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January 2013
(84%)
663 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(91%)
18 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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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.
Good battery life, Excellent camera, Bright screen, SPen is fun to use
Bit slippery, Expensive, Large size, A bit plasticky
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