Fly Or Die: Samsung Galaxy Note

Jordan Crook

Jordan Crook studied English Literature at New York University before entering the tech space. Prior to joining TechCrunch, Crook dabbled in mobile marketing and mobile apps as well as doing device reviews for MobileMarketer and MobileBurn. Crook is fascinated with alternative energy production and greentech. She is now a writer for CrunchGear. Hello → Learn More

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

The Galaxy Note from Samsung has been a tough one for us to figure out. Is it a phone? Is it a tablet? Wait! Is that a stylus?

There was plenty to wonder about. But after spending quite a bit of time with the superphone, which you can relive with me here, John and I decided to chat out what all the fuss is about.

The phone itself is solid, feels premium for the most part, and LTE makes Mr. Big Stuff over here super fast. The S-Pen is fun, but meh at best. Truth be told, the real issue is size. At 5.3-inches, its 1280×800 HD Super AMOLED display poses benefits as well as problems.

John and I discuss this and more, trying to figure out whether Samsung’s huge marketing push for this thing is really worth the trouble.


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Launch Date: 1969

Samsung is one of the largest super-multinational companies in the world. It’s possibly best known for it’s subsidiary, Samsung Electronics, the largest electronics company in the world.

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