*** The Official Samsung Galaxy Note II Thread ***

[Robbo]

Official site: www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxynote/note2/index.html

Detailed specifications: http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxynote/note2/spec.html

• 5.5-inch Super AMOLED HD touchscreen display with 1280 x 720 resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio
• Size: 80 x 151.1 x 9.4mm thin – thinner than its predecessor
• Weight: 180 grams
• 1.6GHz quad-core Exynos processor
• 2GB of RAM
• 16/32/64GB on-board memory
• microSDHC support of up to 64GB of additional storage
• 8-megapixel rear-camera with Auto Focus, LED flash and HD video recording
• 2-megapixel front-facing camera
• HSPA+ support
• 4G LTE connectivity (in selected markets)
• Bluetooth 4.0
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
• Wi-Fi Direct
• USB 2.0 support
• A-GPS and Glonass support
• 3,100mAh removable battery with faster charging – bigger capacity than its predecessor
• Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on board out of the box with TouchWiz UI on top
• Redesigned S-Pen: wider and longer to offer better grip. The stylus now has a rubber tip to offer an experience more similar to pen and paper
• Colors: Marble White and Titanium Grey

Articles:

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/47186/samsung-galaxy-note-2-hands-on

http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/29/samsung-galaxy-note-ii-hands-on/

http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/29/samsung-galaxy-note-ii-whats-changed/

http://www.theverge.com/products/galaxy-note-ii/6024

 

[Robbo]

Who would have thought Robbo would be the OP for this thread

Spec's will more than likley be Exynos 4412 Oc'd with a possibilty of 2GB Ram. 12mp camera?
Wishlist is a 800p RGB i.e. SAMOLED+, with onscreen controls. AND, a design which is better/different to the S3.

Hehe. If it has a few, what shall we call them - 'wishlist' - features, then I'll definitely get one.

I'm betting it will just be an enlarged S3 though.

Perhaps they'll drop the Exynos and use the S4 Snapdragon, perhaps even a quad-core variant? Surely not! SURELY.

 

[Robbo]

Really hope it has Jelly Bean, its been a joy to use on my Nexus 7.

If it does, it won't be the same Jelly Bean that you have on the Nexus. You'll have to enjoy TouchWiz on top of it.

 

[Robbo]

More leaked specs: http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-note-2-specs-allegedly-leak-in-full-27244030/

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 2 phablet is believed to be only days from its official release, but a Korean newspaper claims to have jumped the gun on what, exactly, the stylus-toting handset will bring to the table. The Note 2 GT-N7100 will have a 5.5-inch 1280 x 720 display, so the Seoul Newspaper claims, along with 3G/4G connectivity and a 1.4GHz quadcore Exynos 4412 processor. Somewhat surprisingly, it’s also tipped to arrive running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, not the older Ice Cream Sandwich.

The screen itself uses one of Samsung’s Super AMOLED panels, according to the leaked spec sheet, and there’s an 8-megapixel main camera along with either 16GB or 32GB of internal storage. Physically, the blunter edges of the original Galaxy Note have supposedly been rounded off, the newspaper says.

 

[Robbo]

Is it out yet, can I buy it? I can upgrade now, is it out yet? can I buy it? etc

No, not yet.

 

[Robbo]

My god! Shocker!!!!

That pretty much sums up what I thought too.

 

[Robbo]

Here it is:





Hands on: http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/29/3276292/samsung-galaxy-note-ii-announcement

 

[Robbo]

Any pics of it side by side with the original Note?

 

[Robbo]

Is it pentile? Not really up on the various stuff i havent heard them say amoled plus so assume its pentile?

Pulled from The Verge:

 

[Robbo]

That's it, I won't be visiting The Verge again!

 

[Robbo]

Pretty easy decision really...

Are you comfortable with the size of the Note? If yes get that, if not get the S3!

Indeed.

 

[Robbo]

Really interested to see some UK pricing on this. Gonna be a long wait through September.

Robbo, update first post with all the important info like specs etc.

I will do later tonight, I'm just away at the moment so haven't had chance to post much!

 

[Robbo]

Is that considered good then? I've got no idea on phone pricing .

A tad steep, but not a rip-off.

You want to be paying under £500 if possible.

 

[Robbo]

OP updated with product info, etc.

 

[Robbo]

GSMArena battery life tests really aren't very good.

 

[Robbo]

Interesting that the only two people to send the phone back in this thread both came from a One x. Is the difference in screen fidelity so large? (have only used a One x briefly myself).

If the Note II screen is anything like the S3, then no, I doubt it's really the screen being an issue. The new SAMOLED panels are excellent.

 

[Robbo]

Screen protectors are COMPLETELY pointless given how strong modern screens are nowadays.

Heh, what?!

 

[Robbo]

Look left of the stylus area
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I have no idea how this happened.

BRB, /ing wrists :([/QUOTE]

Cheap and cheerful plastic. :(




/runs :p

 

[Robbo]

before i pull the triger and buy one of these, is there anything i should be aware off if i am buying one from the rainforest or from digitalrev(hong kong)

Better (but smaller) phones are on the verge of release.

 

[Robbo]

but that's always going to be the case, as it is I really don't think there is anything you can currently get that's better than the note ii

Well in 4 days you can get the Xperia Z, which is largely better.

In 2 weeks you can get the HTC One which is better still.

When you can get the HTC One, the Galaxy S4 will most likely have been announced (14th March).

So, unless the phone must be the size of the Note II, it's very wise to wait. The Xperia Z for example is 5", and the S4 could be too.