Samsung Galaxy Note announced

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