Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Note II, the Jelly Bean-equipped successor to its surprisingly successful smartphone-tablet hybrid.The original Note was quite a hit for Samsung, despite its focus on the stylus — a feature that many had written off with the industry switch from resistive to capacitive touchscreens. The new version adds functionality to the stylus, while also boosting other specifications.
The Note II, revealed at the IFA show in Berlin on Wednesday, has a 5.5-inch screen with a new 16:9 aspect ratio, compared with the original Note, which had a 16:10 ratio. The body of the device is marginally thinner than that of its predecessor, at 9.4mm rather than 9.65mm.
The dimensions of the S Pen stylus have also changed. The new S Pen is longer and thicker, and offers a more ergonomic grip, according to Samsung.
The Galaxy Note II will be available in October in "major European, Asian, and Middle East markets", Samsung said. Pricing has not yet been announced.
Features-
- 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100Announced 2012, AugustStatus Coming soon. Exp. release 2012, October
- Dimensions 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
Weight 180 g
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 720 x 1280 pixels, 5.5 inches (~267 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 2
- TouchWiz UI - microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM - HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
NFC Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go - 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
Video 1080p@30fps
Secondary 1.9MP - Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Exynos 4412 Quad
CPU Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU Mali-400MP
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Standard battery, Li-Ion 3100 mAh
