It is possible to select the shooting resolution (from 640x480 pixels to 2560x1920 pixels), shooting mode (smile, cartoon, panorama, one shot), effects (black and white, sepia, negative), scene (portrait, landscape, sports, indoor, night, etc. the like), white balance (daylight, incandescent, and the like). In addition, before shooting, you can adjust autofocus, exposure, ISO, select the image quality (normal, excellent, best), turn on the timer and geotagging.
When shooting videos, you can select the resolution (320x240, 640x480, 720x480, 1280x720 pixels), white balance (black and white, negative, sepia), adjust the exposure, turn on the timer, change the video quality and the recording mode (video for MMS, limitation for e- mail, normal).
Hardware platform
The Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 is powered by an Exynos 4412 quad-core processor based on the ARM Cortex-A9 architecture, clocked at 1.4 GHz. The tablet is equipped with 2 gigabytes of RAM and an ARM Mali-400MP graphics core.
The performance of the hardware platform is sufficient for all tasks. The interface works smoothly, no sharp jerks are observed, applications run without freezing and braking, videos are played instantly and without freezes.
In terms of hardware performance, the Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 surpasses the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201, Samsung Galaxy Note and LG Optimus 2x, although it loses to the newer Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and HTC One X +.
The user has access to 16 gigabytes of internal memory with the possibility of its expansion.
Communications and interfaces
Communications Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 include: Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0, 3G, WiFi 802.11 a / b / g / n, AGPS Glonass, GSM / EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 megahertz.
The Galaxy Note 10.1 mapping service is represented by Google Maps. With the help of maps and navigation, you can determine the location of the tablet user, find any settlement, draw a route, calculate the time it takes a user to get to the desired place on foot, by car or public transport, view traffic jams and terrain. Maps can be used offline, having previously downloaded them to the device via the Internet.
The presence in the Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 infrared port allows you to use the tablet as a remote control for home electronics. At the same time, the ability to control not only devices from Samsung, but also from other firms is supported.The electronics are controlled using a special program Smart Remote.
Battery
The Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 is powered by a 7000mAh non-removable Li-ion battery. It takes 2.5 hours to fully charge the tablet battery.
The device holds battery power for almost the same amount of time as the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1. Galaxy Note 10.1 can work on a single charge for 9 hours of video playback at medium screen brightness. With continuous video playback with wireless enabled and full backlight brightness, Galaxy Note 10.1 will discharge in 7 hours. With everyday use, the tablet will be able to work offline for 1.5-2 days.
Operating system
Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 runs on Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system, on top of which the proprietary Touch Wiz shell is installed.
The Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 interface resembles the Samsung Galaxy S III shell.
In addition to the date and time, the lock screen contains 4 shortcuts of the most frequently used, according to the developers, applications - an application for notes, a browser, a video player and a gallery. These labels can be changed to any others.
The Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 user has 5 desktops where you can place application shortcuts and widgets. In the lower left part of the screen there are 4 virtual buttons: "Back", "Home", "Manager of running applications" and "Screenshot". In the upper left corner of the screen there is a search engine with which you can find any application on the tablet or any query in the browser.
In the lower right corner of the screen there is a service line, which displays the status of connections, and notifications appear about various events (downloaded applications, new updates, received emails). A small control panel for quick settings is pulled out of the service line. It contains a display brightness slider, as well as icons with settings for wireless connections (bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi), changing the sound mode, enabling (disabling) screen rotation and driving mode.
The main menu of Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 consists of two tabs: "Applications" and "Widgets". All menu items are presented as a matrix of application icons. Applications can be grouped alphabetically or in their own order, and individual programs can be hidden. The background of the main menu is a slightly darkened image of the desktop wallpaper.
The tablet settings menu is presented as a vertical list on the left side of the screen, on the right side you can configure the available options for each menu item.
One of the features of the N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 is the new Multi-Screen feature. It lies in the ability of the tablet to open and display two applications on the screen at the same time. Multitasking mode opens up new possibilities for tablet owners: you can watch a movie and write a message at the same time, view an image in a browser and redraw it into S Note, and so on. Unfortunately, a limited number of applications can work in multitasking mode, namely: video, gallery, S Note, Polaris Office and e-mail.
Polaris Office is an office suite that lets you work with text files, spreadsheets, presentations, images, PDFs and archives. The user can work on his tablet with documents with which he works on a personal computer in the editors Microsoft Word, Power Point and Excel.
In addition to Polaris Office, you can find other office applications in the tablet: S Note, calculator, S Planner, file manager, alarm clock and world clock.
The Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 also has a phone service. You can talk with the subscriber through the speakerphone or a headset. An unlimited number of contacts can be entered into the phone book with a variety of information (address, e-mail, last name, first name, patronymic, pseudonym, company, etc.). All information about calls is saved in the Call log.
The tablet provides comfortable work with SMS and MMS messages.Typing on the large on-screen keyboard is easy and convenient. The user can change the style of the message box and the background color.
To work with e-mail, the Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 has a standard unnamed client and Gmail. You can attach images, videos, audio files, and notes to emails.
The preinstalled browser works quickly, it has many settings, so that comfortable web surfing on the Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 can be done even without downloading third-party browsers from the application store.
You can watch movies immediately after unpacking the tablet. The standard video player plays popular formats such as AVI and MKV. The video player supports multi-channel audio and can display subtitles.
The standard audio player plays all popular audio formats. It has the ability to sort tracks by artist, genre, album, composer, folder. The player can connect to online music libraries.
Output
The main disadvantage of the Samsung N8000 Galaxy Note 10.1 is its low screen resolution compared to competitors. But in terms of its performance, it belongs to the top devices on the Android operating system. In addition to the hardware "stuffing", the advantages of this device include multitasking, the ability to use the tablet as a remote control and a pen. For many potential buyers, the main factor in the attractiveness of a tablet will be the ability to express their creativity with the stylus.
