Background
The Samsung Galaxy Note series is a line of Android mobile smartphones and tablets produced by Samsung Electronics, a South Korean multinational electronics company, as part of their Galaxy line. The Note line is marketed as Samsung’s flagship smartphone model and is positioned above the Galaxy S series in terms of quality and functionality.
The Note line is primarily designed for pen computing, so all Galaxy Note models include a stylus pen and feature a pressure-sensitive Wacom digitizer. Smartphones in the Note line are sometimes called “phablets” because they are intended to straddle the functionality of a smartphone with that of a traditional tablet. These models include software features that are oriented towards the line’s large displays, such as digital scrapbooking, note-taking, and split-screen multitasking.
The original Samsung Galaxy Note was released in 2011 and featured a 5.3-inch display, which was considered extremely large for a phone at the time. Many Galaxy Note models include several variants. The Note 10, for example, was also released as the Note 10+, with a larger 6.3-inch display, and the Note 10 Lite, which featured an entirely flat display and the reintroduction of a headphone jack.
Identification
Model numbers, serial numbers, and IMEI for some Samsung devices may be printed on the back of the device. If the device has a removable battery, this information can often be found printed in the battery compartment. You can also find the phone's model name and number by navigating to the Settings or Options menu, finding the ‘About Phone,’ ‘About Device,’ or other similar option, and the device name and model number should be listed.
For more help identifying your device’s model, serial number, and IMEI please visit Samsung’s support page here.
The guides and pages included on this Samsung Galaxy Note page are only for Galaxy Note smartphones. See the Samsung Galaxy Tab Note repair page for guides and repair information for Galaxy Note tablets produced by Samsung.