The Note 10.1 was originally unveiled on 27 February 2012 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, with a 1.4 GHz dual-core processor.

[3] The tablet was released in Germany, Saudi Arabia and the UAE on 6 August 2012.

This final version of the tablet incorporates a 1.4 GHz quad-core Exynos 4412 processor, same as in the Galaxy S III and Note II.

Dave Oliver of Wired UK technology magazine gave a rating of 9 out of 10.

The Note 10.1 was praised for its versatility, fast processor, writing interface, expandable memory and quality camera and described as a worthy challenger to the iPad.