Samsung Galaxy Note II

      Samsung Galaxy Note II

      Samsung Galaxy Note II in Titanium Gray
      Manufacturer Samsung Electronics
      Slogan "Be Creative, Be Different"[1]
      Series Samsung Galaxy
      Compatible networks

      2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE – 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
      2G CDMA 1xRTT; 800, 850, 1900MHz
      3G CDMA EV-DO rev 0/A/B; 800, 850, 1900MHz
      3G TD-SCDMA; 1900, 2000Mhz
      3G UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA/HSPA+/DC-HSPA+; 850, 900, AWS (1700), 1900, 2100 MHz

      4G LTE; Bands 1–5, 7, 8, 11–13, 17, 20, 25
      First released 26 September 2012 (2012-09-26)[2]
      Availability by country 128 countries (Q4, 2012)
      Units sold 5 million (as of 25 November 2012)[3]
      Predecessor Samsung Galaxy Note
      Related Samsung Galaxy S III
      Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
      Samsung Galaxy S4
      Type Capacitive touchscreen smartphone
      Dimensions

      151.1 mm (5.95 in) H
      80.5 mm (3.17 in) W
      9.4 mm (0.37 in) D

      9.7 mm (0.38 in) D (SC-02E)[4]
      Weight 180 g (6.3 oz)
      183 g (6.5 oz) (SHV-E250[K,L,S])
      185 g (6.5 oz) (SC-02E)
      Operating system Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) or
      Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)[5]
      TouchWiz "Nature UX" GUI
      SoC Samsung Exynos 4412 Quad
      CPU 1.6 GHz quad-core Cortex-A9
      GPU ARM Mali-400MP
      Memory 2 GiB RAM
      Storage 16/32/64 GiB flash memory[citation needed]
      Removable storage microSD up to 64 GiB
      Battery 3,100 mAh, 11.78 Wh, 3.8 V
      Internal rechargeable Li-ion
      user replaceable[6]
      Data inputs
      Display
      Rear camera
      Front camera 1.9 Mpx for video chatting, video recording (720p), and stills
      Connectivity
      Other Wi-Fi hotspot, AllShare, Online services Google Play, Samsung Apps, Samsung Music Hub
      Available in "Titanium Gray", "Marble White"
      Development status In production
      SAR
      • Intl version:
        0.17 W/kg (head)
      • US version:
        0.23 W/kg (head)
        0.95 W/kg (body)[8]
      Website Samsung GALAXY Note II

      The Samsung Galaxy Note II is an Android smartphone manufactured by Samsung and noted for its combination of a large display, 5.55-inch (141 mm) measured diagonally, and software optimized for an integral self-storing stylus. Because the display places the device at the large end of the smartphone and small end of the tablet size ranges, the Galaxy Note II has been called a hybrid of a phone and tablet, or phablet.

      Succeeding the Samsung Galaxy Note, the Note II features a 1.6 GHz quad-core processor, 720p resolution display, 2 GB of RAM, and storage capacity up to 128 GB — when using a 64 GB microSD card with the projected 64 GB model.[citation needed]

      At the time of its launch, the Galaxy Note II was the first Samsung phone to employ Android 4.1 Jelly Bean as its standard operating system.[10]

      History

      The Galaxy Note II was unveiled 29 August 2012 at the Berlin Radio Show, and released in multiple markets at the beginning of October 2012.[11] Samsung sold more than 3 million units within the first 37 days[12] and it crossed 5 million in two months of its release.[13]

      Software versions

      Update to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean come at December 2012.[5] Update to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean is planned for May/June 2013.[14]

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      Specifications

      A photograph of the Galaxy Note II's S-Stripe RGB (non-PenTile) subpixels

      The Galaxy Note II features a 5.55 inch HD Super AMOLED S-Stripe RGB (3 subpixels/pixel) (non-PenTile) screen with 1280×720 resolution, a 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos CPU, 2 GiB RAM, an 8 MP rear camera and 1.9 MP front camera, and a 3,100 mAh battery. It is slightly thinner than its predecessor at 9.4 mm (0.37 inches), albeit also being slightly heavier by 2 grams (0.071 oz). Depending on the specific model, the phone features HSPA+ 21 Mbps along with 4G LTE(42.2 Mbit/s DC-HSPA+ for LTE Version).[15][16][17] The Galaxy Note II is equipped with Broadcom BCM4334 chipset for the IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity in 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz dual-band with maximum rate up to 150 Mbps, FM radio tuner and Bluetooth 4.0 + HS support.[18]

      The Galaxy Note II will supposedly be available in 16 GiB, 32 GiB and 64 GiB storage capacity variants, each expandable by up to an additional 64 GiB with a microSD card. However, as of 8th January 2013, only the 16 GiB and 32 GiB versions are available and there has been no release date for or any indication of a 64 GiB version of the Note II to be offered.

      ChatON

      ChatON has basic features which are auto friends registration, text chat, & multimedia deliver, and put new features which are My Page, voice/video chat, & translate.

      The main function of ChatON is divided into Multimedia, Group Chat, Trunk, and Animation Message. ChatON can send text, picture, video, & audio as multimedia. Users use the personal profile into My Page. They can create group chat rooms just by selecting more than 2 buddies. All the contents that have been shared in each chat is saved into each trunk. Animation Message turns some simple drawing and stamping into short moving videos.


      S Pen

      The smartphone's pressure-sensitive S Pen is slightly thicker than in the original Galaxy Note, and a feature marketed as Air View allows a user to preview content by hovering the pen over the content, similar to the hoverbox feature of a mouse in some desktop computers. Another feature marketed as Quick Command reveals a list of available commands at the swipe of the S Pen.[15][19] The S Pen's 1,024 levels of pen-pressure sensitivity give it significantly more accuracy and precision than the original Note's 256.[20]

      Variants

      The Galaxy Note II is available in titanium gray, marble white, amber brown and ruby wine. Other features, which vary as customized by carrier, include FM/TV tuner, charging pins, and dual-SIM card support.

      Communication processor

      The baseband chipset of GT-N7100 is Intel Wireless PMB9811X Gold Baseband processor.[21] The baseband chipset of SGH-T889, SHV-E250K, and SHV-E250S is Qualcomm Gobi MDM9215.[18][22][23] SHV-E250L has Qualcomm Gobi MDM9615M for the EVDO revision B connectivity.[24]

      Network connectivity

      Most of the variants support GSM/GPRS/EDGE in the 850 Mhz, 900 Mhz, 1.9 Ghz, and 2.1 Ghz bands; and UMTS/HSPA+21 in 850 Mhz, 900 Mhz, 1.9 Ghz, and 2.1 Ghz.

      AWS phones

      SGH-T889 and SGH-T889V are AWS devices capable of transferring data over Advanced Wireless Services band (uplink 1.7 Ghz, downlink 2.1 Ghz) of the network carriers such as T-Mobile USA, Wind Mobile, Mobilicity and Vidéotron.

      CDMA/EV-DO phones

      SCH-R950, SHV-E250L, SCH-i605, and SCH-N719 are to connect to cdmaOne, CDMA 1xRTT, and EV-DO rev 0/A/B. these variants except SCH-R950, can connect to the GSM network as well.

      TD-SCDMA phone

      GT-N7108 is to support TD-SCDMA networks in the 1.9 Ghz and 2.0 Ghz bands, and connect to the GSM/GPRS/EDGE 1.9 Ghz band.[25]

      Dual-cell HSPA phone

      SGH-T889 is known to support dual-cell HSPA+ up to 42.2 Mbps.[18]

      LTE phones
      • GT-N7105 is a LTE phone of the international version, that can connect to LTE band 3, 7, 8, and 20 and has 42.2 Mbit/s DC-HSPA+.
      • SCH-i605 can connect to the LTE band 13, Verizon Wireless operates.
      • SCH-R950, SGH-i317[M], SGH-T889[V], SPH-L900, SC-02E(SGH-N025), and SHV-E250[K,L,S] can connect to the LTE bands of each locked carrier as well as the LTE bands of the other network operators as a roaming service.

      FM radio, digital TV tuner

      Galaxy Note II has a built-in FM radio tuner. Some US variants (SGH-i317,[26] SGH-i317M[27]) and the LTE International version (N7105) lack the FM radio tuner support.[28] SC-02E for Japan market has 1seg digital-TV tuner and antenna.[29] Korean variants have the T-DMB tuner as well as the T-DMB antenna that can be concealed in the phone body.

      Dimension and weight

      Korean variants with the T-DMB tuner and the T-DMB antenna are 3 g (0.11 oz) heavier than other variants. SC-02E for NTT DoCoMo with 1seg tv tuner is 5 g (0.18 oz) heavier and 0.3 mm (0.012 in) thicker.[30]

      Dual-SIM dual-standby

      Some variants, especially variants for the Chinese market, have the dual-SIM dual-standby feature, such as GT-N7102 and SCH-N719.

      Wireless charging

      Depending on the model, some Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100) units have the two optional charging pins on the back side of the device, just right of the battery holder, that can be used for wireless charging with the modified back cover. Galaxy Note II displays the notification message built in the firmware when it is charged wirelessly. SCH-L900 does not have the pins. SGH-T889 has the pins, but they are disabled.[31][32]

      The US variant AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II (SGH-i317).
      The highly customizable Android 4.1 lockscreen on the US variant AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II (SGH-i317)

      Table of variants

      Galaxy Note II variants
      Model Carrier 2G/3G connectivity LTE (4G) connectivity Notes
      International
      GT-N7100 International GSM: 850 MHz/900 MHz/1,800 MHz/1,900 MHz
      UMTS: 850 MHz/900 MHz/1,900 MHz/2,100 MHz      		 No [33][34]

      Optional inductive charging pins
      GT-N7102 China Unicom [35]
      Dual-SIM and dual-standby support[36]
      GT-N7105 International 800(band 20)
      900(band 8)
      1,800(band 3)
      2,600(band 7)      		 [37][38]
      Inductive charging pins

      No FM radio[28] 42.2 Mbit/s DC-HSPA+
      GT-N7108 China Mobile GSM: 900, 1800, 1900
      TD-SCDMA: 1800, 2010
      WCDMA: 900, 2010 (international roaming only)      		 No [39]
      Canadian and US carriers
      SCH-i605 Verizon GSM: quad-band;
      CDMA/EVDO: 850, 1900
      UMTS: quad-band      		 700(band 13) [40]

      No inductive charging pins
      SCH-R950 US Cellular CDMA/EVDO: 850, 1700, 1900 700(band 12)
      850
      AWS
      1,900(band 2)      		 [41][42]
      SGH-i317 AT&T GSM: quad-band
      UMTS: 850, 1900, 2100      		 700(band 17)
      850
      AWS
      1,900(band 2)      		 [43][44]
      SGH-i317M Bell
      Rogers
      SaskTel
      Telus      		 GSM: quad-band
      UMTS: 850, 1900, 2100      		 700(band 17)
      850
      AWS
      1,900(band 2)      		 [45][46][47][48][49]
      SGH-T889 T-Mobile GSM: quad-band
      UMTS/DC-HSPA+ : 850, AWS, 1900, 2100      		 700(band 17)
      AWS      		 [50][51]

      LTE AWS from 2013
      Optional charging pins disabled
      SGH-T889V Mobilicity
      Vidéotron
      WIND      		 GSM: quad-band
      UMTS/DC-HSPA+: 850, AWS, 1900, 2100      		 700(band 17)
      AWS
      SPH-L900 Sprint Nextel GSM: quad-band
      CDMA/EVDO: 800, 850, 1900
      UMTS: 1900      		 1,900(band 25) [52][53]

      No optional charging pins
      Chinese carriers
      SCH-N719 China Telecom GSM: 900, 1800, 1900
      CDMA: 800, 1900      		 No [54]
      Dual-Card dual-standby[55]
      Japanese carriers
      SGH-N025
      /SC-02E      		 NTT DoCoMo GSM: quad-band
      UMTS: 800, 850, 2100      		 1500(band 11)

      2100(band 1)

      		 [56]

      1seg tuner[57]
      Korean carriers
      SHV-E250K KT GSM: quad-band
      UMTS: 1900, 2100      		 900(band 8)
      1800      		 [22]
      DMB tuner/antenna
      LTE 900 after 2013.
      SHV-E250L LG U+ GSM: quad-band
      CDMA: 1800
      UMTS: 1900, 2100      		 850
      2100(band 1)      		 [24]DMB tuner/antenna
      SHV-E250S SK Telecom GSM: quad-band
      UMTS: 1900, 2100      		 850
      1800      		 [23]DMB tuner/antenna
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      Release and reception

      Commercial reception

      The Note II launched on 26 September 2012 in South Korea on three carriers and it is expected to ultimately arrive on 260 carriers in 128 countries. It is now widely available in the market after its official launch on September 27, 2012 in Hyderabad, India.[58][59][60] The Note II was officially launched in the UK on September 30, 2012, available to purchase exclusively from the Samsung flagship stores in Stratford and White City.[61] It was then released to all major stores in the UK on October 1 on ThreeUK, Vodafone and O2 and at retailers such as Carphone Warehouse and Phones4U.[62] It was made available for pre-order in Indonesia on September 29, 2012 on Erafone, Telkomsel and Indosat.[63] Samsung's mobile chief Shin Jong-kyun expects to sell 3 million Galaxy Note IIs during the first three months of availability.[64] Samsung announced that 5 million Galaxy Note II devices have been sold worldwide, based on supply as of 25 November 2012.[65]

      Critical reception

      In September 2012, PhoneArena.com said the device uses "the best phone screen Samsung has ever produced", noting the phone offers improved S Pen performance.[66]Stuff awarded the smartphone 5/5 stars and ranked it number 1 in its "Top 10 Smartphones" section.[67]The Verge awarded the smartphone an 8.5/10 rating and stated that "the Note II is an unambiguous upgrade over its predecessor and can even challenge the Galaxy S III for the title of best Android device". They praised the device's performance and its improved handwriting recognition while criticising the dearth of S Pen apps.[68]

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      See also

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