Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Note II, the successor to 2011’s Samsung Galaxy Note.
The Galaxy Note II boasts of a 5.5-inch display and is powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core processor under the hood. The device runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and boasts of a whopping 2GB of RAM just like the Galaxy Note 10.1. The Note II also has an 8MP rear facing camera and a 1.9MP front facing camera. The device comes with three storage options – 16/32/64GB.
The Galaxy Note II is quite slim measuring a mere 9.4mm in thickness and light as well, weighing a mere 180 grams. The device will be available in two colours – marble white and titanium grey. The resolution of the 5.5-inch display is 1280×720 rather than the expected 1280×800 – a 16:9 aspect ratio. The device houses a 3,100mAh battery.
Samsung has maintained the S Pen stylus from the original Galaxy Note and its core functionality still remains the same as its predecessor. Pulling out the S Pen stylus from its housing and Popup Note loads on the device for quickly jotting down reminders.
No pricing of the device has been revealed but the Note II is expected to hit store shelves in October 2012.
At IFA 2012, Samsung said, “Samsung Mobile is planning a U.S. version of Galaxy Note II, which will be available later in 2012. Building on the success of the original Galaxy Note, we’re confident that the Galaxy Note II continues to redefine what consumers should expect from their smartphone and delivers a powerful, innovative and unique experience. Exact timing and retail channel availability is not being announced at this time, we will continue to share information as it becomes available.”
Here’s a quick look at the specifications comparison between the original Samsung Galaxy Note and the Samsung Galaxy Note II.
| Particulars | Samsung Galaxy Note 2 | Samsung Galaxy Note |
| Thickness | 9.4mm | 9.7mm |
| Weight | 180gms | 178gms |
| Display Type | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
| Display Size | 5.5-inch | 5.3-inch |
| Display Resolution | 1280×720 | 1280×800 |
| Internal Storage | 16/32/64 GB | 16GB/32GB |
| Expandable Storage | MicroSD, up to 32 GB | MicroSD, up to 32 GB |
| Processor | Exynos 4412 Quad | Exynos |
| Processor Clock Speed | Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9 | Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 |
| RAM | 2GB | 1GB |
| Rear camera | 8MP | 8MP |
| Front facing camera | 1.9MP | 2MP |
| OS | Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) | Android OS 2.3.5 (Gingerbread) upgradable to Android 4.0.4 |
| Battery | 3100mAh | 2500mAh |