Customer reviews from Samsung US
Samsung - Galaxy Note Pro - 12.2" - 32GB - Wi-Fi + 4G LTE Verizon Wireless - Black
Average customer rating
4.6
(115 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 115 reviews
5 Stars
87
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
0
1 Star
4
96%of customers recommend this product.
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112)
Customer Reviews for Samsung - Galaxy Note Pro - 12.2" - 32GB - Wi-Fi + 4G LTE Verizon Wireless - Black
Customer Rating
5
My best Argument for ditching the Laptop & Desktop
on March 16, 2014
Posted by: vukasika
from Ohio
Expertise:Intermediate
You are going to read folks talk about how this tablet is NOT a laptop replacement & if you need CAD or some legacy Windows Program or something that needs a 3.0 Ghz quad-core intel i& then you were not seriously considering a tablet anyway.
This is the perfect tablet for executives like myself. I can take notes, typed or handwritten. (The updated Evernote App for Android is hands down better that using Penultimate with a Bluetooth Stylus in iOS.) I can check email, view my calendar, crank out documents, video conference & keep going. It's lighter than the Surface Pro & the weight feels more balanced than with the Surface Pro.
I love being able to watch a video or read a document in one window & scribble notes in the window right next to it. The battery life has been great, I'm not tethered to a wall repeatedly throughout the day.
My only criticism is that I couldn't play Amazon Instant Video easily. But even this can be worked around with the Dolphin Browser & a plugin. This was important to me because I prefer to purchase movies in that format so I can watch then across all platforms.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Lightweight
Cons: i would have preferred a 64 gb lte option
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Love it
on March 26, 2014
Posted by: tags01
from Smithsburg Maryland
Expertise:Intermediate
Love this phone big enough to do classwork on yet not so big as to be bulky. Best buy yet from Samsung.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Lightweight, love the "s" pen
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
bigest display and mouse option make this to one of the most wonderful tablet.
on March 25, 2014
Posted by: hassanarabi
from Iran
the most important option for me are 1- mouse 2- big display 3 - powerful cpu 4- 3gb ram
Pros: Lightweight
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Features
4
Performance
4
Design
5
Value
3
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
4
Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 4G LTE 12.2, a Mighty Beast of a Tablet.
on June 17, 2014
Posted by: RLJSlick2
from Wisconsin
Expertise:Expert
The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro is my 5th tablet, and of course the largest one I've ever had. This beast is almost twice the size of my last tablet, the 7" Google Nexus 7. With this size tablet you need a lot of power, and it comes with it, with the Samsung Exynos 5 Octa processor, the world's first ARM® based Octa-core mobile CPU, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 2.30 GHz quad core processor. The performance is stellar, though I do get a bit of lag in heavy multimedia use.
I have the Verizon 32GB black version so this processor is different than you get in the Wi-Fi only version. The Wi-Fi only processor is the Exynos 5400 1.9 GHz.
The huge 12.2 inch screen is just gorgeous, with a very high 2560x1600 resolution, it's beautiful. Watching Netflix or HBO To Go is an amazing experience. What I really like about the display is that you can view it at almost any angle, so if more than one person is watching, you can still enjoy the view.
Dual speakers are nice and solid, with very little "tinny" noise, but overall not super powerful. I usually hook my Bluetooth speakers up if I need a little more sound. I do love the fact you get 2 stereo speakers, that does make movie watching a better experience.
One of the reasons I picked this tablet is that it's a Samsung. Unlike some, I actually love the Samsung TouchWiz Loader page. I have it on my Samsung Galaxy S4 phone, and I love all the dozens of options that allow you to set up your device the way you want it. When I had the Nexus 7, I found myself really missing those options. With that said, on the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 you're forced to use Samsung’s version of Flipboard, called Magazine UX. After a few hours of using it, I found it not very functional or useful. There are a limited number of programs that works with it, and you can't seem to get things like Facebook to work on it. It's too bad there isn't a way to remove that option, because for me, it's a useless tool.
One really nice thing is that the Galaxy Note Pro came with the latest Android OS, the Kit Kat 4.4.
Because this tablet is designed with business people in mind, it comes with a slew of productivity software, including a year of Business Week +, Samsung Meeting, Samsung Know, and Samsung E-Meeting software installed.
A little bit more about the hardware, it comes with an 8mp camera on the rear and a 2mp camera for selfies on the front. It also has 1080p video capability. The camera works pretty nice for a tablet, though I can't see myself using it much, just because of the size of the tablet, but it's there and works great. I love that not only do I get 32GB of internal storage but it comes with a microSD slot which allows up to 64GB of additional storage. That makes for a lot of music and videos.
The battery life for a tablet this size is excellent. It comes with a non-removable 9,500mAh battery. I get about 12 hours of steady usage out of it, maybe 10 on heavier usage. Even though this unit comes with a USB 3.0 charger, it takes a pretty long time to charge this size battery. I suggest purchasing a USB 3.0 car charger, for those road trips.
Because this is the Note Pro version of the tablet, it comes with a decent but not great S-Pen stylus and software, but I won't get into this too much in this review.
I could get into many more details of the tablet, but I think you get the idea, this tablet is a powerful and well built device, with a ton of power, and with the Samsung Touch Wiz, you have a lot of options to configure this device.
I have the Verizon 32GB black version so this processor is different than you get in the Wi-Fi only version. The Wi-Fi only processor is the Exynos 5400 1.9 GHz.
The huge 12.2 inch screen is just gorgeous, with a very high 2560x1600 resolution, it's beautiful. Watching Netflix or HBO To Go is an amazing experience. What I really like about the display is that you can view it at almost any angle, so if more than one person is watching, you can still enjoy the view.
Dual speakers are nice and solid, with very little "tinny" noise, but overall not super powerful. I usually hook my Bluetooth speakers up if I need a little more sound. I do love the fact you get 2 stereo speakers, that does make movie watching a better experience.
One of the reasons I picked this tablet is that it's a Samsung. Unlike some, I actually love the Samsung TouchWiz Loader page. I have it on my Samsung Galaxy S4 phone, and I love all the dozens of options that allow you to set up your device the way you want it. When I had the Nexus 7, I found myself really missing those options. With that said, on the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 you're forced to use Samsung’s version of Flipboard, called Magazine UX. After a few hours of using it, I found it not very functional or useful. There are a limited number of programs that works with it, and you can't seem to get things like Facebook to work on it. It's too bad there isn't a way to remove that option, because for me, it's a useless tool.
One really nice thing is that the Galaxy Note Pro came with the latest Android OS, the Kit Kat 4.4.
Because this tablet is designed with business people in mind, it comes with a slew of productivity software, including a year of Business Week +, Samsung Meeting, Samsung Know, and Samsung E-Meeting software installed.
A little bit more about the hardware, it comes with an 8mp camera on the rear and a 2mp camera for selfies on the front. It also has 1080p video capability. The camera works pretty nice for a tablet, though I can't see myself using it much, just because of the size of the tablet, but it's there and works great. I love that not only do I get 32GB of internal storage but it comes with a microSD slot which allows up to 64GB of additional storage. That makes for a lot of music and videos.
The battery life for a tablet this size is excellent. It comes with a non-removable 9,500mAh battery. I get about 12 hours of steady usage out of it, maybe 10 on heavier usage. Even though this unit comes with a USB 3.0 charger, it takes a pretty long time to charge this size battery. I suggest purchasing a USB 3.0 car charger, for those road trips.
Because this is the Note Pro version of the tablet, it comes with a decent but not great S-Pen stylus and software, but I won't get into this too much in this review.
I could get into many more details of the tablet, but I think you get the idea, this tablet is a powerful and well built device, with a ton of power, and with the Samsung Touch Wiz, you have a lot of options to configure this device.
PROS:
Huge 12.2 screen
Fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 2.30 GHz
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa processor
External storage
Long battery life
Easy multitasking
Decent front and rear cameras
Huge 12.2 screen
Fast Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 2.30 GHz
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa processor
External storage
Long battery life
Easy multitasking
Decent front and rear cameras
CONS
It's huge
Expensive
Just ok stylus
Charging is fairly slow (because of large battery)
It's huge
Expensive
Just ok stylus
Charging is fairly slow (because of large battery)
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, external storage, battery life, dencent cameras, quad processors
Cons: expensive, slow changing
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
4
Performance
4
Design
4
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
love it
on May 27, 2014
Posted by: tweez20
from Peculiar, MO 64078, USA
Expertise:Intermediate
Have been looking for a tablet that i can use excel and word that is not windows and finally someone came out with one. thank you samsung
Pros: Bright display, Durable
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Great!
on June 17, 2014
Posted by: AnatolDv
from Russia
Expertise:Intermediate
That's all you can dream of.
Samsung Bravo!
Very satisfied. High performance and great features!
One note - increase the amount of internal memory.
And a little to reduce the price.
I recommend. You will not be disappointed.
Samsung Bravo!
Very satisfied. High performance and great features!
One note - increase the amount of internal memory.
And a little to reduce the price.
I recommend. You will not be disappointed.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, Realistic color, Lightweight
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
samsung 12.2 p90
on May 30, 2014
Posted by: 66bob66
from Warren Michigan
Use on Internet works very well. Down load photos to card excellent . Gmail works very good . If I have any problems I go to best bye thay have Samsung person to help u with any trouble. Photos are very clear and videos...also...
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display, Durable, touch is excellent, good color
Cons: no complaints, very satisfied
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
5
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US
Customer Rating
5
Best tablet that I have owned.
on December 10, 2014
Posted by: EKane
from Delaware, USA
Expertise:Intermediate
I find myself leaving the laptop home most of the time since I purchased this tab. This is the first tab in which internet browsing is almost as good a PC.
Pros: Built-in speakers, Bright display
I would recommend this to a friend!
Features
5
Performance
5
Design
5
Value
4
Written by a customer while visiting Samsung US