At a Glance: Samsung Galaxy Note

Samsung has announced yet another addition to its line of Android smartphones, the Samsung Galaxy Note. It has maintained its low profile from the day it was announced together with Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Wave 3 at IFA in Berlin, Germany.

Samsung Galaxy Note, by the plain looks of it, seems to be an over-sized Samsung Galaxy S II with its 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED screen. The specifications are quite similar to the Galaxy S II, with just the bigger screen and the addition of a stylus. Yes, you read it right, a stylus. I guess the presence of the stylus completes the name of this product by it acting as a"pen" for the "note pad" - the Galaxy Note.

From what Samsung has promoted about the Galaxy Note, it says:

GALAXY NOTE is
A new type of smartphone, borne of insight and innovation. It is the ultimate on-the-go device which consolidates core benefits of diverse mobile devices while maintaining smartphone portability. It empowers you with everything you can ever desire so that you can simply, feel free. It is truly smart.

See a preview of the product in the video below.



Samsung Galaxy Note was just announced last September 1, 2011 and I think it will be released to the commercial market after 6 months from now. To what specific market or region, that I don't know but my wild guess is that it will be released first in Europe. As for the Philippines, I have no idea. :-|

A summary of specifications is provided below.

Network

• HSPA+ up to 21Mbps 850/900/1900/2100
• 4G LTE
• EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
• ※ Network differs by country

Processor

• 1.4GHz Dual Core Processor

Display

• 5.3” WXGA (1280 x 800, 285 PPI) screen* HD Super AMOLED

Platform

• Android™ 2.3(Gingerbread)

Camera

• Main(Rear) : 8 MP with LED Flash / Front : 2 MP
  
• Action Shot, Beauty, Panorama Shot, Smile Shot
  

Video

• 1080p Full HD video recording & playback
• Recording: 1080p@24~30fps/ Playback: 1080p@30fps
• Codec: MPEG4/ H.263/ H.264/ DivX, Xvid, WMV, VC-1

Audio

• Codec : MP3, AAC, AMR, WMA, WAV, FLAC, OGG
• Music Player with SoundAlive
• 3.5mm Ear Jack, Stereo FM Radio with RDS

Multi Input

• Full touch
• + S Pen (Advanced smart pen)

Connectivity

• Bluetooth® technology v 3.0 + HS
• USB 2.0 HOST
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct

Sensor

• Accelerometer, Digital compass, Proximity,
• Barometer,Light

Memory

• 16GB Internal memory
• + microSD (up to 32GB)

Size

• 146.85 x 82.95 x 9.65 mm, 178g

Battery

• Standard battery, Li-on 2,500 mAh

Value-added Features

• Samsung Touchwiz/ Samsung Live Panel UX
• S Memo/ S Planner/ S Choice (Apps for GALAXY Note)
• Samsung Apps
• Samsung kies 2.0/ Samsung Kies air
• Social Hub, Readers Hub, Music Hub
• Google™ Mobile Services : Gmail™, Google Talk™,
• Google Search™, YouTube™, Android™ Market,
• Google Maps™ with Google Places™ and Google- Latitude™
• A-GPS, Glonass
  

※ Some specifications may vary by country

NOTE: Samsung Galaxy Note picture, video and specifications are taken from Samsung's website and are not owned by the blog owner. For more details, go to Samsung Galaxy Note website.