- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Apple iPad 4
- Apple iPad mini
- Apple iPad 2
- Asus Eee Pad Transformer TF300
- Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
- 10.1"
- 64 GB
- WiFi 3G
- Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Released August, 2012
Rated 80% by by Bill-Clark (Feb, 2013)Don't expect a quad core to be amazingly faster than a dual core, but it can handle concurrent tasks with aplomb.
- 10.1"
- 16 GB
- WiFi 3G
- Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
Released November, 2012
Rated 83% by by The Verge (Nov, 2012)The Nexus 10's display is every bit the Retina's equal, the build quality is excellent, and it even has a half-decent set of speakers.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 compared to the Google Nexus 10
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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Rated 100% by by DSh (Sep, 2012)The speed for 1.4 Quad Core is more than impressive for now days, I'm glad that I bought it.
10.1”
Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
Rated 100% by by regularJason (Jan, 2013)Display: The Nexus 10 packs an awesome display (in fact so far as PPI Resolution is concerned, it's the best on the market *mind the date).
screen size
10.1"
10.1"
Galaxy Note 10.1 by john-LampeYou will not be producing large scale on art on this small tablet screen, but for the doodler/artist it's good enough.
Nexus 10 by ss--ss (Jan, 2013)If the quality of the display isn't a big factor for you...go for the Galaxy Note 10.1, you'll be happier.
screen resolution
Galaxy Note 10.1 by Pen-Fanatic--PenzIt's not a. "bad" display by far, but the Retina Display is simply crisp and beautiful to look at.
memory
| 0 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB |
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 1.9 MP | 2 MP |
Galaxy Note 10.1 by c|net (Mar, 2013)The front camera won't wow you with its quality, but at 1.9 megapixels, it won't distract you either as long as you're not planning to do more than some videoconferencing on it.
Nexus 10 by Well--the-weather-outside-it-weather (Feb, 2013)If I had to beat it up on any aspect, sure it would be nice to have a higher megapixel camera (although I would still prefer other methods of photography over holding a tablet, so it doesn't really matter to me and it's so easy to transfer high quality photos to the tablet).
processor
Galaxy Note 10.1 by Bill-Clark (Feb, 2013)But if you hate lag, you'll love a quad core because there's just about always enough processor for whatever the device is doing.
Nexus 10 by TrustedReviews (Nov, 2012)The Exynos 5250 is faster than any other dual-core tablet chip we've seen, and isn't too far off quad-core chips like Tegra 3.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 vs Google Nexus 10
cpu speed
Galaxy Note 10.1 by Harriet (Sep, 2012)Same price, $499, faster processor, expandable memory, S-pen, multiscreen capabilities, 2 gigs ram, I even prefer the screen layout (wider than ipad) for watching movies and videos.
Nexus 10 by CConn (Feb, 2013)I also found that this issue of over-taxing the processor extends beyond the crashing issue as the overall smoothness and speed of my tablet rapidly deteriorated after the first few weeks of you.
sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark
Galaxy Note 10.1 by HoushaSenBut Galaxy Note 10.1's sunspider result is simply in another dimension.
Nexus 10 by Alex-M (Feb, 2013)Using Chrome Beta has been a God send and it's obvious that they are working on the performance issues.
battery life
8 hour
9 hour
Galaxy Note 10.1 by C.-Jones (Aug, 2012)It has a true filing system, is fast, has true multi-tasking, great screen, great battery life, great software and a solid build.
Nexus 10 by S.-Bates (Apr, 2013)battery life is good but it takes 12 hours to get 6-7 hours of battery life into it.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Google Nexus 10
| More cores | Quad core | vs | Dual core |
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| Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Significantly more storage capacity | 64 GB | vs | 16 GB |
| 4x more storage capacity; Holds more music, movies and photos | |||
| Supported card formats | microSD | vs | None |
| Supports supported card formats | |||
Advantages compared to the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
| Much higher resolution screen | 2560 x 1600 | vs | 1280 x 800 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4x higher resolution screen | |||
| Much sharper screen | 300 ppi | vs | 149 ppi |
| More than 2x sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
| Longer battery life | 9 hour | vs | 8 hour |
| More than 10% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in | |||
| Much faster Bluetooth | 24 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v4.0) | vs | 3 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v3.0) |
| 8x faster Bluetooth | |||
| Faster processor | 1.7 GHz | vs | 1.4 GHz |
| More than 20% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Much faster USB | 572 MB/s | vs | 57 MB/s (USB 2.0) |
| More than 10x faster USB; connect a high-speed external hard drive or other high-speed device | |||
| Smaller | 264 x 118 x 9 mm | vs | 262 x 180 x 9 mm |
| More than 30% smaller | |||
| Marginally newer | Nov, 2012 | vs | Aug, 2012 |
| Release date 3 months later | |||
Reviews Word on the street
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Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Apple iPad 4 OK sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark |
 | 3 | Apple iPad 2 7-way tie: Has an accelerometer |
 | 5 | Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 Newest on the market |
 | 6 | Acer A700 Longest battery life |
 | 8 | Sony Xperia Tablet Z High resolution front camera |
Popular Questions
November 5, 2012
The new Nexus 10.1, Nexus 7, Ipad mini or galaxy note 10.1
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Great! but, Is the Note 10.1 "timeproof" as the Nexus 10?
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