The Galaxy Note Pro is a tablet that feels like it was designed with business users in mind. The first thing you notice about the device is how thin and lightweight it is, making it comfortable to hold for an extended period of time. While the device is meant to be used primarily with two hands, holding it in one hand for short periods can be done without too much strain. However, as soon as you start using it for a longer period or trying to do something that requires more dexterity, such as playing games or taking notes, you'll realize that it's really best suited for use on a desk.

The 12.2-inch display is truly stunning, with a resolution of 2560 x 600 pixels that makes it look almost identical to the Note 10.1 screen, which in turn looks better than the Note Pro due to its slightly smaller size. However, the sheer amount of screen real estate on offer makes it ideal for watching movies or browsing the web. With so much space available, you can easily have multiple windows open at once and still be able to see everything clearly. The downside is that having too much screen real estate can also make games seem overwhelming, as seen in our experience with Asphalt Airborne. On the other hand, when using the device in portrait mode, it's almost like having two tiny tablets side by side - a feature that's both useful and convenient.

The Galaxy Note Pro runs on a heavily customized version of Android 4.4 Kit Kat with Samsung's TouchWiz software layered all over it. One of the most useful features is the multitasking, which allows you to run up to four apps at once. Dragging them into place one by one can be a bit of a pain, but once everything is set up, it's easy to move around and adjust. While not exactly smooth all the time, multitasking on the Note Pro is a welcome addition that makes the device truly feel like a productivity powerhouse.

The other standout feature of the Galaxy Note Pro is its S Pen, which has always been the hallmark of Samsung's note devices. The pen works impressively well, with both writing and drawing experiences being smooth and accurate. However, there are some limitations to its capabilities. For instance, multitasking only works with a limited number of apps, leaving you with clunky workarounds or having to rely on finger input for most tasks. With the S Pen, the only real benefit over finger input is in using specific Samsung apps like S Note or Action Memo.

There's also a few other features worth mentioning, including the Flipboard-powered live tile style magazine UX home screen, which shows news or calendar events. While it looks neat, it's huge and doesn't offer too many options for customization. There are bigger settings menus, a massive notification pull-down, and a horizontal multitasking window across the bottom of the screen - all in addition to the standard blooming and rippling effects that Samsung is known for.

The real focus of the Galaxy Note Pro is on business-friendly features that make it appealing to users who need a device for work. There's an integrated utility for sharing your laptop screen on your tablet, as well as an app for sharing your tablet screen on your laptop. Additionally, there are a couple of apps for running meetings, making this device feel like a true productivity powerhouse.

However, the Galaxy Note Pro is not meant to replace a laptop or even compete with something like the Surface Pro, which is a full-fledged PC and a tablet body in one. It's just a tablet that happens to be bigger and heavier than most of its peers, but still manages to feel responsive thanks to an Exynos processor and 3 gigs of RAM. The extra RAM helps a lot with multitasking, but the device ultimately feels like it's not doing anything uniquely different from any other Samsung product. And at a starting price of $749, you're paying a premium for some additional screen real estate that might or might not be enough to justify the expense.

In conclusion, the Galaxy Note Pro is a solid device that's geared towards business users who need a device that can keep up with their productivity needs. While it has its limitations and doesn't offer anything particularly new or innovative compared to other Samsung devices, it still feels like a great option for those in the market for a powerful tablet that can handle demanding tasks. Whether or not it will replace your laptop at home is another story altogether - but as a standalone device, it's certainly worth considering.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enI'm David with the Verge and this is the Galaxy Note Pro Samsung's great at copying other companies and mimicking their cool features but it had one really good idea that no one's been able to copy yet making everything huge this is a 12.2 in tablet one of the biggest I've ever used and for all intents and purposes it's just like every other Samsung Galaxy Note tablet except you know bigger the Note Pro is 11.6 in wide and 8 in tall it honestly feels a little like I'm holding a television it's surprisingly thin actually at less than 8 mm but at 1.6 lb it's just about the heaviest tablet you'll find it's made of Samsung's traditional cheap plastic either white or blue but it feels a lot better than some older tablets it has this fake stitched leather coating on the back that doesn't look or sound like a good idea but it makes the Note Pro a lot more comfortable and pleasant to hold it's thin enough that you can kind of dig it into your palm and hold it in one hand but that gets tiring really fast this thing is meant to be held in two hands and probably not even held at all but used on a desk it's also meant to be used in landscape mode the 12.2 in 2560 x600 display is really beautiful though it's the same resolution and a little larger than the Note 10.1 screen which looks a little better as a result for watching a movie having so much screen real estate is really great though it can actually be too much for a game I got dizzy playing asphalt Airborne which was just stuttery enough and so close to my face that I got a headache the screen is obviously ridiculously tall in portrait mode there is one time it's useful though if you hold the tablet and portrait play a video in the bottom half and do something else in the top it's almost like you're using two tiny tablets side by side it's great the Galaxy Note Pro runs a heavily customized version of Android 4.4 Kit Kat with Samsung's TouchWiz software layered all over it the most useful Edition is the multitasking the Note Pro actually lets you run up to four apps at once dragging them all into place one by one is kind of a pain but once things are set they're really easy to move around and adjust it's not exactly smooth all the time but it's honest to goodness multitasking which a tablet like this which is clearly designed for getting things done really needs the other useful addition to the standard Android tablet experience is the S Pen which has always been the Hallmark feature of note devices here it's the same tiny pen as ever and it works impressively well it's responsive enough that both writing and drawing are smooth and accurate the problem with the Spen and actually with the multitasking too is that there's just not enough to do the multitasking only works with a hand full of apps so you can't pin evern note next to a browser and take notes that way there are only clunky workarounds and with the pen the only real benefit over your finger is if you're using a few Samsung bless apps like S note or Action Memo when you first pull the pen out of its lot in the top corner of the tablet it pops up the action command menu which offers a few things you can do you can draw a rectangle on the screen and open an app in that space you can take a screenshot and draw on it or quickly pop up a notepad it's handy and I found myself using the pen basically constantly when I was using the Note Pro but it's still way too Limited in almost any other app I'm stuck just tapping and swiping there's also basically nothing here taking advantage of such a gigantic display Samsung's Flipboard powered live tile style magazine ux home screen is neat but it's huge and just shows news or your calendar it's like Windows 8 but without a lot of the options or customizations Samsung did make some changes to the OS itself to better suit such a big screen there are bigger settings menus a huge notification pull down and a horizontal multitasking window across the bottom of the screen and of course that's all in addition to the standard blooping and Rippling of nature ux Samsung's real Focus here is on the business-friendly features that seem appropriate for a device with Pro in its name there's a utility built in for sharing your laptop screen on your tablet one for sharing your tablet screen on your laptop and a couple of apps for running meetings the Note Pro is designed for work and it does feel more productive than most tablets its keyboard is huge and easy to type on the pen is handy in spots and the multitasking helps too but this is not a replacement for a laptop or even really a competitor for something like the Surface Pro which is a full-fledged PC and a tablet body it's just a tablet basically it's the same thing as the Note 10.1 only bigger it's fast and responsive thanks to an exos processor and 3 gigs of RAM the ram also helps a lot with multitasking but there's nothing that really differentiates it from any Samsung product other than its sheer size and starting at $749 you're paying a lot for a little more screen real estate it's not going to replace a laptop or even really let you leave it at home the not pro is great for meetings and it's great for watching movies and for everything else it's just exactly the same as any other tablet only bigger and heavier and more expensive there's a million mile businessman out there who might get a lot from the Galaxy Note Pro but most people won't get nearly enoughI'm David with the Verge and this is the Galaxy Note Pro Samsung's great at copying other companies and mimicking their cool features but it had one really good idea that no one's been able to copy yet making everything huge this is a 12.2 in tablet one of the biggest I've ever used and for all intents and purposes it's just like every other Samsung Galaxy Note tablet except you know bigger the Note Pro is 11.6 in wide and 8 in tall it honestly feels a little like I'm holding a television it's surprisingly thin actually at less than 8 mm but at 1.6 lb it's just about the heaviest tablet you'll find it's made of Samsung's traditional cheap plastic either white or blue but it feels a lot better than some older tablets it has this fake stitched leather coating on the back that doesn't look or sound like a good idea but it makes the Note Pro a lot more comfortable and pleasant to hold it's thin enough that you can kind of dig it into your palm and hold it in one hand but that gets tiring really fast this thing is meant to be held in two hands and probably not even held at all but used on a desk it's also meant to be used in landscape mode the 12.2 in 2560 x600 display is really beautiful though it's the same resolution and a little larger than the Note 10.1 screen which looks a little better as a result for watching a movie having so much screen real estate is really great though it can actually be too much for a game I got dizzy playing asphalt Airborne which was just stuttery enough and so close to my face that I got a headache the screen is obviously ridiculously tall in portrait mode there is one time it's useful though if you hold the tablet and portrait play a video in the bottom half and do something else in the top it's almost like you're using two tiny tablets side by side it's great the Galaxy Note Pro runs a heavily customized version of Android 4.4 Kit Kat with Samsung's TouchWiz software layered all over it the most useful Edition is the multitasking the Note Pro actually lets you run up to four apps at once dragging them all into place one by one is kind of a pain but once things are set they're really easy to move around and adjust it's not exactly smooth all the time but it's honest to goodness multitasking which a tablet like this which is clearly designed for getting things done really needs the other useful addition to the standard Android tablet experience is the S Pen which has always been the Hallmark feature of note devices here it's the same tiny pen as ever and it works impressively well it's responsive enough that both writing and drawing are smooth and accurate the problem with the Spen and actually with the multitasking too is that there's just not enough to do the multitasking only works with a hand full of apps so you can't pin evern note next to a browser and take notes that way there are only clunky workarounds and with the pen the only real benefit over your finger is if you're using a few Samsung bless apps like S note or Action Memo when you first pull the pen out of its lot in the top corner of the tablet it pops up the action command menu which offers a few things you can do you can draw a rectangle on the screen and open an app in that space you can take a screenshot and draw on it or quickly pop up a notepad it's handy and I found myself using the pen basically constantly when I was using the Note Pro but it's still way too Limited in almost any other app I'm stuck just tapping and swiping there's also basically nothing here taking advantage of such a gigantic display Samsung's Flipboard powered live tile style magazine ux home screen is neat but it's huge and just shows news or your calendar it's like Windows 8 but without a lot of the options or customizations Samsung did make some changes to the OS itself to better suit such a big screen there are bigger settings menus a huge notification pull down and a horizontal multitasking window across the bottom of the screen and of course that's all in addition to the standard blooping and Rippling of nature ux Samsung's real Focus here is on the business-friendly features that seem appropriate for a device with Pro in its name there's a utility built in for sharing your laptop screen on your tablet one for sharing your tablet screen on your laptop and a couple of apps for running meetings the Note Pro is designed for work and it does feel more productive than most tablets its keyboard is huge and easy to type on the pen is handy in spots and the multitasking helps too but this is not a replacement for a laptop or even really a competitor for something like the Surface Pro which is a full-fledged PC and a tablet body it's just a tablet basically it's the same thing as the Note 10.1 only bigger it's fast and responsive thanks to an exos processor and 3 gigs of RAM the ram also helps a lot with multitasking but there's nothing that really differentiates it from any Samsung product other than its sheer size and starting at $749 you're paying a lot for a little more screen real estate it's not going to replace a laptop or even really let you leave it at home the not pro is great for meetings and it's great for watching movies and for everything else it's just exactly the same as any other tablet only bigger and heavier and more expensive there's a million mile businessman out there who might get a lot from the Galaxy Note Pro but most people won't get nearly enough\n"