Samsung has just taken the wraps off the Galaxy Note II, the second iteration of its highly successful Samsung Galaxy Note phablet, and already people are referring to as the South Korean company's "most important phone yet." It features a 5.5-inch 1280x720 HD Super AMOLED touchscreen display, 1.6GHz quad-core Exynos processor, 2GB of RAM, up to 64GB of storage, and 4G LTE connectivity. Inside its sleek 9.4mm thin body hides wireless antennas for Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi, and NFC, and the default operating system is the latest flavor of Android, version 4.1 a.k.a. Jelly Bean. It will become available first in Europe and land in the US before the end of this year.
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- The Samsung Galaxy Note II comes with a slightly larger screen than its predecessor, which only had a 5.3-inch display.
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Pricing for the Samsung Galaxy Note II is unknown at this point, however we’re sure it will leak once we get closer to carrier announcements and deployment.- Scott Webster, Android Guys
In all, the new Note is like the old Note. Engadget likes what they see so far. That’s a good thing.- Matt Burns, Mobile Crunch
- Engadget
- Samsung Galaxy Note II unveiled: 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, Android Jelly Bean and more S Pen functionality
- Phone Scoop
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Samsung Reveals Galaxy Note 2, Plans U.S. Version
The Note 2 has a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display with 1280 x 720 pixels.
- PhoneDog
- Samsung Galaxy Note II official, packs 5.5-inch 1280x720 display and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
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Samsung Galaxy Note II official with 5.5-inch screen and Android Jelly Bean (video preview)
Oh, and it now runs on a 1.6GHz quad-core Exynos processor.
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Samsung Galaxy Note II revealed: We go hands-on!
Smoothing out the original Note’s blunt edges with a Galaxy S III-inspired curved casing, yet still managing to be just 9.4mm thick and 180g, the Note II boosts screen size by 0.2-inches as well, though notches down the resolution to 1280 x 720.
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Samsung's Galaxy Note II Has Even Bigger Screen, Runs on Android Jelly Bean
The new smartphone was shown off during a Samsung press event at the IFA Consumer Electronics Show in Berlin, Germany.
- Know Your Mobile
- Samsung Galaxy Note 2 officially unveiled
- BGR
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Samsung unveils quad-core Galaxy Note II smartphone-tablet hybrid
Samsung said that the phone will become available in the U.S. later this year, though no pricing was revealed.
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Samsung Galaxy Note II officially debuts
Pricing for the Samsung Galaxy Note II is unknown at this point, however we’re sure it will leak once we get closer to carrier announcements and deployment.
- Gizmodo
- Galaxy Note II: 5.5-Inches of S-Pen Friendly Phablet
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