<s>
The	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
(	O
retrospectively	O
referred	O
to	O
unofficially	O
as	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Note	I-Application
1	I-Application
,	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
1	I-Application
or	O
original	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
produced	O
by	O
Samsung	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
was	O
distinguished	O
by	O
its	O
unusually	O
large	O
form	O
factor	O
—	O
later	O
referred	O
to	O
using	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
phablet	B-Application
"	O
—	O
which	O
straddled	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
average	O
smartphone	B-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
small	O
tablet	B-Device
:	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
5.3-inch	O
display	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
stylus	B-Device
branded	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
S	B-Operating_System
Pen	I-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
navigate	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
write	O
or	O
draw	O
in	O
supported	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
's	O
hardware	O
design	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
plastic-based	O
construction	O
,	O
a	O
hardware	O
home	O
button	O
and	O
capacitive	O
menu	O
and	O
back	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
and	O
volume	O
keys	O
are	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
horizontal	O
sides	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
the	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
is	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
compartment	O
for	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
is	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
corner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
features	O
a	O
5.3-inch	O
HD	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
Wide	O
XGA	O
display	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
display	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
of	O
800	O
x	O
1280	O
(	O
285	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
per	I-Algorithm
inch	I-Algorithm
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Mobile	B-Protocol
High-Definition	I-Protocol
Link	I-Protocol
(	O
MHL	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
sized	O
between	O
smartphones	B-Application
such	O
as	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Tab	I-Application
7.0	I-Application
tablet	B-Device
;	O
this	O
form	O
factor	O
was	O
nicknamed	O
a	O
"	O
phablet	B-Application
"	O
by	O
the	O
press	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
Exynos	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
,	O
with	O
two	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex-A9	I-Application
CPU	B-Architecture
cores	I-Architecture
clocked	O
at	O
1.4GHz	O
,	O
a	O
Mali-400	B-General_Concept
MP	I-General_Concept
graphics	O
core	O
,	O
and	O
1GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
includes	O
an	O
8-megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
2-megapixel	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
stylus	B-Device
branded	O
as	O
the	O
S	B-Operating_System
Pen	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
is	O
stored	O
in	O
a	O
compartment	O
on	O
the	O
lower	O
panel	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
's	O
display	O
includes	O
an	O
active	B-Device
digitizer	I-Device
by	O
Wacom	O
,	O
with	O
128	O
levels	O
of	O
pressure	O
sensitivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pen	O
can	O
replace	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
finger	O
in	O
situations	O
where	O
precision	O
is	O
needed	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
also	O
bundled	O
with	O
apps	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
originally	O
shipped	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
2.3.5	I-Application
"	I-Application
Gingerbread	I-Application
"	I-Application
and	O
Samsung	O
's	O
proprietary	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
software	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
includes	O
features	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
,	O
including	O
handwriting	B-Application
input	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Quick	O
Memo	O
"	O
(	O
accessed	O
by	O
double-tapping	O
the	O
screen	O
when	O
holding	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
button	O
down	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
opens	O
a	O
virtual	O
sticky	O
note	O
in	O
a	O
window	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
is	O
also	O
bundled	O
with	O
Polaris	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
Crayon	B-Application
Physics	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
—	O
which	O
can	O
leverage	O
the	O
pressure	O
sensitivity	O
of	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
Samsung	O
began	O
to	O
distribute	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.0.4	I-Application
"	I-Application
Ice	I-Application
Cream	I-Application
Sandwich	I-Application
"	I-Application
(	O
which	O
itself	O
added	O
system-level	O
support	O
for	O
pen	O
input	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
upgrades	O
the	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
software	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
version	O
introduced	O
by	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
Samsung	O
began	O
to	O
distribute	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	I-Application
"	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
"	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
and	O
some	O
other	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	I-Application
"	I-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
"	I-Application
update	O
(	O
Android	B-Application
4.1.2	I-Application
)	O
became	O
the	O
last	O
shipping	O
official	O
OTA	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
,	O
retrofitting	O
functionality	O
such	O
as	O
pop-up	O
play	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
video	O
in	O
a	O
movable	O
and	O
resizeable	O
floating	O
picture-in-picture	O
pop-up	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
unofficial	O
Android	B-Application
OS	I-Application
(	O
Custom	O
ROM	O
)	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
such	O
as	O
third-party	O
fork	O
Lineage	B-Application
OS	I-Application
is	O
available	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
different	O
model	O
variants	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
were	O
sold	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
variants	O
differing	O
only	O
in	O
support	O
for	O
regional	O
network	O
types	O
and	O
bands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
some	O
regions	O
,	O
the	O
Exynos	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
was	O
substituted	O
for	O
a	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
S3	O
model	O
,	O
while	O
an	O
LTE-capable	O
model	O
was	O
sold	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
that	O
also	O
contains	O
noticeable	O
design	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	O
have	O
made	O
available	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
accessories	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
clip-on	O
screen	O
cover	O
(	O
which	O
replaces	O
the	O
back	O
panel	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
,	O
and	O
spare	O
chargers	O
and	O
styluses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
capable	O
of	O
LTE	O
connectivity	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
LTE	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
model	O
number	O
is	O
SGH-I717	B-Application
,	O
differentiating	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
N7000	O
and	O
the	O
Korea-exclusive	O
LTE	O
variant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Externally	O
,	O
the	O
physical	O
"	O
home	O
"	O
button	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
touch-sensitive	B-Device
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
were	O
replaced	O
by	O
four	O
touch-sensitive	B-Device
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internally	O
,	O
the	O
chipset	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
the	O
Qualcomm	O
MSM8660	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
is	O
significantly	O
slower	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Exynos4	O
Dual	O
45nm	O
(	O
4210	O
)	O
chipset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
3	O
SoC	O
features	O
a	O
dual-core	B-Architecture
1.5GHz	O
Scorpion	B-Application
CPU	O
and	O
an	O
Adreno	O
220	O
GPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
critics	O
divided	O
on	O
user	O
acceptance	O
of	O
its	O
polarizing	O
form	O
factor	O
;	O
Pocket-lint	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
"	O
positively	O
gargantuan	O
"	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
4S	I-Operating_System
and	O
that	O
users	O
would	O
look	O
"	O
like	O
a	O
fool	O
"	O
if	O
they	O
held	O
it	O
to	O
their	O
face	O
to	O
take	O
a	O
call	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
HD	O
Super	O
AMOLED	O
display	O
was	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
that	O
Samsung	O
had	O
ever	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
device	O
—	O
praising	O
its	O
increased	O
resolution	O
and	O
clarity	O
over	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
its	O
"	O
vibrant	O
and	O
searing	O
"	O
colors	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
convenience	O
for	O
watching	O
video	O
whilst	O
travelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presence	O
of	O
a	O
stylus	B-Device
was	O
compared	O
to	O
PDAs	B-Application
and	O
early	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
devices	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
pressure	O
sensitivity	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
versatile	O
"	O
S	O
Memo	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
beyond	O
bundled	O
apps	O
and	O
others	O
in	O
the	O
S	O
Choice	O
portal	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
having	O
enough	O
software	O
designed	O
around	O
the	O
S	B-Operating_System
Pen	I-Operating_System
on	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
capable	O
device	O
and	O
potentially	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
handheld	B-Application
games	O
console	O
around	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
screen	O
size	O
,	O
but	O
showed	O
concerns	O
over	O
whether	O
it	O
would	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
mainstream	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
could	O
appeal	O
best	O
to	O
enterprise	O
users	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
can	O
"[replace]	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
with	O
gusto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GSMArena	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
"	O
may	O
be	O
out	O
of	O
many	O
people	O
's	O
comfort	O
zone	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
high-end	O
performance	O
and	O
large	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
and	O
TouchWiz	B-Application
UI	I-Application
were	O
added	O
"	O
value	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
regard	O
to	O
its	O
market	O
positioning	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
felt	O
that	O
web	O
browsing	O
felt	O
more	O
comfortable	O
on	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
's	O
5.3-inch	O
screen	O
than	O
watching	O
video	O
(	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
a	O
10.1-inch	O
screen	O
)	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
"	O
not	O
necessarily	O
the	O
perfect	O
choice	O
for	O
any	O
situation	O
,	O
the	O
Note	O
will	O
have	O
you	O
covered	O
for	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
applications	O
of	O
modern	O
day	O
smart	O
devices.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
niche	O
device	O
distinct	O
from	O
other	O
recent	O
attempts	O
at	O
large	O
phones	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Dell	B-Application
Streak	I-Application
and	O
HTC	B-Application
Sensation	I-Application
XL	I-Application
)	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
we	O
do	O
n't	O
think	O
all	O
phones	O
will	O
look	O
like	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
any	O
time	O
soon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
is	I-Application
not	O
what	O
you	O
're	O
used	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
follow-up	O
review	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
II	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
update	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	I-Application
,	O
TechRadar	O
praised	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
's	O
display	O
and	O
Samsung	O
's	O
"	O
intuitive	O
"	O
system	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S	B-Operating_System
Pen	I-Operating_System
was	O
considered	O
"	O
handy	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
having	O
inconsistent	O
performance	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
stylus	B-Device
itself	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
feeling	O
"	O
like	O
writing	O
with	O
a	O
twiglet	O
for	O
people	O
like	O
us	O
with	O
shovel-like	O
hands.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
concluded	O
that	O
there	O
"	O
are	O
n't	O
many	O
things	O
we	O
can	O
complain	O
about	O
with	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
"	O
,	O
but	O
showed	O
concerns	O
that	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
may	O
alienate	O
users	O
who	O
are	O
not	O
used	O
to	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
phone	O
:	O
it	O
was	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
would	O
appeal	O
best	O
to	O
users	O
more	O
interested	O
in	O
web	O
browsing	O
and	O
multimedia	O
consumption	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
primarily	O
want	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
phone	O
as	O
a	O
communications	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noting	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
marketability	O
was	O
questioned	O
on	O
launch	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Operating_System
Note	I-Operating_System
II	I-Operating_System
proved	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
legitimate	O
consumer	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
phablet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
Samsung	O
announced	O
that	O
one	O
million	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Notes	I-Application
were	O
shipped	O
in	O
less	O
than	O
two	O
months	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
variant	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
US	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
was	O
featured	O
at	O
the	O
2012	O
CES	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
,	O
allowing	O
press	O
to	O
get	O
an	O
early	O
look	O
at	O
the	O
new	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
