Samsung Galaxy Note Lowered to $229

Great for taking notes in class or business meetings, updating your virtual day planner, or any other situation where it is easier and quicker to use your own handwriting on your smartphone rather than battling a virtual keyboard, the Samsung Galaxy Note provides a unique Smart Stylus experience. The handset ships with the largest display in the entire 4G smartphone marketplace at 5.3 inches, and that multitouch, capacitive Super AMOLED display is integrated with a Smart Stylus Samsung calls the S Pen. Offering tablet-like features while still delivering 4G LTE wireless connectivity, the Samsung Galaxy Note allows for free flowing input, the ability to write texts and e-mails in your own handwriting, copy and paste options, and allows you to write messages on video and snapshots.

Buy the Samsung Galaxy Note starting at $229.

That large screen is represented visually in a pixel density and resolution that lies at the very high end of the 4G handset arena, delivering 285 pixels per inch and an overall screen resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. The Galaxy Note handset is offered in either Carbon Blue or Ceramic White colors, and was currently dropped to a retail price of $229 with a new two-year activation from AT&T at select authorized retailers. The handset is 4G LTE capable, but is also backwards compatible with standard 3G and 4G wireless networks. Shipping with Android’s 2.3.6 Gingerbread operating system out-of-the-box, the Galaxy Note delivers one of the quickest processors of all 4G smartphones.

As the foundation of an impressive hardware package, the Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon microchip set includes a dual core 1.5 GHz Scorpion central processor and graphics dedicated Adreno 220 chip. The Galaxy Note delivers 16 GB of built-in storage, and 1.0 GB of RAM system memory. That 5.30 inch display mentioned earlier delivers visuals in over 16 million unique colors, and can also be navigated with multitouch gestures as well as the integrated S Pen stylus.

Talk time achieved from a single charge of the 2,500 mAh battery runs 10.0 hours, roughly 25% better than the typical 4G smartphone. The Galaxy Note delivers dual cameras, including a rear facing 8.0 megapixel camcorder and front facing 2.0 megapixel chat cam. Equipped with an LED flash and providing autofocus, multishot, panorama and smile detection customization, that rear snapper also captures video at 1080P HD resolution and 30 frames per second. The front facing chat cam also provides video call support, and Facebook, YouTube, Picasa and Twitter applications have been preloaded, and are ready for use out-of-the-box. Buy the Samsung Galaxy Note starting at $229.