Samsung Unveils the Galaxy Note 2: It Gets Even Bigger

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By Marcus Yam
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The tablet phone gets an even bigger screen.

You know that tiny little tablet...massive phone Samsung's Galaxy Note? Well, it's back and bigger than ever. The previous model has a 5.3-inch display, and the upcoming Galaxy Note 2 bumps that up to 5.5-inches. Mind you, the resolution and ratio has taken a bit of a step the other way, with the new one at 1280x720, while the outgoing model has more pixels at 1280x800. Nevertheless, the screen is still Samsung's in-house AMOLED technology.

Here are the rest of the specs:

2 GB of RAM
1.6 GHZ quad-core CPU (Samsung did not clarify if it was an Exynos)
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Weighs 180 grams
Comes with a 3100 mAh battery
Measures 80 x 151 x 9.4 mm
8 MPixel rear camera, 1,9 MPixel front camera
Available with 16, 32 and 64 GB

Stay tuned for hands-on impressions and live photos as our European team gets them.

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Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.
28 Comments Comment from the forums
  • back_by_demand
    Will sell boatloads, just like the last one and not a flicker from Apple about it so must not have a leg to stand on for lawsuits, until they patent the stylus and start all over again
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  • belardo
    Are these made for the Avatar blue giant monkeys?
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  • willard
    I think Samsung tapped into a totally unexpected market with the Note. Namely, people 40+. My aunt, who is 60, loves her Galaxy Note. She doesn't care about Android vs iPhone. She doesn't care about Apple or Google. She doesn't care about which apps are on which devices.

    The one thing she cares about is its massive number keys for dialing. If she could make calls on her iPad she'd be in heaven.
    Reply
  • freggo
    Doesn't it look like a slim iPhone?
    Bit larger but the same round corners.

    Easy to mistake the two!

    /SARCASM
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  • math1337
    nooooooo. the screen is so bad. I was looking forward to a new note with an even slicker screen.
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  • idroid
    That screen size is just disgusting
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  • house70
    3100mAh.
    YES!

    Waiting to see their Nexus version; if rumors are correct, Sony's version is already out.
    Man, it's sweet to have choices!....
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  • unksol
    If I had a note no reason for an "upgrade"... I also don't see a significant difference between the S3 and note 2. Besides SIZE. at least with the S2 and note there was a res difference. This doesn't seem like a good move. Just a size difference for the sake of having a new model.

    Thing is while I would like a note, I have zero problem reading anything on my s2. And with a mediocre upgrade they are not providing motivation to upgrade. To a "new" phone that they will charge top dollar for. That is the same as the old.
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  • -Fran-
    No that the 800 pixels helped a lot in movies, mind you. Now it's a full 16:9 aspect ratio giant phone with even better specs.

    This thing will sell like hotcakes in Somalia.

    Cheers!
    Reply
  • Freakykiwi
    The key difference between the S3 and the Note, other than the size, is the stylus.
    Reply