[font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Chances are you've at least heard of the Samsung Galaxy Note, the big 5.3-inch mobile gadget that can either be used like a tablet or like a traditional cell phone. So said Samsung in its splashy Super Bowl ad that blatantly took a swipe at Apple fanboys.[/font][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]In the meantime, tech journalists are still arguing over where the Note, with its S-Pen stylus and extra-large screen, fits in the field of mobile technology products. Judging from an extremely unscientific sample of New Yorkers, the shopping public seems confused as well. Here at CNET, editors Jessica Dolcourt and Brian Bennett have engaged in more than one heated debate over the Galaxy Note's status as a convergence device.[/font][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Jessica's position is clear--the Galaxy Note is a phone with some extra features, but it isn't a tablet. Brian on the other hand, strongly sees it more as a hybrid that can knock out the need for a separate, larger device. We break down our relative positions here.[/font][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Jessica Dolcourt: The Note is a big phone, almost too big to comfortably hold, but I can slip it into my back pocket when it isn't in my purse. The dimensions alone make it large for a phone, but not totally unreasonable considering the proliferation of 4.5-inchers (and more) out there. The 5.3-inch screen here is far closer to phone territory than it is to the smallest "standard" tablet size you see--7 inches. (I don't count the 5-inch Dell Streak tablet, unless it's as the exception that proves the rule that nobody wants a 5-inch tablet.)[/font][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Brian Bennett: In my view, portability depends on which angle you approach the Note. I think of it as a mini-tablet since it squeezes all the essential abilities of a bigger 10-inch Honeycomb slate into a 5.3-inch machine. That may not sound like a lot, but it makes a huge difference on my daily commute. I see people on the subway grappling with unwieldy iPads all the time and it's not pretty. There's a reason strap-hangers give old-school newspaper readers dirty looks. As a traditional phone, the Galaxy Note's size is comical since the point of a handset is to put it bluntly, fit in your hand. I've come very close to dropping the Note onto harsh city sidewalks when gripping it one-handed. As for jeans pockets, fuhgeddaboutit.Operating systemJD: It runs off Android 2.3 Gingerbread, not Android 3.0 Honeycomb, so Samsung intended it to primarily be a smartphone. There's only one app that nods to tablet behavior, and that's to show a reading pane in the official e-mail program when you turn the phone to landscape mode.BB: That's true, Gingerbread in place of Ice Cream Sandwich is a letdown, but it won't be long until we see ICS on tablets and phones. Still, as I said before, so far I've been able to use the Galaxy Note to tackle my morning tablet ritual. This consists of reading newspaper apps, and flipping through a bunch of news articles compiled by Pulse and Google Currents. Then I switch over to audio podcasts provided by Google Listen for the walk to the office.Video playbackJD: Watching videos is excellent on the Note's large screen--relative to a phone. Not bad if you're trying to keep your movie preferences to yourself, but a thumbnail compared to a 10-inch tablet like the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 or iPad.BB: OK, you got me there. It's hard to make the case that the Galaxy Note's 5.3-inch display can compete with the iPad or even Samsung's Galaxy Tab devices with huge 10.1-inch screens. However, the Note's Super AMOLED display looks mighty fine, with great viewing angles and eye-popping color, and you don't have to worry about Peeping Toms eying your screen.E-readingJD: It's the same story with e-reading. I opened up a book in the "Game of Thrones" series to test it out. I sure didn't have to hold the phone as close to my face as other smartphones, but for longer reading sessions, it can't compare to a larger screen that's easier to read and requires you to turn fewer pages.BB: I'm sorry, but I disagree entirely. Where I do most of my reading, on subway cars or in coffee shops, the Galaxy Note's smaller size is平安车险官网[/url less of a hassle to handle. It's also less conspicuous than whipping out a big, bad, 10-inch slate for all to see. Of course, I concede that reading content on a larger device is easier on the eyes and makes more sense for hanging at home on the couch or in bed.[/font][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]机会是你至少听说三星Galaxy注意，大的5.3英寸移动小工具，既可以像片剂或像一个传统的手机使用。所以说，三星在其声势浩大的超级碗广告，公然发生在苹果fanboys刷卡。
在此期间，高新技术记者仍争论不休的注意，其S-钢笔手写笔和超大屏幕，适合在移动通信技术产品领域。从一个非常不科学的纽约人看样品，购物的市民似乎也感到困惑。在这里，编辑杰西卡Dolcourt和布赖恩·班尼特在CNET从事多个超过银河注意的作为汇聚设备的状态的激烈辩论。
杰西卡的立场是明确的 - 银河注意的是一些额外的功能的手机，但它不是一个平板。布赖恩另一方面，强烈认为它作为一个混合体，可以淘汰需要一个单独的，较大的设备。我们打​​破我们的相对位置。
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[font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]可移植性杰西卡Dolcourt：注意是一个大的手机，几乎太大舒适举行，但我可以潜入我后面的口袋时，是不是在我的钱包。大尺寸仅一个电话，但并非完全不合理的考虑有4.5寸的机型（及以上）的增殖。这里的5.3英寸的屏幕更靠近手机的领土比它是最小的“标准”的药片大小，你看- 7英寸。（我不指望5英寸的戴尔Streak平板，除非它是作为例外证明规则，没有人想要一个5英寸的平板。）
布赖恩·班尼特：在我看来，可移植性取决于哪个角度接近注。我觉得作为一个迷你平板电脑，它的5.3英寸的机器，因为它挤压成一个更大的10英寸的蜂窝石板的所有必要的能力。可能听起来很多，但它使我每天上下班的巨大差异。我看到人们对地铁的拼杀笨重的ipad公司所有的时间和它不漂亮。这是有原因的带衣架给老派的报纸读者的白眼。银河注的大小作为一个传统的电话，是可笑的，因为一个手机的一点是，说穿了，适合你的手。我来拖放到苛刻的城市人行道的注意，当紧握它单手非常接近。为牛仔裤腰包，fuhgeddaboutit。
操作系统
JD：它运行 的Android 2.3姜饼，而不是Android 3.0的蜂窝，因此三星有意这样做主要是智能手机。有点头片剂行为只有一个应用程序，这是在官方的电子邮件程序阅读窗格显示，当你把手机横向模式。
BB：这是真的，姜饼冰淇淋三明治的地方，是一个令人失望，但它不会很长，直到我们看到ICS片和手机。不过，正如我以前说过，到目前为止，我已经能够使用银河注意解决我早上片剂仪式。这包括阅读报纸上的应用程序，并通过了一堆新闻编译文章翻转脉冲和谷歌电流。然后我切换到由谷歌提供的音频播客，听步行到办公室。
视频播放
JD：观看影片注的大屏幕-手机相对出色。不坏，如果你想给自己，让您的电影的喜好，但缩略图相比，像10英寸平板三星Galaxy Tab 10.1 或 iPad 。
BB：OK，你有我有。银河注的5.3英寸的显示屏，能与之抗衡的 iPad 或巨大的10.1英寸的屏幕，甚至是三星的Galaxy Tab的设备的情况下，很难 。然而，看起来强大的罚款 ​​票据的Super AMOLED显示屏，与伟大的视角和令人瞠目的颜色，你不必担心偷窥的目光投向你的屏幕。
电子阅读
JD：这是电子阅读同样的故事。我打开了一本书，在“权力的游戏”系列测试。我肯定没有拿着手机尽量贴近我面对其他智能手机，但较长的阅读课，它无法比拟的屏幕更大，更易于阅读，并要求你打开的页面更少。
BB：我很抱歉，但我完全不同意。当我在地铁车厢或我的阅读，在咖啡馆，规模较小银河注意的是处理麻烦。这也鞭打了一个大的，坏了，10英寸的石板给大家看不到显眼。当然，我承认，较大的设备上阅读的内容很容易对眼睛，使挂在家里的沙发上或在床上更有意义。
D：有没有默认的浏览器设置到一个网站的桌面版本，而该网站的服务比移动优化版本。与此相比，尝试和真正的蜂巢片（或者甚至姜饼烧火），给您的设置选项，设置桌面模式。
BB：诚然，这是恼人的，许多Android智能手机一样，迫使你选择从网页本身在桌面上的一个网站的版本切换。一旦你得到的东西注意的屏幕上全尺寸，这是一个很不错的观点。
企业僚机
JD：我承认我滑倒布赖恩这一立场的亲平板。我见得多的药片和笔记本电脑在会议室正在使用的工作比我做手机。“Google文件”应用程序，加上手写，手写笔，加上较大的屏幕打字时可能不是很舒适的注意，比上一个全尺寸的平板，仅比标准的手机提供了一个更好的替代方案，你没有担心出坞，笔记本电脑或记忆抢，平板。它可以工作。
BB：三星超过银河注意的能力的一个大问题，采取快速的手写笔记。我承认这是一个迫切需要的电子革命，着火面积。到目前为止，虽然试图对笔记潦草，像我会用传统的笔和纸，是不是真的可行。老实说，我得到各地的Windows平板电脑倒叙一遍，完成我的吓人由一个光滑的屏幕表面更糟糕的笔迹。
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