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Samsung Galaxy Note: Why is it the big daddy of Galaxy S II

Achin Chandra

Samsung unveils Galaxy Note at IFA, featuring a 5.3-inches Super Amoled display, WXGA resolution and S Pen stylus

Published on Sep 5, 2011

Mobile phones manufacturing giant, Samsung recently unveiled a new Android smartphone Samsung Galaxy Note, at the IFA in Berlin, Germany.

The beautifully designed gadget sports a glossy 5.3-inches display screen that supports 800 x 1280 pixels. Note comes equipped with a dual-core 1.4GHz processor and 1GB RAM. The device is available in 2 different variants with a is 16GB and 32 GB internal memory.

The Samsung smartphone has an 8-megapixel rear as well as 2-megapxel front cameras. The device also carries a stylus or S Pen along with it, which slides inside its 9.65 mm thick body. The Galaxy Note supports numerous native apps such as email, note-taking, photo viewers and IM.

The newly introduced Samsung smartphone runs on Android 2.3.5, which is the latest version of Gingerbread. The device offers 5 launcher icons on the bottom of the lock screen, which can be dragged to unlock the phone.

Let us have a closer look at the Galaxy Note and why it has a potential to draw a bigger fan following than its predecessor Samsung Galaxy SII.

Display Screen - Galaxy Note has a 5.3" Super AMOLED screen, while the Galaxy SII came with a 4.27" Super AMOLED screen.

Processor - Galaxy Note includes a 1.4GHz dual core Samsung Chip, as opposed to the Galaxy SII's 1.2GHz dual core Samsung Exynos processor.

Connectivity - The new Samsung Galaxy Note offers LTE, HSPA+ (21Mbps HSDPA) connectivity attributes, however, Samsung Galaxy SII features HSPA+ (21Mbps HSDPA).

Battery - Note comes with a 2,500mAh powerful battery, while Galaxy SII comes embedded with a 1, 650mAh battery.