The tablet-smartphone Samsung Galaxy Note will debut on February 19th as an AT&T 4G LTE mobile device. This all but assures that Apple will outfit the iPad 3 and iPhone 5 with 4G LTE as well.
Ever since its high-profile Super Bowl television commercial, many tech junkies have been contemplating the Samsung Galaxy Note and what effect, if any, it will have on Appledom. Features such as a sprawling 5.3-inch super AMOLED screen, 1.4GHz Dual Core Processor, and a stowable “smart pen” have all led many to wonder if this could the device that fills the tablet-smartphone gap, and whether Apple might feel obliged to answer it with a smaller “mini iPad.”
But what many are missing is the reality that AT&T is offering the Samsung Galaxy Note in 4G LTE. Take a gander at Best Buy’s product page, and you’ll see that the Galaxy Note is set to debut with the LTE option.
What Ausin was getting at is the fact that, with the high profile of the Samsung Galaxy Note and the fact that AT&T is offering it as a 4G LTE device, it is just about the most definitive circumstantial evidence that we can expect both the iPad 3 and iPhone 5 to be LTE as well. While Verizon and Sprint have audaciously sought to roll out their 4G networks, AT&T’s investiture has been lower-profile. And considering that the AT&T network is still considered to be the gold standard network for the iPhone, many feel that their willingness to onboard 4G LTE devices would in large part dictate Apple’s own move into 4G LTE for its mobile devices.
Apple would be hard-pressed to justify passing on 4G LTE for both the iPad 3 and iPhone 5 in 2012, now that the Samsung Galaxy Note will go LTE on AT&T.
Galaxy Note Could Squelch iPad 3, Kindle Fire Sales
It still remains to be seen what sales effects the Galaxy Note will bring into the tablet marketplace. Just as the Kindle Fire is beginning to gain double digit market share and, pardon the pun, catch fire, the Galaxy Note could give users pause. The Galaxy Note’s large-sized screen could inspire users looking for a versatile yet compact tablet reader to re-up on contracts and get a Galaxy Note that consolidates tablet and smartphone into one. Similarly, iPad enthusiasts who are as convinced as we are that Apple will not delve into the sub 9.7-inch screen genre might opt for the Galaxy Note now — or at least keep it in the rear view mirror ahead of the iPad 3's release this spring.
Finally, will it compete with the iPhone 5?
Many would suggest that it will not, simply because it is a very different kind of mobile device from what the iPhone 5 promises to be. But in a macro sense, the Samsung Galaxy Note may not even threaten the iPad 3 or iPhone 5 specifically, but rather the entire “Apple ecosphere” as a whole. Apple’s new revenue model is to sell the entire fleet of products to the user: desktop, laptop, tablet, and smartphone. But it takes a lot of dough to get all of that great Apple gear and keep it up-to-date. At least with the Samsung Galaxy Note consolidates to some extent the tablet and smartphone.
Of course, it is worth noting that the Samsung Galaxy Note isn’t the first tablet-smartphone crossover. I remember the now defunct Dell Streak 5, which offered a very similar user experience to the Galaxy Note, sans the stylus. The Dell Streak 5 fell flat on its face, in spite of its novelty. For all of the fanfare and interest, will that be the fate of the Galaxy Note as well?
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