So, Samsung has finally revealed what the mysterious
Samsung Galaxy Note is all about. Today at IFA in Berlin, Samsung has announced this as a “new category of product” which according to Samsung has been developed through deep consumer understanding and insight, whatever that means. Anyway, the
Samsung Galaxy Note lies in between the
Samsung Galaxy S II
smartphone and the original 7-inch Galaxy Tab. It will run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS but Samsung is not marketing it as a smartphone although it will have a 3G module. The
Samsung Galaxy Note will have a 5.3-inch
HD Super AMOLED display so it can’t be categorized as a regular tablet. So, what is it, really? A mobile internet device perhaps?
Anyway, one particular feature of the
Samsung Galaxy Note that we all should take note of is that it will have an advanced pen-input technology which Samsung calls as S Pen. This, combined with a full touch screen feature of the device. The
Galaxy Note will also feature S Memo which is a multimedia app that records all forms of user-created content including pictures, voice recordings, typed text, handwritten notes and drawings.
FEATURES :
- Gorilla Glass display
- TouchWiz UI v4.0
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Gyroscope sensor
- S Pen stylus
- NFC connectivity (optional)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- NFC support (optional)
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- SNS integration
- Digital compass
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Adobe Flash 10.1 support
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input (Swype)
- Samsung ChatON
- Barometer sensor
- Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
- 3.5mm jack.
Specification:
GENERAL
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Announced
2011, September
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2011
SIZE
Dimensions
146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
Weight
178 g
DISPLAY
Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size
800 x 1280 pixels, 5.3 inches
- Gorilla Glass display
- TouchWiz UI v4.0
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Gyroscope sensor
SOUND
Alert types
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones 3.5mm jack
Yes
MEMORY
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall, Internal
16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included
DATA
GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
EDGE
Class 12
3G
HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0+HS
USB
Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go
CAMERA
Primary
8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps
Secondary
Yes, 2 MP