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<p align="center"></p><p><p> We just sat down at Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 US launch event. First announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this year, the Galaxy Note 10.1 brings Samsung's Note brand to a 10.1-inch tablet. The final version uses Samsung's 32nm Exynos 4 quad-core A9 SoC, combined with 2GB of RAM and all driving a 10.1-inch 1280 x 800 display.</p> <p> </p> <p> Samsung got Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann on stage to talk about his experience with the Galaxy Note 10.1. Ultimately Samsung is touching on a major issue with tablets today: the inability to enjoy the same level of productive multitasking we have on traditional PCs and notebooks.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p> The Note 10.1 brings multi-window support to Android courtesy of Samsung's own software customizations. The bundled S Pen helps on the creation side as well.</p> <p align="center"> </p> <p style="text-align: left; "> I do feel that Windows 8/RT based tablets will ultimately address a lot of what Samsung has been trying to do with Android over the past couple of years. The real question is whether or not Samsung will bring a lot of its Android experiments to Windows RT  later this year.</p> <p style="text-align: left; "> The Galaxy Note 10.1 will be available for purchase starting tomorrow, priced at $499 for the 16GB WiFi model and $549 for the 32GB WiFi model (white and dark gray colors available). The tablet comes preloaded with Adobe's Photoshop Touch software that's optimized for use with the bundled S Pen.</p> <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="575"> <tbody> <tr class="tgrey"> <td align="center" colspan="7"> Android Tablet Specification Comparison</td> </tr> <tr class="tlblue"> <td width="120">  </td> <td align="center" valign="middle" width="85"> ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime</td> <td align="center" valign="middle" width="85"> ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity</td> <td align="center" valign="middle" width="85"> Google Nexus 7</td> <td align="center" valign="middle" width="85"> Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tlgrey"> Dimensions</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 263 x 180.8 x 8.3mm</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 263 x 180.6 x 8.4mm</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 198.5 x 120 x 10.45mm</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 262 x 180 x 8.9mm</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tlgrey"> Chassis</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> Aluminum</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> Aluminum + Plastic RF Strip</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> Plastic</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> Plastic</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tlgrey"> Display</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 10.1-inch 1280 x 800 Super IPS+</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 10.1-inch 1920 x 1200 Super IPS+</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 7-inch 1280 x 800 IPS</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 10.1-inch 1280 x 800</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tlgrey"> Weight</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 586g</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 594g</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 340g</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 597g</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tlgrey"> Processor</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 1.3GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 (T30 - 4 x Cortex A9)</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> <p> 1.6GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 (T33 - 4 x Cortex A9)</p> </td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 1.3GHz NVIDIA Tegra 3 (T30L - 4 x Cortex A9)</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> <p> 1.4GHz Exynos 4 (4 x Cortex A9)</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tlgrey"> Memory</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 1GB</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 1GB DDR3-1600</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 1GB</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 2GB</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tlgrey"> Storage</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 32GB/64GB + microSD slot</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 32/64GB + microSD slot</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 8/16GB</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 16/32GB + microSD slot</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tlgrey"> Battery</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 25Whr</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 25Whr</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 16Whr</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> 26Whr</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tlgrey"> OS</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> Android 4.0</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> Android 4.0</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> Android 4.1</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> Android 4.0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tlgrey"> Pricing</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> $499/$599</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> $499/$599</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> $199/$249</td> <td align="center" valign="middle"> $499/$549</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> The Galaxy Note 10.1 ships with Ice Cream Sandwich, but a Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) upgrade is coming later this year.</p> </p><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'></td><td valign='middle'></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/>

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