Who knew that a hybrid device combining elements of a smartphone and a tablet would prove to be popular with consumers? The original Galaxy Note took the market by surprise and Samsung’s follow up ...

NEW YORK -- It was hard not to be skeptical when Samsung started selling the Galaxy Note early last year. The device was nearly impossible to compartmentalize — seemingly too large a screen for a ...

The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is official, and it’s arrived with one main purpose: To take over from the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 as the world’s most desirable big-screen smartphone. Xiaomi’s not messing around ...

Samsung's new Galaxy Note II arrives with some heritage to explain it, though a 5.5-inch smartphone can still take some explaining. After its first-gen predecessor blustered its way into a new segment ...

Whenever I test a new gadget, I like handing it over to my non-tech friends to see what they think. That's what I did over a few drinks the night I got the Galaxy Note II, Samsung's update to its ...

I've been an Apple fan-girl for more than a decade, so no one is more surprised than I am at how much I've enjoyed playing with Samsung's phones at their last two launches. However, while I had a very ...

The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 was announced in October 2016 as the company’s new flagship phablet. This device is made out of metal and glass, while it sports a physical home key below the display, which ...

With a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Android 5.0 Lollipop release seemingly confirmed and details swirling around, we’ve been taking a look at Samsung’s upcoming Lollipop update. Last week, we broke down what ...

It was only last month when Xiaomi launched the Mi 5s and Mi 5s Plus, but the Chinese company is already back with yet another flagship model. What we have here is the Mi Note 2 which, as you can tell ...

Xiaomi’s second-generation Redmi Note was released a couple of months ago, and it started shipping just weeks ago, but you still can’t buy it directly if you happen to live in the west. Are Europeans ...

Aloysius Low is a Senior Editor at CNET covering mobile and Asia. Based in Singapore, he loves playing Dota 2 when he can spare the time and is also the owner-minion of two adorable cats. Xiaomi's ...