It’s a gadget of some sort, but even its creators aren’t sure how to label it.
Samsung’s Galaxy Note, which the company calls a “smart device,” has shipped one million units worldwide since it was released late October, according to the company’s Flickr account.
Here’s the kicker … it’s not even available worldwide. CNET writes…

“Part smartphone and part tablet, the Note has seen a rise in sales across Europe and Asia, particularly France, Germany, Hong Kong, and Taiwan … Samsung called the Note’s sales ‘notable’ since the device is creating a new market for a cross between a phone and tablet.”

Cue the drumroll, here comes the specs. The 5.7-inch phone/tablet crossover is outfitted with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a 1.4 GHz dual-core processor, 16 gigs on internal storage, and has an impressive 1280 by 800-pixel resolution. Remember the days when you needed a full size laptop to display anything close to a 1280 by 720 resolution? Yup … we feel old too.

Describing it as a ‘smart-doohickey,’ VentureBeat says the Note had to jump quite a few hurdles, mostly Apple copyright lawsuits, to reach the market. And also the Note’s size makes it hard to judge its future prospects.
 

“It’s too huge to be an entirely pocket-friendly smartphone, but its capabilities go beyond those of a tablet. Also, it’s got a stylus — a utilitarian accessory perfect for smaller screens, but one that’s never really made it into the mainstream consumer gadget market.”

Speaking of accessories that didn’t make the mainstream, Engadget says the “pocketable tablet” might make the once embarrassing mobile accessory bearable.

“…Bluetooth headset, which we would recommend. Holding something this large up to your ear can be rather unpleasant -- and unsightly.”

The Internet is littered with love notes to the “phablet hybrid” and ballads of its global success, but a writer for All Things Digital is more skeptical. He notes Samsung released the number of units shipped to retailers -- but not how many were sold in stores.

“These are shipments into the channel we’re talking about here, not end sales to consumers. That said ... sources tell AllThingsD that the device actually sold out in Hong Kong during its first month at market. So, clearly, the device is resonating with a certain portion of the mobile market.”
 

Since Samsung can’t decide what to call its latest thing-a-ma-jig, we’ll let you decide. Share your ideas in our comments section.