By Prince Osuagwu

By the time Samsung Electronics, manufacturers of Galaxy range of tablets, ran through  the features of its latest Galaxy Note 10.1 launched in Lagos, mid-week, many users who were already having one  brand of tablets, notes and e-readers or the other from competition, were already giving in to the temptation of switching over.

Quite truly some quality time and massive creativity were utilised in making the device and Samsung is displaying the beauty with a lot of swagger. It described the device as new concept that enhances productivity, creativity and learning capability.

Judging from the features, the device could turn a user from a passive consumer to an active creator. From Note taking to multi-tasking, photo editing and drawing, the new device gives business professionals, creative designers, students and even the journalist some reason to be confident in their jobs.

The two most unique features of this device are the split screen functionality which gives room for multitasking (writing or surfing the net while watching films for instance) and the professional handwriting functionality which allows the stylus pen to scribble on the screen with ease.

The screen responds to your fingers as usual, but also works like a Wacom tablet when you write with the pressure-sensitive stylus. That, really, is what no other 10inch tablet offers at the moment.

When you remove the stylus from the bottom of the Note 10.1, a shortcut bar appears where you can launch, Samsung’s S Note app or others like web browser, video player, email Gallery and polaris office. All the apps can be opened on the screen simultaneously without hassles. But the S Note app appears the best of all the extra apps Samsung preloads on its devices. It allows the user to write notes, sketch and even write formulas. The Text and equations can afterwards be converted to editable text.

The pen is highly responsive and relatively comfortable to use. Yet the regular standard pen, also fits and even on trial appeared better on the screen than the capacitive stylus. This means that losing the stylus may not incapacitate the user, after all.

The note runs on a fast 1.4GHz quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM which seems more than any what other tablets possess. There’s built-in GPS, Bluetooth and also Wi-Fi direct for sharing photos and other files with compatible devices.

Another feature which give the device some distinction is the Smart Stay functionality. When reading an article or browsing the web for instance, the Galaxy Note 10.1 detects the users face, eyes and the screen will remain on without intelligently putting itself off after some hours or minutes as many tabs traditionally do.

The device was built with all classes of people in mind. For the business professional, it allows for frequent memos, detailed documentation or meeting presentations while encouraging work on the move. Incidentally everything done on this Note can be sync to the PC.

For the creative designer, intuitive and creative thinker as well as the artists and digitizing professional, the design software for mobile use, gives a big leverage.

For Students, doing online assignments, digital learning social media and other multimedia works are made simple as a simple tap on the note opens a world of information to enrich oneself.

Yet the Journalist, has a stake, taking advantage of the ultimate performance of the HSPA+21 and double speed Wi-Fi which burns with faster internet, downloads, to report back to the office no matter where. The device, according to Samsung is slightly above a N100.000.

Now, can you blame the man who after the presentation, vowed to give away his other tab to his grandmother in order to get the new device?