The Samsung Galaxy Note II 4G Android smartphone has helped Samsung pass Apple as the global leader in smartphone sales and shipments. The handset has, along with the Galaxy S III and Galaxy S4 smartphones, given Samsung record financial profits recently, and was just awarded coveted industry recognition in the form of a third-place vote as the best smartphone of 2013. Every year the CTIA Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada is one of the most important in the industry, and the Galaxy Note II was narrowly beaten out in voting by the first place Galaxy S4 and second place HTC one smartphones.
The Samsung Galaxy Note II is available for a reduced sale price now starting at $79.99.
Respected industry analysts, experts and reporters with intimate knowledge of the telecom industry vote on innovation, functionality, technological importance and “wow factor.” The judges were “wowed” by the large high-resolution display the Galaxy Note II offers, as well as the unique Multi-Window feature that lets you divide the large touchscreen into two equally sized smaller displays. They also mentioned the ability to interact with the device in a number of ways, touching, hovering, speaking or using the smart stylus S Pen, as reasons for voting the Galaxy Note II so high.
The Galaxy Note II smartphone arrived in the United States in November of last year, and has been a flagship phone for the wireless carriers which offer it. The first handset from Samsung to deliver the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system out-of-the-box, the Galaxy Note II measures a slim 9.3 mm (0.37 inches) in thickness. Despite its slim stature, the device delivers an extended life battery, one of the largest high resolution displays of any 4G smartphone, and an impressive hardware package.
The display on the Galaxy Note II is laid out in a 16 to 9 aspect ratio, widely regarded as the standard for True HD video viewing, and is protected by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 2. At 5.55 inches the screen is easily one of the largest found on any smartphone, and resolution runs high at 720 by 1,280 pixels. More than 16 million colors are used to render visuals, and talk time can reach as high as 15.0 hours from a single charge. The system chip powering the phone is a Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) model.
Video capture runs 1,080P HD resolution on the rear facing 8.0 megapixel camcorder, and a front facing chat cam is on board, providing video call support. The CPU is an Exynos quad core chip clocked at 1.6 GHz, and a quad core ARM Mali 400 MP4 processor handles all graphics. 16 GB of storage are present, and can be accentuated by the microSD slot built-in. The handset offers a generous 2.0 GB of RAM memory, and the Galaxy Note II offers a built-in Stereo FM radio with RDS display capability, with popular applications Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Picasa pre-installed.
The Samsung Galaxy Note II can be purchased at a discounted price tag now starting at $79.99.
