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Testseek.com have collected 663 expert reviews of the Samsung GT-N7100 Galaxy Note 2 and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung GT-N7100 Galaxy Note 2.
Award: Most Awarded January 2013
January 2013
 
(84%)
663 Reviews
Users
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18 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • Responsive
  • Large display
  • Excellent battery life
  • Aboveaverage call quality
  • Lightningfast quadcore processor
  • Large form factor but UI tweaks make it easy to use one-handed
  • Fast mobile broadband connectivity thanks to 4G HSPA+ or 4G LTE networks
  • Fast
  • Responsive UI with quad-core Samsung-made Exynos processor and 2 GB RAM
  • Software enhancements such as pop-out
  • Quick setup
  • Easy to use
  • IPhone and iPad App
  • No computer required
  • Nice design
  • Long USB cord
  • Motion and voice detection
  • And video recording
  • Solid hardware
  • Great performance
  • As efficient a design as possible for a 5.5″ screen
  • US Cellular delivers on the ‘hello better' promise
  • What Needs Improvement
  • TouchWiz is awful
  • Just too big
  • Too much Samsung ‘bloatware'
  • Poor signal and antenna stre
  • Massive high-definition screen. Fast quad-core processor. Includes a pressure-sensitive stylus and well-designed note-taking and drawing software. Runs Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" out of the box. Fast LTE
  • If you can get it. Good call quality.
  • Massive high-definition screen. Fast quad-core processor. Includes a pressure-sensitive stylus and well-designed note-taking and drawing software. Runs Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" out of the box. Good call quality. No bloatware. Long battery life.
  • Huge screen
  • But slim phone. Digital pen
  • Excellent custom software. Removable battery and microSD card slot
  • What's hot
  • Oodles of screen real estate make the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 terrific for videos
  • Games
  • And reading
  • And its improved stylus aids productivity. A blazing quad-core processor
  • A great camera
  • And strong battery life round out the advantages of this Android
  • Strong graphics and performance
  • Large display with sharp details and bright colors
  • Fast camera
  • Improved S Pen
  • Huge and vibrant high-def display
  • Fast quad-core performance
  • Much improved S Pen
  • Dual-view multitasking option
  • Long battery life
  • Gorgeous 5.5-inch display
  • Powerful processor
  • Snappy camera
  • Very long battery life
  • Massive highdefinition screen. Fast quadcore processor. Includes a pressuresensitive stylus and welldesigned notetaking and drawing software. Runs Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" out of the box. Fast LTE
  • Swift performance
  • S Pen great for navigating device
  • Excellent camera
  • Feature rich
  • Big
  • Bright
  • Bold screen
  • Improved S-Pen Integration
  • Great camera
  • Speedy performance
  • 4G connectivity ensures it is fast
  • Great screen
  • Outstanding hardware
  • Excellent camera and unique software capabilities because of S Pen and 5.5inch screen
  • Massive high-definition screen. Fast quad-core processor. Includes a pressure-sensitive stylus and well-designed note-taking and drawing software. Runs Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" out of the box. Good call quality. Stellar battery life.
  • Great Performance
  • Good Battery Life
  • Vibrant Screen
  • S-Pen Support
  • Jelly Bean Out Of The Box
  • Fast LTE. Massive high-definition screen. Fast quad-core processor. Includes a pressure-sensitive stylus and well-designed note-taking and drawing software. Runs Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" out of the box. Stellar call quality.
  • Massive high-definition screen. Fast quad-core processor. Smooth UI with plenty of useful touches. Includes a pressure-sensitive stylus and well-designed note-taking and drawing software. Runs Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" out of the box. Stellar call quality.
  • Beautiful screen
  • Considerable processing power
  • S Pen
  • Excellent light design that's big
  • But easy and comfortable to use
  • Great AMOLED display that produces excellent picture quality
  • It's big enough to act as your phone and media tablet
  • With no tabletspecific app problem
  • Excellent camera for stills and vi
  • Performance
  • Design
  • Durability
  • Battery Life
  • Though it lacks the sensitivity of prolevel setups such as Wacom‘s input tablets and pens
  • The S Pen is plenty responsive and accurate. A plastic tip adds a nice bit of resistance
  • Making writing on a slick surface a little less awkward. The S Pen can be
  • Very nice 5.5inch 1280 x 720 Super AMOLED display
  • Quadcore 1.6 GHz CortexA9 CPU. Removable battery. Expandable storage with SDcard. Stereo FM radio. Loaded with features
  • Terrific display
  • Great battery life
  • S-Pen usefulness has been increased
  • Jelly Bean out of the box
  • Design minimizes bulk
  • Keeping this big phone slim-seeming
  • Android 4.1 Jelly Bean available at launch
  • Camera app includes robust feature set
  • User-replaceable battery
  • Improved S Pen functionality
  • Speedy peformance
  • Available on all major carriers
  • Lon
  • Buttery-smooth performance
  • Outstanding battery life
  • Wi-Fi calling
  • S Pen is becoming legitimately useful
  • Huge clear and bright screen
  • Super-fast and responsive
  • Best HD Super AMOLED screen from Samsung to date
  • Significantly improved S Pen ergonomics and performance
  • Powerful quadcore processor
  • Very good photos and video
  • Stellar call quality
  • Strong
  • Clean loudspeaker
  • Huge
  • Brilliant display
  •  Powerful custom multitasking
  •  Good battery life
  •  S Pen useful in various scenarios
  •  Android Jelly Bean with TouchWiz Nature UX
  •  Excellent camera
  • Deep integrated S Pen features
  • Perfect for browsing the web
  • Much improved S Pen experience
  • Quad-core Exynos offers mind-blowing performance
  • Beautiful
  • Vibrant display
  • Thinner and easier to hold than original Note
  • Excellent camera and unique software capabilities because of S Pen and 5.5inch screen.
  • Good workmanship
  • Very big screen
  • Powerful platform
  • Viewing angle stable
  • High-contrast screen
  • Very long battery runtime
  • Fairly good camera
  • Wi-Fi for 2.4 and 5 GHz

The editors didn't like

  • Onehanded use difficult
  • Display can appear slightly washed out
  • Large form factor may turn off some users who want a more compact phone
  • S Pen is more comfortable to hold than 1st gen Note
  • But new S Pen for Note II doesn't have optional S Pen Holder accessory for better ergonomics
  • Awkward
  • But not impossible
  • To hol
  • App has been improved but is still buggy and slow
  • Video limitations
  • Can't export video
  • And low quality video
  • TouchWiz is awful
  • Just too big
  • Too much Samsung ‘bloatware'
  • Poor signal and antenna strength
  • Very large. A few minor hiccups in gaming performance. Sprint's 4G LTE coverage map is still very thin
  • Very large. A few minor hiccups in gaming performance. Very limited 4G LTE coverage
  • Big phone! Maddeningly slippery. Screen tech doesn't wow us
  • Big phone! Maddeningly s
  • The huge display makes the Galaxy Note 2 unwieldy to carry
  • And hiccups in the S Pen stylus and apps can slow you down. The pricey Note 2 isn't a suitable tablet replacement across all categories
  • Size can be somewhat overwhelming
  • Slow 3G speeds
  • A tad pricey
  • Design just too big for some shoppers
  • Camera struggles in low light
  • S Voice still feels second-rate
  • No LTE yet
  • Pricey
  • Size makes it a bit unwieldy
  • Can be unwieldy
  • Particularly for phone calls
  • S Note not so useful
  • It's big. Very
  • Build is plasticky
  • Expensive
  • TouchWiz is heavy
  • Large size isn't for everyone
  • TouchWiz can be complicated
  • Expensive on 4G plans
  • Large size may be too much for many users to overcome
  • Very large. A few minor hiccups in gaming performance. Samsung's heavy UI layer isn't to everyone's taste
  • Big
  • Relatively Expensive
  • Very large. A few minor hiccups in gaming performance
  • Occasional feature overload
  • Volume button placement
  • Drops some good Android 4.1 UI features
  • Capacitive buttons can be hit by accident
  • The stylus is still mostly useless
  • The few functions that would really be helpful
  • Like signing documents
  • Are still absent
  • The huge size makes it difficult to use with onehand
  • And the onehand options are nice but take too many steps to change
  • Using i
  • None
  • The 5.5inch display and stylus make the Note II unwieldy
  • And it requires two hands to do just about anything with it. The stylus is a novelty and doesn't improve productivity. S Voice is the worst digital assistant app out there. Samsung's TouchWiz UI is
  • Not a discreet size
  • May be awkward for some
  • Especially kids. Loaded with features
  • T-Mobile's data speeds and network reliability is still sub-par
  • S-Pen's true potential has yet to be tapped
  • Even on-contract
  • Poor one-handed usability
  • Slight UI lag at times
  • Purchasing/Availability
  • The Galaxy Note II is available for $369 w
  • TouchWiz gets in the way of Jelly Bean too much
  • Some S Pen features only work in Samsung apps
  • Display resolution lower than previous generation
  • Display remains imperfect
  • Paucity of good stylus apps
  • Plastic construction
  • S Planner is a downgrade from default Calendar app
  • Too wide for smaller hands
  • App icons on home screen made bigger instead of adding an extra row
  • Subpar sound recording with video footage
  •  Casing material slick and prone to scratches
  •  S Pen less useful than it could be
  •  Too large and heavy for some users
  •  UI lag is slight
  • But shouldn't exist on such powerful hardware
  • SIM-free version is a little pricey
  • MHL only works using Samsung adapter
  • Large size may be too much for many users to overcome.
  • Mediocre choice of materials
  • Averagely bright screen
  • Slight bluish cast
  • Limited mobility
  • No LTE

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  Published: 2012-10-12, review by: phonearena.com

  • Abstract:  The LG Optimus 4X HD is LG’s best Android handset while we are waiting on the Optimus G to come up, and it merits a comparison with Samsung’s finest - the Galaxy Note II.Both phones come with large screens, fast processors and 8MP cameras, but the Not...

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  Published: 2012-10-12, review by: gsmarena.com

  • Abstract:  Having reviewed both the Samsung Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II, and looking at them up close again for this article, it's still hard to pick a favorite. The Note II certainly offers more in a lot of areas we've tested but the user experience isn't d...

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  Published: 2012-10-11, review by: phonearena.com

  • Abstract:  We embark on the task to compare the Apple iPhone 5 to the Samsung Galaxy Note II fully aware that we are comparing apples to oranges, pun intended. These two, however, are currently the best representatives of what devices iOS and Android are capable...

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  Published: 2012-10-11, Author: Mark , review by: Laptopmag.com

  • Huge and vibrant high-def display, Fast quad-core performance, Much improved S Pen, Dual-view multitasking option, Long battery life
  • Design just too big for some shoppers, Camera struggles in low light, S Voice still feels second-rate
  • The Galaxy Note II is the king of big-screen phones, combining quad-core power, much-improved pen capabilities and innovative new features.

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  Published: 2012-10-11, Author: Michael , review by: Pocketnow.com

  • Huge, brilliant display,  Powerful custom multitasking,  Good battery life,  S Pen useful in various scenarios,  Android Jelly Bean with TouchWiz Nature UX,  Excellent camera
  •  Casing material slick and prone to scratches,  S Pen less useful than it could be,  Too large and heavy for some users,  UI lag is slight, but shouldn't exist on such powerful hardware,
  • Sure, the Dell Streak may have broken the five-inch barrier first, but it took Samsung to make it popular. In every meaningful sense, the original Galaxy Note launched the phablet category, an accomplishment for which it's been rightly praised. But eve...

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  Published: 2012-10-08, review by: phonedog.com

  • Abstract:  It's the tablet phone you've been waiting for! Aaron does a full review of the Samsung Galaxy Note II . Announced prior to IFA in Berlin in August, the Note II offers a 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos CPU, 5.5-inch Super AMOLED HD display, 8-megapixel camera wit...

 
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  Published: 2012-10-08, Author: Basil , review by: recombu.com

  • Big, bright, bold screen, Improved S-Pen Integration, Great camera, Speedy performance
  • It's big. Very, Build is plasticky, Expensive, TouchWiz is heavy

 
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  Published: 2012-10-08, Author: Vlad , review by: theverge.com

  • Buttery-smooth performance, Outstanding battery life, Wi-Fi calling, S Pen is becoming legitimately useful
  • Display remains imperfect, Paucity of good stylus apps, Plastic construction, S Planner is a downgrade from default Calendar app

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  Published: 2012-10-08, Author: TechnoBuffalo , review by: technobuffalo.com

  • Abstract:  The phone is made of plastic. That's kind of a bummer, but that's just the material Samsung and a lot of other manufacturers use to build phones and I don't think they will be going away from it. That being said, the quality of the build is drastically im...

 
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  Published: 2012-10-08, Author: Brad , review by: engadget.com

  • Much improved S Pen experience, Quad-core Exynos offers mind-blowing performance, Beautiful, vibrant display, Thinner and easier to hold than original Note
  • SIM-free version is a little pricey, MHL only works using Samsung adapter
  • The Galaxy Note II is one of the best phones on the market today, but unnecessary Verizon branding makes it less appealing than it should be....

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