There was once a time when smartphone makers were in a race to see who could make the smallest device. Those days, however, are long gone, and nowhere is there a better example of the new "bigger is ...

The original Galaxy Note literally stretched the definition of a smartphone. In fact, Samsung's 5.3-inch device forged a whole new category that some (derisively) call phablets, a cross-between phone ...

There was a time when I thought 4 to 4.3 inches was the ideal screen size for a smartphone. This was before Apple upsized its iPhone 5, but after other phone makers had starting creeping into the 4.7- ...

Google has strived to improve the standard text messaging and email clients that ship with licensed Android phones, but manufacturers tend to favor their own messaging clients on their devices.

Coming off of Samsung’s troubled Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet, I wasn’t too eager to dive into yet another stylus-equipped Samsung device. But the Galaxy Note II still managed to intrigue me by squeezing a ...

When Samsung came out with its Galaxy Note smartphone last February, many wondered exactly how to classify the 5.3-in. device. It was smaller than any existing tablets and yet larger than any other ...

Performance Summary: The Samsung Galaxy Note II is the best performing, Android-based smartphone we have ever tested. In terms of its CPU and GPU performance, the Note II’s Exynos 4 Quad SoC with its ...