Samsung GALAXY Note Features the Biggest Screen in Smartphones To Date!

Samsung unveiled today another smartphone touted as the biggest and with highest quality display available in any phone to date.

Without any doubt and for the record, the new Samsung GALAXY Note, with its massive 5.3-inch display is indeed the biggest we’ve seen in the specs sheet so far. And with the stunning 800 x 1280 pixels display resolution, this giant phone even slammed Sammy's latest flagship smartphone – the Samsung GALAXY S II.



But a closer look to what’s inside, the GALAXY Note is not just about the “biggest”. It’s also about being a super phone! With the same Exynos chipset with Sammy's first 2-core smartphone, the GALAXY Note got an impressive 1.4GHz CPU, 1GB RAM, 8MP rear-facing camera, 2MP front-facing camera, and a colossal 2,500mAh battery.



One unique feature of GALAXY Note is it comes with an advanced pen-input technology, called the S Pen, in which according to Sammy “is combined with the GALAXY Note’s full touch screen to introduce a new type of user-experience”. Now I'm thinking this S Pen technology has something to do with this handset’s name. Samsung also said they are enhancing enterprise capabilities of the GALAXY Note through its partnership with Juniper Networks, a company which designs and sells high-performance IP network products and services.



This phone is expected to be out in the market later this year. And while we're waiting more information about that, go check out first the notable specs, feature video, and press release after the break.



Samsung GALAXY Note Specs and Features



Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)

5.3-inch HD (800 x 1280) Super AMOLED display

1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A9 dual-core processor

Mali-400MP GPU, Exynos chipset

16GB / 32GB internal storage

microSD up to 32GB, 2GB included

1 GB RAM

8MP AF Camera (3264x2448 pixels) with LED flash

2MP front-facing camera

HSPA+ and LTE-enabled

3G (HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps)

GPRS Class 12 (32-48kbps)

EDGE Class 12

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Hotspot

GPS, A-GPS

USB 2.0, USB OTG

Bluetooth 3.0 + HS

3.5mm audio jack

2500 mAh Li-Ion battery

146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm

178 g







Click to Read Press Release

Samsung writes the next chapter of the mobile industry with the Samsung GALAXY Note



GALAXY Note combines the market’s largest HD Super AMOLED display, supreme portability and advanced S Pen interface, creating a new type of smartphone



BERLIN, Germany – September 1, 2011 – Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, announced today the launch of the GALAXY Note.

The GALAXY Note is a new category of product, developed through Samsung’s deep consumer understanding and insight. It combines core on-the-go benefits of various mobile devices while maintaining smartphone portability, to create a whole new user experience.



The GALAXY Note has a 5.3″ display which is the largest screen size with smartphone portability. It features the world’s first and the largest 5.3″ HD Super AMOLED display, an expansive high-resolution screen that provides an immersive viewing experience. Taking full advantage of the large display, users will be able to do more tasks to create and consume more, with minimum scrolling and screen transitions, while on the go. An advanced pen-input technology, called the S Pen, is combined with the GALAXY Note’s full touch screen to introduce a new type of user-experience. Through this, consumers are able to freely capture and create ideas while on the go.



“The GALAXY Note is a device borne of our insight and innovation. We examined the fundamental elements of mobile culture, entertainment and communication in order to bring together the best experiences in a single, elegant device,” said JK Shin, President and Head of Samsung’s Mobile Communications Business. “The huge, 5.3″ HD Super AMOLED screen is the largest, highest quality display available in any phone; the touch screen and S Pen combine to produce a uniquely accurate level of control and finesse, along with rich expressions across the GALAXY Note experience, enabling the introduction of new smartphone experiences.”



“The artistic freedom of a paper notebook is coupled with the benefits of Samsung’s smartphone technology and services, allowing users to create, edit and share with more style than ever before,” Shin added.



State-of-the-art Display



The GALAXY Note features Samsung’s own 5.3″ HD Super AMOLED display providing vivid clarity that is superior to conventional HD displays. This ensures the best viewing experience for video, photo, document and web on the go with deep blacks and bright colors. The superior screen also offers a 180 degree viewing angle, allowing contents to be shared comfortably.



At 5.3″ the best-in-class display is the largest ever included in a primary mobile device; measuring just 9.65mm thick, the GALAXY Note fits comfortably in a pocket to offer true portability.



Full Screen Utilization



The high resolution display ensures that PowerPoint presentations, web-pages, news apps and e-books can be viewed comfortably with minimal scrolling or zooming. Minimizing the need to switch between applications, the GALAXY Note’s HD super AMOLED screen is large enough to allow meaningful split-screen operation in the most frequently used native apps.



Samsung has also included S Planner, a smart professional planning tool that makes full use of the device’s large screen. The management planner integrates the phone’s To-Do list and schedule; control and navigation is intuitive, helping users to comprehensively organize their lives.



Free Capture & Creation



The GALAXY Note’s advanced pen input functionality is combined with the full touch screen to create a new input experience. The incorporated digital S Pen can be used for accurate sketching and artwork, and instantly capturing ideas freely before they float away.

The GALAXY Note features S Memo, a multimedia application designed to record all forms of user-created content. Pictures, voice recordings, typed text, handwritten notes or drawings can all be captured via a single application and converted to a ‘memo’, to be edited, annotated and shared as desired.



A one-step screen-capture function also allows users to instantly capture any screen; captured images can also be freely and accurately annotated using the S Pen before being filed or shared.



The S Pen functionality has been deeply integrated into the GALAXY Note’s native applications to provide a richer interactive experience. Users will benefit from increased accuracy and control when editing or personalizing captured videos or photographs; and users will be able to draw and send handwritten images and notes via text message, email, and Samsung’s ChatON communication service.



Broadening the opportunity to create new user experiences, Samsung plans to release the S Pen SDK allowing app developers to create fundamentally new applications and services incorporating the pen functionality.



Superior Usability, Powerful Performance



The 1.4GHz dual-core processor ensures the device is incredibly fast and a smooth user interface ensures seamless usability. Lightning fast network speeds are enabled through the HSPA＋ and LTE-enabled device’s super-fast connection, ensuring a quick and seamless browsing experience. This means that users can stream videos in real-time or engage with their friends through online gaming platforms.



Samsung is enhancing enterprise capabilities of the GALAXY Note through its partnership with Juniper Networks. Juniper’s Junos Pulse SSL VPN provides secure remote access to corporate network resources. The SSL VPN enables large enterprise and service providers to meet high-volume secure access and authorization requirements, protecting corporate data with centralizes control and supporting employees’ personal device efficiently.

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