Samsung Galaxy Note, a 5.3-inch screen phone review and hands-on

Samsung has shown off the Galaxy Note at IFA 2011, a huge 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED handset which comes complete with a stylus called the S Pen.

We grabbed some time with it on the show floor just after Samsung's press conference took place.

The Galaxy Note has a 1.4GHz ARM-based dual-core processor inside, though we have to be honest and say that while some apps were snappy, there was a bit of lag when dropping into things like the web browser. That surprised us as we'd assume the units we saw on the stand were shipping models. And it's doubly surprising given the Note's speedy processor.

You can check out TechRadar's video impressions of the Samsung Galaxy Note below:

The 5.3-inch screen is WXGA resolution (1,280x800) and, as we've come to expect from Samsung's OLED screens, everything is super bright and colours stand out brilliantly - even though it is the largest such display ever fitted to a mobile device. More on how video looks a bit later.

The cited 180 degree viewing angle is indeed in evidence - well, maybe not quite 180, but pretty darn close.

The Samsung Galaxy Note screen delivers 285ppi - the iPhone 4 delivers 326ppi according to Apple. By comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S2 delivers 218ppi, and the older Galaxy S 233ppi..

Samsung Galaxy M Pro Hands on + Review !!!

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Samsung announced in August that it was changing its naming strategy, so that there were a number of new profiles for its collection of handsets.
While the popular S range of smartphones stands for Super Smart, the M range – of which the Samsung Galaxy M Pro is part – is all about the magic. Well, the Magical to be more precise.
This essentially means that the handsets aren't packing enough power to be considered high-end but creep outside of the feature phone arena, offering enough for those who want a phone for everyday use.

The Galaxy M Pro, shown off at IFA 2011, offers just that, with the Pro part of the name simply meaning it has been given a QWERTY keyboard.
In the hand, the Galaxy M Pro feels like a decent device. It has been given a 2.7-inch screen which is a touch too small, though.

The Samsung Galaxy M Pro also packs Android 2.3, has a 5MP camera on the rear with LED Flash and can record video at WVGA at 30fps. This is coupled with a 1GHz processor and 1GB memory, which you can expand to 32GB through the microSD card slot.