SOFTWARE : Samsung Galaxy Note
The Samsung Galaxy Note is running Android 2.3 Gingerbread and will be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 in early 2012. The proprietary software incorporates elements from both a smartphone and tablet device, specifically in landscape mode. Samsung did not hold back when they decided to bundle great software suites onto the Galaxy Note. While most of the apps have been seen before on Androids such as the Galaxy S II, many are unique to the Galaxy Note. The best apps included are the email, Video Maker, AllShare, Readers Hub, Social Hub, Mini Diary, Polaris Office, and, exclusive to the Galaxy Note, S Planner and S Memo.
Using the S Pen provides a distinctive enhancement to many of the apps and utilities on the Galaxy Note. The Wacom technology allows pressure sensitive drawing styles that mimic using an actual writing utensil by drawing thin and thick lines. Motion enhancements to the Galaxy Note employ the gyroscope to zoom in and out by tilting the device in various applications. Customization to the Motion settings allows for sensitivity to be adjusted.
