Samsung Galaxy Note LTE

• Crowdedbrain

  9.5 out of 10

Short extract: Having first got a taste of what the Samsung Galaxy Note can offer at this years CES we were grateful to Clove for sending us a review sample so we could then have a proper go on what we can only describe as an ideal compromise between a smartphone and a tablet device.

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  8 out of 10

Summary: With its massive 5.3in HD screen and stylus, the Note is the ultimate big-screened phone.

• Gorgeous HD screen, Slim and light, Powerful yet long-lasting, S Pen useful and versatile, Great for playing and recording video, Excellent value
• Too large for some, Calibration issues with S Pen, Difficult to use one-handed, Gingerbread (but ICS update soon

• v3.co.uk

  8 out of 10

Summary: The Note manages to combine the best features of tablet and smartphone. This Android device boasts a brilliant Super Amoled HD screen, an impressive range of apps and a useful stylus.

Short extract: Samsung has gone all out in the mobile device market, releasing a seemingly endless list of products in an attempt to become the dominant player. The Korean firm's latest model comes in the form of the Galaxy Note, a hybrid handset that aims to mash together the best features of a tablet and a...

• Brilliant Super Amoled HD screen, HSPA+ support, S Pen is useful, Adobe Flash support, great camera
• Might be too big for some, ICS update depends on Samsung, expensive SIM-free price

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  6 out of 10

Short extract: Is it a very big phone or a very small tablet? Julian Prokaza takes a look at the unusual Galaxy Note in our review.

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  7 out of 10

Summary: The Samsung Galaxy Note's huge size is both its biggest asset and its biggest drawback. If you can live with its hugeness, the Note is one of the more powerful and flexible Android phones out there.

Short extract: The Samsung Galaxy Note's huge size is both its biggest asset and drawback, but it's still one of the most powerful Android phones around.

Conclusion: The huge size of the Galaxy Note is the main reason to buy it: no other smartphone has such a big, beautiful screen. However, the size also creates a number of issues, short battery life and sheer unwieldiness being chief among them.

• Big and beautiful AMOLED screen, Fills the space between a tablet and a phone, Actually usable as an old-fashioned notebook, Thin and light given its size
• Loads of bloatware aboard, Short battery life, Looks pretty silly when you're making a call