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Samsung Galaxy Note Features:

It's a whopper. An Impressive 5.3 inches of HD Super AMOLED goodness beams out at you when the Note powers up. It's sharp enough to cut your eyeballs too, with a 720p HD screen that has a density of 285ppi -that means individual pixels are almost indiscernible. Although the iPhone 4 does claim 326ppi...

If you've got the ability to play back 1080p videos at 30fps, then the full HD skills of the rear-mounted 8MP snapper will come in handy. There's also an LED flash, while the front-facing video chat camera is a more pedestrian 2MP.

The elephant in the room is the stylus, or S Pen. Although the Note's creators suggest practical uses, such as drawing a map or handwriting texts, you'll obviously use it to draw moustaches (or worse) on photos and upload them to Facebook. The stylus is fun, but still a gimmick.

The screen isn't the only part of the Samsung Galaxy Note that's blinding. It's screechingly fast, thanks to a 1.4GHz dual-core processor. Not since a fox outwitted a piece of confectionery has anyone seen Gingerbread running this quickly.

Despite its supersize frame and powerful innards (there's also a 16GB SSD and an army of sensors), the Note hasn't let it go to its waistline. It's well under 10mm thick and tips the scales at less than 180g. We're interested to see how long its vast 2500mAh battery'll last, though.

Verdict:

The Samsung Galaxy Note forges a new class of gadgetry with this stunning phone and tablet gap-closer.

Samsung Galaxy Note Price:

$TBA 

Samsung Galaxy Note Release Date:

January 2012

Samsung Galaxy Note Tech Specs:

Display 5.29in HD Super AMOLED (1280x800, 285ppi)

Processor 1.4GHz dual-core

OS Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)

Cameras 8MP with LED flash, 2MP [Front]

Connectivity Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, 3G

Memory 16GB, plus microSD (up to 32GB)

Samsung Galaxy Note Alternative
Dell Streak

$299
URL: dell.com

This tablet's fatter profile may be a turn-off, but it's got a 5in display, 5MP cam, full-fat browsing, a 1GHz Snapdragon and, oh, a phone. You'll be hard-pressed to find a Galaxy Note for this price.