Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 coming soon

Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 will beavailable globally this month, Samsung announced on Monday. Initially, the Galaxy Note 10.1 will be available in Wi-Fi-only or Wi-Fi plus 3G HSPA+ options, but Samsung promised to bring a Wi-Fi plus LTE version to market later this year.

The company did not specify an exact release date or how much it will cost. The Galaxy Note 10.1 is essentially a cross between Samsung's 10-inch tablet and its stylus-packing "phablet," the Galaxy Note. 

Some of its key specs are:

• 10.1-inch screen 
• Samsung's S Pen stylus
•  Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich 
• 1.4-GHz quad-core processor 
• 2GB of RAM
• 5-megapixel camera on the back 
• 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera.

To make use of the stylus, the tablet comes pre-loaded with Samsung's S Note app for note-taking and sketching, as well as Adobe Photoshop Touch, which lets users edit photos with the S Pen. On the multitasking front, the device lets users view two different apps side-by-side. It also boasts Smart Stay, a feature that tracks the owner's eyes to ensure the screen stays on while it's being looked at, and Pop Up Play, which allows video to be viewed anywhere on the screen while running other tasks.