Samsung Galaxy Note

Samsung Galaxy Note Specifications

General

• 2G Network
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• 3G Network
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
• Announced
  2011, September
• Status
  Available

Size

• Length
  83
• Width
  9.7
• Weight
  178
• Height
  146.9

Display

• Type
  Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
• Display Color
  16M colors
• Resolution
  800 x 1280 pixels
• Display Size
  5.3 (
  285 ppi pixel density)

Sound

• 3.5mm jack
  
• Alert types
  Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
• Loudspeaker
  

Memory

• External Memory
  32
• Phonebook
  unlimited
• RAM
  
• Internal Memory
  16
• Call records
  Practically unlimited
• PhotoCall
  
• Card Type
  microSD

Data

• EDGE
  Class 12
• WLAN
  Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
• USB
  v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go
• Infrared port
  
• GPRS
  Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
• Bluetooth
  v3.0+HS
• 3G
  HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps

Camera

• Geo-tagging
  
• Face Detection
  
• flash
  LED flash
• Secondary Camera
  2 MP
• focus
  autofocus
• Mega Pixel
  8
• Camera Resolution
  3264x2448 pixels

Features

• Java
  via Java MIDP emulator
• CPU
  Dual-core 1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, Mali-400MP GPU, Exynos chipset
• GPS
  with A-GPS support
• Radio
  Stereo FM radio with RDS
• Browser
  HTML
• Games
  
• Colors
  Black
• OS
  Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)

Messaging

• Email
  
• Push Mail
  
• IM
  
• SMS
  
• MMS
  

Battery

• Battery type
  Standard battery, Li-Ion 2500 mAh

Music

• Video Format
  MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
• Music Format
  MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player

Additional Features

• Document editor Word Excel PowerPoint PDF
  
• NFC connectivity optional
  
• Predictive text input Swype
  
• Multi-touch input method
  
• NFC connectivity optional
  
• Samsung ChatON
  
• S Pen stylus
  
• NFC support optional
  
• NFC support optional
  
• SNS integration
  
• Smile Detection
  
• Touch-sensitive controls
  
• TV-out via MHL A/V link
  
• Barometer sensor
  
• Google Search Maps Gmail YouTube Calendar Google Talk Picasa integration
  
• RSS
  
• Image/video editor
  
• TV-out via MHL A/V link
  
• Gyroscope sensor
  
• Document editor Word Excel PowerPoint PDF
  
• Gorilla glass display
  
• Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  
• TouchWiz UI v4.0
  
• Adobe Flash 10.1 support
  
• Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
  
• Google Search Maps Gmail YouTube Calendar Google Talk Picasa integration
  
• Predictive text input Swype
  
• Voice memo/dial/commands
  
• Organizer
  
• Digital compass
  
• Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
  

Samsung Galaxy Note Review

Samsung Galaxy Note is a kind of handset that generaly one can think in its dreams. Its a device that bridges out the gap between a tablet and smartphone. Samsung Galaxy Note is a thin tablet with a 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED display which give it gorgeous appearence. One could get a full-size laptop resolution with 1280 x 800 pixels with this thin tablet that can slide comfortably into your front pocket. In the camp of touch screen phones Samsung Galaxy Note will surely be a bread winner with huge display that shows larger keys, that are easier to tap accurately. The jumbo sized display screen makes it the best device for notepad replacement. The phone includes a S Pen stylus that help you to jott down the notes on fly, also support you in marking up screenshots or signing up documents electronically. Further one can take notes, doodle between meetings and make phone calls with ease.

Though the design of the Samsung Galaxy Note is quite similar to Galaxy S II but it's significantly larger than it. The Note is packed with an 8 mega pixel camera with LED flash on the back and a two mega pixel shooter up front. The snapper is powerful enough to snap the pictures quite naturally at a high pixel resolution. Further the features like auto focus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, image stabilization, touch focus, face and smile detection add joy to the happy moments. Along with this, it also capable to shoot video of high quality. With the 2 GB snapper at front one can perform the video calling with ease in apps like Skype. In terms of memory with a 16GB in built memory to store all multimedia files that can be expandable up to 32 GB with a micro SD card accessed via micro USB port. The phone delivers a wide range of connectivity options like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, EDGE and GPRS to transfer the data locally.

In terms of technicalities the phone runs on Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) which is powered by a 1.4 GHz dual-core Samsung Exynos processor, that give great performance. Further the Samsung Galaxy Note offers a full suite of sensors that includes an accelerometer, compass and barometer, along with proximity and light sensors. In a nutshell the Samsung Galaxy Note is a device that will make you fall in love completely but its sheer size might be a barrier for those who have smaller hands and pockets. 

Overall Review

“Large & immersive screen with smartphone portability, full screen utilization for fast and effective tasking, free capturing and creation and powerful performance”. These area few words used to define the features that are highlighted while promoting Samsung Galaxy Note among the customers. Adorning a wide 5.3 inches super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 16M color display, it is engineered with Android v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) operating system followed by 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 core processor. Unlike other Samsung Galaxy brigade smartphones Galaxy Note is also available with two memory options of 16 GB and 32 GB accredited with 1 GB RAM to accede a wide array of functions at instant speed.  It also supports external memory card slot enhancing user to store huge volume of data in their mobile handset.  It empowers dual camera of 8 mega pixels and 2 mega pixels to support photography, video recording, and video chat. It is powered by a giant battery of 2500 mAh supporting strong talk time and stand by time. Supporting connectivity with GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB ports, it also enriches the user to access his mails and get connected with inbuilt HTML and Adobe Flash web browser. Assimilated with all these features Samsung Galaxy Note is a magnificent device to use.