While the tablet is a must-have staple for Americans of all professional walks of life, the European market shuns the phablet... specifically, the Samsung phablet. Reason being -- it's simply too expensive.

According to GSM Arena, even though Samsung hasn't announced the MSRP for their base model Galaxy Note 12.2 phablet, the European retailers -- in a common tactic used to drum up interest in the product -- has offered their own speculative prices. The base model will be available for about 900€ (or $1200); the next model up will be for about 100€ more.

"Note that we expect those prices to drop when the tablets become available. Also, SamMobile tweeted lower prices for all tablets, but didn't reveal its sources. According to the site, the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 will be €850 for the LTE model, and others will be similarly cheaper going down to €390 for the Wi-Fi Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4," writes GSM Arena.

According to Wired.com, the phablets from the Samsung line are not what you would expect from such tablets as the Apple products. Rather than being focused on fun and games, the Samsung phablet is targeted towards the business users, with more business functionality and even a Flash-compatible platform. "Samsung says these devices offer the "ultimate viewing experience." While different models come in sizes ranging from 8.4 to 12.2 inches, the display resolution is uniform at 2560 x 1600 -- that's over 4 million pixels," writes Wired.com.

Still, all of this functionality may not be enough to entice the European market, which does not have as much financial solvency as the American market. In order for Samsung to appeal to this market, the prices will have to drop significantly. What do you think?