- 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 2
- Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
- Samsung ATIV Tab
- Asus Transformer Infinity
- Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga
Ranked #1 and #4 in Largest internal storage 802.11a wifi enabled tablets with SD expandable storage
Rated 80% by by Graymer (Apr, 2013)I love the size of the screen and it doesn't feel like it will fall a part.
- 10.1"
- 64 GB
- WiFi 3G
- Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Released August, 2012
Rated 100% by 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.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate compared to the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
“11.6
Windows 7 Professional
Rated 100% by by kajettinc (Jan, 2012)the tablet is such high quality, I am surprised to find that it was bundled with such a cheaply made Bluetooth keyboard.
10.1”
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
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.
screen size
11.6"
10.1"
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Wally-Asti--amazon (Feb, 2012)But you can't have a large screen with a small tablet!
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.
screen resolution
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Zhou-Zhiliang--Joe (Jun, 2012)The slate claims to have 11 in screen, sounds big, but actually due to its non regular shape and resolution, I found a lot of webpages cannot be displayed correctly if used vertically, it can only display part of web on the screen and you have to move the slide bar left and right to see the whole website, very inconvenient.
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 | 4 GB | 4 GB |
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 2 MP | 2 MP |
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Patrick-Byers (Mar, 2012)I had a webcam in 1998 that produced better video and still pictures than the camera on this system.
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.
processor
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Steve--lukkystarr (May, 2012)With a dual core processor it was adequate for it's intended purpose, which was to be as paperless as possible.
Galaxy Note 10.1 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.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
cpu speed
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Brad (Jan, 2012)The screen looks great (especially next to the Asus slate) and the processor is best-in-class.
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.
sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Nacho (Apr, 2012)It may not be as great as a cheaper tablet for mobile gaming (not sure how well the integrated GPU handles recent windows games which probably are not designed for a touchscreen anyhow, and it lacks the gyroscope), but for web browsing, music playing, online video watching and kindle reading it also does a better job than the cheaper tablets due to its higher performance and full uncapped web browsing experience (Flash, Silverlight, HTML5... watch Hulu or Netflix without an app).
Galaxy Note 10.1 by HoushaSenBut Galaxy Note 10.1's sunspider result is simply in another dimension.
battery life
7 hour
8 hour
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Boris-Lokhvitsky (Nov, 2011)Very nice bright screen; camera and audio are not brilliant but pretty decent; battery life is not amazing but not bad either.
Galaxy Note 10.1 by Haidozo (Aug, 2012)With the default settings-50% auto brightness, GPS and Wifi on, bluetooth off, and power savings mode off, I achieved an amazing 13:56 (hrs:mins) of battery life over three sessions before the Note powered itself off.
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Galaxy Note 10.1
| Significantly more storage capacity | 128 GB | vs | 64 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2x more storage capacity; Holds more music, movies and photos | |||
| Significantly more RAM | 4 GB | vs | 2 GB |
| Twice as much RAM; Better able to run big apps with lots of content | |||
| Bigger screen | 11.6" | vs | 10.1" |
| More than 10% bigger screen | |||
| Has a microphone jack | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Can use an external microphone for superior audio quality | |||
| Much faster Bluetooth | 24 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v3.0 + HS) | vs | 3 Mbit/s (Bluetooth v3.0) |
| 8x faster Bluetooth | |||
| Supports Adobe Flash | Yes (Windows) | vs | No (Android 4.1 Jelly Bean) |
| Somewhat common; Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash | |||
| Faster sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark | 506.1 ms | vs | 1,193 ms |
| 2.4x faster sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark; better web browsing experience | |||
| Faster processor | 1.6 GHz | vs | 1.4 GHz |
| More than 10% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
Advantages compared to the Series 7 11.6" Slate
| More cores | Quad core | vs | Dual core |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Has a gyroscope | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation | |||
| Longer battery life | 8 hour | vs | 7 hour |
| More than 10% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in | |||
| Supports 3G | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; be online anywhere that has cell coverage | |||
| Has a compass | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Great for maps and navigation apps | |||
| Has a GPS | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Get directions and navigation, geotag photos | |||
| Lighter | 583 g | vs | 898 g |
| Around 40% lighter | |||
| Has an open source operating system | Yes (Android 4.1 Jelly Bean) | vs | No (Windows 7 Professional) |
| Somewhat common; Allows you the freedom to use your tablet however you like | |||
| Marginally newer | Aug, 2012 | vs | Oct, 2011 |
| Release date 10 months later | |||
| Supports face unlock | Yes (Android 4.1 Jelly Bean) | vs | No (Windows 7 Professional) |
| Somewhat common; bypass PIN entry, easier to unlock with one hand | |||
| Higher resolution rear camera | 5 MP | vs | 3 MP |
| Around 70% higher resolution rear camera; Can be used like a point-and-shoot camera | |||
| Smaller | 262 x 180 x 9 mm | vs | 296 x 184 x 13 mm |
| More than 40% smaller | |||
| Sharper screen | 149 ppi | vs | 135 ppi |
| More than 10% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
| Thinner | 9 mm | vs | 13 mm |
| More than 30% thinner | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate | Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 | ||
 |   Rated by 158 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by singing-engineer (May, 2012) Rated 100% by by CoolJohnB (Jul, 2012) Rated 100% by by James-D.-Weller--Gizmoman |  Rated by 485 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by Dave-Kline (Sep, 2012) Rated 60% by by haneke (Aug, 2012) Rated 100% by by Fordrus (Aug, 2012) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 3G 64 GB | Rated 100% by by James-Torres (Aug, 2012)I have used Tablet PC's since 2003 and have been searching for an affordable slate that works well for note taking (I am a lawyer), email and general web use.
apps
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 3G 64 GB | Rated 80% by by TrustedReviews (Aug, 2012)Where the Galaxy Note 10.1 really shows off its power is when you can resize a video window while the video is playing, and move it about with other apps running in the background.
Competition What else you should consider
 | 1 | Apple iPad 2 2-way tie: Supports 3G |
 | 3 | Samsung ATIV Tab Longest battery life |
 | 5 | Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga Largest amount of storage capacity |
 | 6 | HP Slate 500 Fastest processor |
 | 8 | Microsoft Surface Lots of expandable storage |
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