The

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10.1 is a 10.1-inch

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designed, developed and marketed by

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. The tablet runs

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( Android 4.1.2 in Europe) and serves as a platform for multimedia consumption including movies, music, and web browsing. It is the second entry in the

range, which emphasises the use of a

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, officially named S-Pen (''S'' standing for Samsung), as an input device for tasks such as sketching and note-taking.

Details

The Note 10.1 was originally unveiled on 27 February 2012 at the

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in Barcelona, Spain, with a 1.4 GHz dual-core processor. The tablet was released in

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and the

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on 6 August 2012. This final version of the tablet incorporates a 1.4 GHz quad-core

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processor. The tablet comes with 16, 32 and 64 GB of internal storage, and 2 GB of DDR3 RAM. The Note 10.1 was launched in the United States, the United Kingdom, and South Korea on 16 August. In 2014, Samsung began a rollout of

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Kitkat 4.4.2 update
itcse.com, Retrieved 2014-06-1. upgrade in Europe, both as an over-the-air (OTA) update and through

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. Samsung customized the interface with its updated TouchWiz UX software.

Reception

The Note 10.1 was well received by numerous technology outlets. Dave Oliver of ''

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'' technology magazine gave a rating of 9 out of 10. The Note 10.1 was praised for its versatility, fast processor, writing interface, expandable memory and quality camera and described as a worthy challenger to the iPad. ''

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'' stated that the tablet was "awesome, great, and brilliant," with a bunch of S-pen optimized apps as a great feature.

References

External links

Official website

Galaxy Note 10.1 Wifi Starter Guide
{{Android tablets Android (operating system) devices Tablet computers introduced in 2012

Galaxy Note 10.1 The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is a 10.1-inch tablet computer designed, developed and marketed by Samsung Electronics. The tablet runs Android 4.0.3 ( Android 4.1.2 in Europe) and serves as a platform for multimedia consumption including movies, mu ...

Tablet computers

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