I don't know about you guys.. but I can't really think of lot of use cases where I will take out my pen (digital pen with tablet) and make notes on my tablet's content.. I think it is yet another trick or I should say another effort by Samsung to try to differentiate with iPad. I hope it works and keeps up bar for Apple high so they continue to build better tablets instead of taking it easy..
Biggest advantage of Apple products in general is User Interface (UI). from rendering to ease of use to intuitiveness to simplicity.. to smoothness to... to.. to... I am real hardcore fan of their UI and will continue to so till I see something better.. which I am yet to see.. on top of it.. Apple's ecosystem and ease of using their devices with TV or otherwise as well are superb..
Let us see how Samsung's new Note does it.. It's price point is attractive.. just slightly below comparable iPad with promise of better processor power and memory.. I don't know if it also has retina display or its equivalent.. I am sure it must be close..
I guess, Samsung should come up quickly into area of Digital Media Player like Apple TV and complete integration of their devices with HDTV and many more comparable features of Apple TV. Apple TV, once dark horse of Apple is slowly coming up and becoming household thing.. It extends most of the Apple products thru itunes media play.. If Samsung can't come up with good hardware then they should talk to Roku or someone established player in this field. Google's Apple TV equivalent was more or less flop with significant higher prices.. let us see.. what is next from Android side..
Let me know if you use Galaxy Note tablet and ifyou can compare it with iPad.. for now, I don't have any plans to buy it..
Newest Galaxy tablet has pen
By Youkyung Lee
Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics is taking another shot at the dominance of Apple’s iPad with a tablet equipped with a digital pen and a faster processor at the same price tag. The Wi-Fi-only version of the Galaxy Note 10.1 will go on sale in the U.S. on Thursday. The price starts at $499 for the basic model with 16 gigabytes of storage and $549 for the 32-gigabyte model, expandable with an external memory card. Apple’s latest iPad starts at the same price but the Note 10.1 offers some features that the iPad doesn’t have, while its screen resolution is lower than the iPad’s. It is Samsung’s first Android tablet equipped with a digital pen and can run two applications side-by-side on a screen divided in half. The split screen, made possible by the quad-core processor and 2 gigabytes of RAM, can be useful when taking notes while watching a video or surfing the Internet.
Analysts said this capability of the Note tablet is intended to attract business and education customers, a strategy that could be more effective than going all out against the iPad, which already dominates nearly 70 percent of the worldwide tablet market.
Samsung released about a half-dozen Android tablets in the past two years under the Galaxy Tab series but none of them has been as popular as the iPad. Analysts say Android tablets are less successful because of a dearth of applications and higher prices. But with the Note 10.1, the South Korean company believes it has a product that will find favor with corporations and schools despite the iPad’s rich pool of applications and sharper screen.
While Apple makes one new model for the iPhone and iPad every year to meet demand from all around the world, Samsung releases multiple mobile products with variations in prices, screen sizes, hardware and operating systems. This strategy helped Samsung edge pass Apple in smartphone sales but hasn’t paid off in the tablet area, probablybecauseSamsung’s previous tablets were not differentiated enough from the iPad. Samsung’s secondquarter market share in the global tablet market fell to 9 percent, while nearly seven out of 10 tablets in the market were emblazoned with Apple logo, according to IHS iSuppli.
MARK LENNIHAN/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Samsung's new Galaxy Note 10.1 goes on sale in the U.S. on Thursday, starting at $499 for the 16gigabyte model and $549 for the 32GB tablet.
Biggest advantage of Apple products in general is User Interface (UI). from rendering to ease of use to intuitiveness to simplicity.. to smoothness to... to.. to... I am real hardcore fan of their UI and will continue to so till I see something better.. which I am yet to see.. on top of it.. Apple's ecosystem and ease of using their devices with TV or otherwise as well are superb..
Let us see how Samsung's new Note does it.. It's price point is attractive.. just slightly below comparable iPad with promise of better processor power and memory.. I don't know if it also has retina display or its equivalent.. I am sure it must be close..
I guess, Samsung should come up quickly into area of Digital Media Player like Apple TV and complete integration of their devices with HDTV and many more comparable features of Apple TV. Apple TV, once dark horse of Apple is slowly coming up and becoming household thing.. It extends most of the Apple products thru itunes media play.. If Samsung can't come up with good hardware then they should talk to Roku or someone established player in this field. Google's Apple TV equivalent was more or less flop with significant higher prices.. let us see.. what is next from Android side..
Let me know if you use Galaxy Note tablet and ifyou can compare it with iPad.. for now, I don't have any plans to buy it..
Newest Galaxy tablet has pen
By Youkyung Lee
Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics is taking another shot at the dominance of Apple’s iPad with a tablet equipped with a digital pen and a faster processor at the same price tag. The Wi-Fi-only version of the Galaxy Note 10.1 will go on sale in the U.S. on Thursday. The price starts at $499 for the basic model with 16 gigabytes of storage and $549 for the 32-gigabyte model, expandable with an external memory card. Apple’s latest iPad starts at the same price but the Note 10.1 offers some features that the iPad doesn’t have, while its screen resolution is lower than the iPad’s. It is Samsung’s first Android tablet equipped with a digital pen and can run two applications side-by-side on a screen divided in half. The split screen, made possible by the quad-core processor and 2 gigabytes of RAM, can be useful when taking notes while watching a video or surfing the Internet.
Analysts said this capability of the Note tablet is intended to attract business and education customers, a strategy that could be more effective than going all out against the iPad, which already dominates nearly 70 percent of the worldwide tablet market.
Samsung released about a half-dozen Android tablets in the past two years under the Galaxy Tab series but none of them has been as popular as the iPad. Analysts say Android tablets are less successful because of a dearth of applications and higher prices. But with the Note 10.1, the South Korean company believes it has a product that will find favor with corporations and schools despite the iPad’s rich pool of applications and sharper screen.
While Apple makes one new model for the iPhone and iPad every year to meet demand from all around the world, Samsung releases multiple mobile products with variations in prices, screen sizes, hardware and operating systems. This strategy helped Samsung edge pass Apple in smartphone sales but hasn’t paid off in the tablet area, probablybecauseSamsung’s previous tablets were not differentiated enough from the iPad. Samsung’s secondquarter market share in the global tablet market fell to 9 percent, while nearly seven out of 10 tablets in the market were emblazoned with Apple logo, according to IHS iSuppli.
MARK LENNIHAN/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Samsung's new Galaxy Note 10.1 goes on sale in the U.S. on Thursday, starting at $499 for the 16gigabyte model and $549 for the 32GB tablet.
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