Samsung's IFA surprise: A new Galaxy Note 10.1

Samsung added an unexpected device to its IFA 2013 announcements, a new tablet called the Galaxy Note 10.1...

Anujeet Majumdar|Sep 05, 2013, 00:29:27 IST

Along with all the expected launches at Samsung’s presentation at IFA Berlin, came an unexpected one. The company has announced a new Note tablet for 2014, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition. As the name suggests, the new tablet will come with a 10.1-inch Super-clear LCD display with a pixel resolution of 2560 x 1600. We are not yet sure why this is called the 2014 Edition.

The tablet will come with two variants, each with a different processor under the hood, similar to how the Galaxy Note 3 is being offered. The first variant comes with an Exynos 5 Octa SoC clocked out at 1.9GHz, while the second comes with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 processor clocked at 2.3GHz for the LTE markets. Samsung’s latest tablet offering will come with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean running the show as well as 3GB of RAM.

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Photography in the new device is taken care of with an 8-megapixel auto-focus BSI Sensor with an LED flash as well as a front-facing 2-megapixel BSI sensor. The new tablet will come with 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models, along with a microSD slot that allows for expansion up to 64GB.

Samsung has announced the new Galaxy Note 10.1

The tablet comes with all the usual 2013 connectivity options like Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, USB 2.0, GPS and GLONASS. Rounding up the package is an 8,220mAh battery. The company has not specified when the Galaxy Note 10.1 will be out in the markets (next year, perhaps?) nor the price at which potential customers can pick it up.

Here’s a quick specifications round-up of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1:

10.1-inch super-clear LCD display with 2560 x 1600
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, NFC
GPS, GLONASS, Bluetooth 4.0
8 megapixel auto-focus BSI Sensor with an LED flash, front facing 2 megapixel BSI sensor
16GB/32GB/64GB internal memory variants, expandable up to 64GB via microSD slot

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