Thank you for being a valued part of the CNET community. As of December 1, 2020, the forums are in read-only format. In early 2021, CNET Forums will no longer be available. We are grateful for the participation and advice you have provided to one another over the years.

Thanks,

CNET Support

Tip

note pro 12.2 vs note 10.1 2014 edition

Jul 25, 2014 2:42AM PDT

heey....iam going to buy a tablet and i was thinking of samsung .........but i wanted to know is there a big difference between the notepro and note10.1 and what should i buy?! because i saw there was a big difference in price and i dont think i could afford the notepro

Discussion is locked

- Collapse -
Usually it's size that costs.
Jul 25, 2014 2:59AM PDT

Bigger screen, more battery can really add to the cost. However some forget to try these out and come away a little poorer for the lesson.

What does the tablet do that you want? If you don't know, don't buy any tablet. Don't get caught up in the fad.
Bob

- Collapse -
about tablets
Jul 25, 2014 11:13PM PDT

actually i dont have much exp. about tablets but i want to buy samsung cuz its a good one.........will if u have any advice about ant other tablets ......tell me Grin i have a budget of 570$

- Collapse -
Re: note pro
Jul 25, 2014 11:54PM PDT
- Collapse -
At that much beware of a common misconception.
Jul 26, 2014 4:43AM PDT
- Collapse -
Hardware wise they are
Jul 25, 2014 4:19AM PDT

pretty much the same except the PRO screen is 12.2" and 2014 is 10.1. The Pro comes with KitKat (Android preinstalled) 4.4 installed and the 2014 comes with Android 4.3 and I'm not sure if it's upgradeable to KitKat.

I bought a Galaxy Note tab (which I like) but the the Note 2014 came out the next month Sad The 2014 had the high res screen and the Note didn't.

- Collapse -
In my mind...
Sep 1, 2014 2:33AM PDT

If talking about your budget it isn't a problm, the note pro 12.2 is better because it is bigger. But if you want to save a few bucks the note 10.1 2014 is the better option for you.

- Collapse -
I've heard.....
Sep 18, 2014 10:14AM PDT

...that the 12.2 actually is laggier than the 10.1 because the hardware has to accomodate for the larger screen size.

To make a proper decision, you really need to go check these out, first hand.... I'm sure your local Best Buy has both of them on display, and you can play with them, and see what you think.