The Galaxy Note looks the danglys and prefer the spec. Just can't help but think the Sony will be better by the time it's got greasy oily hands all over it.
My note phone is fine, covered in brake fluid earlier quick wipe and job done. Just can't see the leather backing of the tablet being that great tbh.
I tested both side by side six months ago and the Sony was so laggy it was in my mind issues and problematic software side not hardware! The weight difference was a biggy for me the Sony was heavier and chunky whilst the note was light and did not suffer from the low cheap feel of plastic either. Samsung wanted a useable tablet and yes that's exactly why bang for buck it does what the tin says it does. You can buy heavy armored frame guards from silicon for the tablet and it will protect it. what impressed me was that you can buy the battery for like £25.00 and take apart the Samsung replace it yourself without sending it off like the Sony which would require some specific tools just to change parts on it.
Don't buy the 2014 edition of note it doesn't offer any
real extra features for the money(maybe four months down the line) and defo forget about ATVI the windows based one as its not true windows on it, its like an emulated version of windows and its crap with limited apps that will run on it.
Another option is to get the TAB 7 bit pricy and smaller screen but might be more practical from a work perspective?
We have had the N8000 with 3G sim free 32GB in grey for about five months and its never let us down the only warning we had was always let the battery drain down and turn it off before charging as the 8600 odd MaH battery pulls a lot of current and the charger can suffer from heat issues if using and charging together. TBF I've charged it whilst in need to use it and the charger does get hot when first charging, but not catch fire hot! Guessing when the battery is flat it pulls the most current and eventually is cool to the touch after nearly 80% fully charged. If you see the charger its tiny and that's the issues for me but upgrading to a better charger would eliminate this issue.
I want the battery and charger to live its course a bit longer so I stick to the experiences other people have learned across from the pond.
You can buy HD adapter for £20.00-30.00 and use it to stream, but if you have a Samsung smart TV you can use its smart function and it will transfer direct to TV aswell.
I solved the play back issues by just going to apps shop and downloading an app that uses flash and it no problems all media plays very well now. The wifi hot spot is linked to my unlimited data on my phone and the kids can use it all day long in the car.
Wifi is strong never suffer from buffer issues at all from wireless connection.
It has a smart EYE detection it turns itself off if it cannot sense anyone using it clever chaps at Samsung! I think that feature is not not even on the newest tabs or note for some reasons?
S-pen is great but you need to learn how to use it properly, its the first bit of tech in years I had to re-teach myself which was fun TBF.
