Why Galaxy Note 10.1 will fail?

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• I just like to ask if the software update I install is good cause I have my Galaxy note 10.1 just a month and I accidentally click install and it became jellybean. Is it good?

  • For note 10.1, there are no issues in jelly bean update. Actually, the LTE models of Note 10.1 come wuth jelly bean.

    The problem is only on the old note (note 1).

• I got an error while trying to open up an S-note document. How do I fix it in order to review the file? Thanks

  • Did you try to import? Start S Note, tap the menu button (second from top right), then choose Import--S Note file.

• anyone have updated to android version 4.1.2 for note 10.1? i just updated mine. what is the new update about?

  • from 4.1.1 to 4.1.2, there are almost no new features.

    But if you were updating from ICS, there are a lot of new features (in addtion to Jelly Bean) . Samsung refer this update as Premium Suite, whose details can be found here: http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxynote/note_10.1/benefits_02.html?type=find

• Boy is this writer wrong. While he is so caught up in screen resolution, which is a minimal difference at best, he misses all the amazing features and the great system it has to be productive at school/work . The 10.1 is the best tablet ( along with the s-pen) ever made as a study/work companion. He is trying to grasp the only argument he has to put it down in screen resolution, OMG who cares!! Resolution is getting to the point where you cant even tell the difference with the human eye anyway. You're missing the point of a tablet buddy...it's not to just play GTA 3 and watch "Avatar" on

• Well, let's see... I don't think it'll fail just because the resolution; Many users are buying Ipad2 because, if you see the display, it's not so different for day-by-day use. Ok, videos are stunning at New Ipad, but it's not all users which buy a tablet just for video. For me, S-Pen is just wonderful, handwriting capabilities, multitask with two apps on the same screen, expansion capabilities (why pay more for just more memory?), thinner, lighter, very good speed... The focus of GSnote is S-Pen and Handwriting, a better screen won't cost just more $20 as you told due to the precision of S-Pen... just take a look on $$ of Wacom digital tables...

  • Thanks for your input. Yes, for daily use, the resolution is enough. But if you use it for graphic design or image editing, you will always want a higher resolution.

    Yes, the limitation is due to Wacom, whose digitizer for Android can only go as high as 1280*800. (Samsung licensed their technology).

    • Well, it seems you have found an explanation. I was not aware of that one. Anyway, here is more reasons behind this decision to only put a very low res screen:

      - Android 4.x will only allow 64MB of heap size for standard apps and 80 MB of heap size per app if the large heap setting is in use. This is quite low for apps written with the S Pen in mind, because only the SCanvasView object (Java stuff below the hood) weighs 16 MB RAM. I have made serious efforts to squeeze my S Pen game into those 64 MB of memory space.
      Now, had they raised the resolution to 1920 x 1080, it would have made the apps consume even more memory real estate, especially the S Pen apps which would have become unfeasable in just 80 MB Ram that Android has to offer. Maximum!

      • thank you for the detailed info.

        • Errr....thats not the reason why the GN 10.1 has a standard resolution screen. The real reason is because of the wacom technology used in the screen itself. To make it affordable, samsung had to use a lower resolution because if it integrated a 1080p wacom digitizer screen the price would increase significantly.

• I'm much of a tech person so do bear with me ;) I recently bought the 10.1. Before buying it I read your review and I was very sceptical abt the 10.1 but I went on ahead with decision. After using it, I must say I was pleasantly surprised with how good it is. Love the longer battery life even after been at it whole day playing games etc. Photos taken with it are great as long as you don't zoom in b'coz you'll end up with a blurry image. But I don't mind that much. Call quality is good as well. I rely on my 10.1 if my galaxy note runs out of juice. And the best thing is the S pen and all the productivity tools! I'm so loving my 10.1!

  • thank you for sharing your positive experience.

• I've owned every version of the iPhone including the 4S and every version of the iPad. I've just recently got a note 10.1 and although I do miss the screen res of the New iPad, I feel I have gained far much more than I have lost. The form factor and battery life are also things I miss. But, the s pen - and associated apps -, the weight, functionality and versatility is far better on the Note10.1. AND, as a Google apps user the Note 10.1 is much more accommodating :)

  • Thank you for sharing your thoughts and experience on this.

• Can't import PDF to S Note in the Galaxy Note 10.1

  Any idea whether this is an isolated case for myself or this is a firm ware bug for all?

  I've no problem importing PDF files to my Galaxy Note 2 but the latest 10.1.

  S Note will crash and quit itself once the importing process complete.

  • The latest OTA update has fixed the bug. You can check on XDA developer forum for the details of which version has the bug. My GNote 10.1 was one of it, but it's working now after OTA update few days ago.

    • Tnks for response. I have same bug... :(

  • I got the same problem. I have tried the compatibility mode pdf as well as the normal noe.

    • Not sure about this. Maybe you have to wait for the update.

  • Did you try a different PDF file?

• I agree

• While the higher specs are better generally , every company have to make decisions , hard ones , for what to include and what to drop at least for now

  adding an extremely high res screen is not as useful for a 10" tablet as increasing ram or processor , and even in my own opinion , the S Pen is a more important addition than high resolution

  i love watching movies on my gadget , i do watch a lot of them on my tab 7.7 and my galaxy note ,but this resolution won't make life harder for me on a 10" device , it did when i had the ipad 1 due to the stupid 4:3 aspect ratio , but once the aspect ratio fixed to 16:9 , 16:10 movie looks very good for me on such size

  think about USB OTG , The android freedom , the S Pen , the Higher Ram amount , The SD Card availability , and much more

  and you will realize that in hardware manner at least , GNote 10.1 tab is the winner

  all else is just the user preference , does the user prefer IOS over ICS , JB or prefer how the iPad looks over the others , only the preferences

  • Thank you for your input. S

    Yes, the display in Galaxy Note 10.1 is quite good, but when I compared the Note 10.1 with ASUS' Transformer Infinity side by side, I would immediately see the difference. For me, and a few other users who want to edit some images on road, high resolution is always a better choice. But the bad thing for ASUS' Infinity is it does not have S Pen (it gives your a keyboard/dock, which I don't like so much. )

• A better display is defintely nice, but at a higher cost
  and shorter battery life (display is the number battery
  drainer...My Galaxy note and Galaxy S3 drains battery
  like water. What is important is functionality, useability. As it is the tab 10.1 stutters occasionally
  and that is with an old resolution. Higher resolution
  means higher CPU processing power. its quad core
  and 2GB of RAM seems not enough for the tab to
  function smoothly...and still add a higher resolution
  screen...?? For me the screen is already gorgeous
  and it won't feel hot after several hours of use
  unlike the Ipad 3.

  • Yes, I agree, more pixels need more power (almost linearly), and more CPU power (to render more pixels).

    The price difference for different resolutions (for the similar grade LCCD panel), is actually quite small, as I heard from some hardware experts. For 10", the price difference between a full HD (1920*1080) and a WXGA (1280* 800) is actually just $10-$20.

    The CPU (chip) itself should not be an issue, but the battery drain is very likely the major concern. I tried ASUS transformer infinity,there is no sluggish at all. The Tegra 3 CPU used in the Inifinity should be similar to Exynos 4412 used in Note 10.1.

    My point is Samsung would have made this Note 10.1 the King of tablets, had they used a full HD display. Of course, this means they need work harder to improve the battery efficiency.

    Anyway, I agree you that this Note is not so bad. But some users likes me had expected a better display..

    • There is a reason for lower resolution on galaxy note 10.1. Its not about the cost and more to do with stylus, wacom stylus that note is using can support the pixel resolution that it can identify upto only 1280x800. So for samsung it was a kind of take it or leave it deal :) so its more of a con because of the spen :)

      • Sorry, but that's red herring. Stylus resolution does not need to match display resolution.

        1280x800 stylus resolution on a 1920x1080 display would be perfectly acceptable.

      • thanks for the info.

• Hi Guys...why cry over display when u can enjoy the S Pen and host other features...

  • Yes, S Pen is nice. But the display really makes your experience different.

    When the new iPad was introduced, I also asked myself who would need such a high resolution display. I know our eyes cannot differ much if DPI increases 250. But when I put my hands on it, I realized the high resolution makes everything on the screen exceptionally sharp and vivid.

    If you compare ASUS Transformer Pad(300) and Transformer Pad Infinity (700), you will immediately throw away 300 (which is quite good actually). Of course, The Infinity sells at higher price as well.

    Anyway, just my personal experience and my expectation.