Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 vs Google Nexus 10

New: Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 vs Google Nexus 10 II (Oct, 2013)

older Released October, 2013

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

10.1"
16 GB
WiFi 3G
Android 4.3

Last year's dual core Exynos CPUs with Mali graphics were some of the fastest on the market, and we're glad Samsung waited for the quad core Exynos 4412 to roll out the Note 10.1.

by MobileTechReview (Aug, 2012)

older Released November, 2012

Google Nexus 10

10.1"
32 GB
WiFi
Android 4.2

We've already mentioned how jaw dropping the display resolution is, but it's worth noting that it has superb viewing angles too.

by TechRadar (Jun, 2014)

Reasons to consider the
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

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More cores

Quad core

Dual core

Twice as many cores; run more applications at once

Supported card formats

microSD

None

Supports supported card formats

Supports 3G

Yes

Somewhat common; be online anywhere that has cell coverage

Significantly higher resolution rear camera

8 MP

4.9 MP

Around 65% higher resolution rear camera; Can be used like a point-and-shoot camera

More RAM

3 GB

2 GB

50% more RAM; Better able to run big apps with lots of content

Faster processor

1.9 GHz

1.7 GHz

More than 10% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster

Newer

Oct, 2013

Nov, 2012

Release date 11 months later

Thinner

8 mm

8.9 mm

More than 10% thinner

Slightly smaller

170 x 243 x 8 mm

177.6 x 263.9 x 8.9 mm

More than 20% smaller

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Google Nexus 10

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More storage capacity

32 GB

16 GB

2x more storage capacity; Holds more music, movies and photos

Better performance per dollar

7.31 pt/$

3.77 pt/$

Around 95% better performance per dollar

Much faster USB

572 MB/s

57 MB/s

More than 10x faster USB; connect a high-speed external hard drive or other high-speed device

screen resolution

Galaxy Note 10.1

2560 x 1600

Nexus 10

2560 x 1600

memory

Galaxy Note 10.1

3 GB

Nexus 10

2 GB

camera resolution

Galaxy Note 10.1

1.9 MP

Nexus 10

1.9 MP

CPU Cores

Galaxy Note 10.1

Quad core

Nexus 10

Dual core

CPU Frequency

Galaxy Note 10.1

1.9 GHz

Nexus 10

1.7 GHz

Galaxy Note 10.1		vs	Nexus 10

	8.5 read review		8.0 read review	In return you get a stunning 2560 x 1600 display with lovely colors and clarity, the S Pen for precise writing and drawing, Samsung's excellent Multi Window split window multitasking, good S Pen support from third party notes and drawing apps, a fast CPU, expandable storage and USB host. Galaxy Note 10.1

	7.6 read review		7.7 read review	It also supports 802.11 b/g/n (2.4GHz and 5GHz) and MIMO Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, and NFC (near-field communication). Nexus 10

	5.4 read review		8.3 read review	Gmail has a great new scaling feature that lets you see the whole email at once and then pan and zoom around it, but there's so much real estate on a tablet that email width was never really an issue. Nexus 10

	8.0 read review		9.0 read review	Turn the Google Nexus 10 over and you'll find a big speaker at the top, along with the main 5 megapixel camera lens, which is also capable of shooting 1080p video at 30fps. Nexus 10

Overall	7.7 Out of 10		8.2 Out of 10

display	Galaxy Note 10.1	Nexus 10
Size	10.1"	10.1"
Technology	IPS LCD	PLS LCD
Resolution	2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600
PPI	298 ppi	300 ppi
network
Wi-Fi
802.11n
802.11a
802.11g
802.11b
Bluetooth	Bluetooth v4.0	Bluetooth v4.0
Supports 3G	Yes	No
processor
Cores	Quad core	Dual core
Clock speed	1.9 GHz	1.7 GHz
sensors
Has a GPS	Yes	Yes
Has a compass	Yes	Yes
Has an accelerometer	Yes	Yes
Has a gyroscope	Yes	Yes
Has a light sensor	Yes	Yes

storage	Galaxy Note 10.1	Nexus 10
Internal storage	16 GB	32 GB
RAM capacity	3 GB	2 GB
Supported card formats
microSD
Maximum capacity	128 GB	N/A
photo & video
Adobe flash support	No	No
Webcam	1.9 MP	1.9 MP
Rear camera	8 MP	4.9 MP
ports
USB support	1 Micro USB	1 Micro USB
Hdmi support	None	1 Micro HDMI
Has a headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Has a microphone jack	No	No
Has a built-in microphone	Yes	Yes
form factor
Weight	560 g	603 g
Size	170 x 243 x 8 mm	177.6 x 263.9 x 8.9 mm
Thickness	8 mm	8.9 mm

Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1

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$59

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$38

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