Samsung Galaxy Note II to Debut August 29
The New Samsung Galaxy Note II is coming to entertain the world.
Samsung plans to reveal its follow-up to the 5.3 inch galaxy note smartphone in late August about two weeks before Apple is expected to launch the latest iPhone handset, according to an online report. The new Note device is expected to debut at a Samsung press event two days before the IFA tradeshow kicks off in Berlin.
The two arch rivals are bracing for a full-blown battle with the expected rollouts of the two key models coming as they lock horns in a high-stakes patent trial in the United States.
Galaxy Note 2 Features
A smartphone-slash-tablet, the original Galaxy Note featured a 5.3-inch screen and was criticized for being too large for use as phone, and too small for use as a tablet. Despite the initial negative reviews, Samsung went on to ship over 5 million units.
The Galaxy Note 2 is expected to feature a larger super AMOLED 5.5-inch screen as well as a bump in processor speed and camera quality to 13MP. It’s likely that the Galaxy Note 2 will come pre-loaded with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but will no-doubt be one of the first Android devices .
Leaked benchmarking results indicate that the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 will feature a 1.6GHz quad-core Exynos processor, which will deliver better performance than the Galaxy S3 (which comes in at 1.4GHz on the clock)
The increase in screen size on the Galaxy Note 2 from 5.3-inches to 5.5-inches is reportedly not due to an increase in the overall size of the device, but rather a slimmer bezel to fit the larger display.
The original Galaxy Note featured a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 1280 x 800 pixel display, 1 gig of RAM, 16GB of storage, 8MP rear and 2MP front-facing camera and a MicroSD slot.
Do you think the August 29th Galaxy Note 2 release date is accurate? How do you think the Galaxy Note 2 will stack up against the iPhone 5 and iPad Mini from Apple? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
