Samsung has launched a new iteration to their Galaxy Note series by launching a 5.5 inch Galaxy Note 2. We all know that the IFA Consumer Electronics show is going on in Berlin and as expected Samsung has unveiled their next big product of the year, following Galaxy S3, just before the launch of Apple iPhone 5.

As an upgrade, the Galaxy Note 2 might have not given a huge boost to its original processor, but nonetheless it is the biggest star by far we have seen in the IFA Consumer Electronics show.

We have been hearing a lot of rumours about the Galaxy Note 2, and most of which have came right on the money, with a 5.5 inch Super Amoled Display and an 8 MP Camera.

Here is the complete list of features courtesy Android Authority:

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

Samsung has also given the S-Pen and provided almost all the native features of the stylus available in the Jelly Bean, but also modified some of the new other features to suit its needs.

There are a bulk of new features that have been added by Samsung in Galaxy Note that relates to the Stylus S-Pen such as if you forget the pen behind, it will create a beep sound. Handwriting support has increased and the user can now access the quick commands with the use of Stylus S-Pen.

Samsung has also released the S-Pen SDK version 2.2 for the developers to develop application that use stylus as an operating hardware.

Other than all these stuff there are a bulk of other features that Samsung Galaxy Note 2 will provide including the data sharing options that are available on Galaxy S3 such as AllShare Play, AllShare Cast, S Beam, S Cloud and Family Story.

We will keep updating with more information once we get our hands on the device, we will also be giving a complete hands on experience, till then you can comment and let us know what you feel about the device. Are you really excited to hold the monstrous Galaxy Note 2? Will you be buying the Galaxy Note 2 when it is launched in your country? Comment below and let us know.

Galaxy Note 2:

After a huge success of Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung is now planning to launch its sequel into the market to strengthen their dominance in the smartphone market. Samsung had already become the #1 smartphone maker in the world and with these new rumours, Samsung is looking really strong against Apple and its other competitors.

Although initially the Samsung Galaxy Note was criticized because of its humongous size, but it was still a worthy smartphone which fetched Samsung more than 7 million sales. And with that kind of success, Samsung is expected to launch a worthy successor of Galaxy Note. For the time being we have no clue what Samsung is going to name it, so we assume it to be called as Samsung Galaxy Note II.

Galaxy Note 2 Rumoured Specs:

Galaxy Note 2 Screen:

We still do not have any official information about Samsung Galaxy Note 2, however, the guys at Ubuntulife claims to have found some important details about it. The Galaxy Note became famous for its confusing size which was sometime even termed as Phablet. However, guys at ubuntulife claims that the Galaxy Note 2 is going to have even larger display. Ubuntulife claims that Galaxy Note 2 will sport 5.5 inch screen size in diagonal and will come with 1680 x 1050 pixels resolution and 360 pixel density. The new Super AMOLED Screen will use the same PenTile Matrix used in the manufacture of Samsung Galaxy S3.

Galaxy Note 2 Processor:

In Terms of power and performance, the Galaxy Note 2 is going to pack 2GHz Exynos 5250 chipset which was unveiled last year and have never been used yet. The Galaxy Note 2 will come with only two cores, which can make you think that it might not be the strongest gadget out there, but actually its not just the number of cores that drives and decides the chipset performance, there are many other elements which affect it. Being said that, the Exynos processor will be supported by 1.5GB of RAM which will certainly enhance its power and performance. But again we have been wondering why Samsung is not going for 2GB RM instead of 1.5GB?Other features include 8MP rear Camera and LTE speeds both for US and international version of Galaxy Note 2.

Galaxy Note 2 Software:

Moving towards the Software segment, the guys at Ubuntulife are hesitant to say which version of Android will drive the Galaxy Note 2. We are anticipating and hoping to see the device on Android 4.1(or 5.0), Jelly Beans, however keeping the Galaxy Note 2 release date in mind, which will be around next few months, there is a high possibility that the Note 2 runs on Ice Cream Sandwitch. Other than the normal software, Will the future Galaxy Note 2 support some of the new techs introduced by Samsung in Samsung Galaxy S3, like S-Beam, S-Voice, NFC Capabilities, Pop-up-play etc? We are not sure about all that at the moment, but we will update you as soon as we get any information about it.

Galaxy Note 2 design:

The Galaxy Note 2‘s design is expected to look pretty much similar to Galaxy S3′s design with rounded corners, infact ubuntulife has even got a picture of what new Galaxy Note 2 might look like. However this picture should not be taken very seriously because it is based on so many assumptions out there.

Galaxy Note 2 Release Date:

If you have been impressed by the rumoured Galaxy Note 2 Specs, and are wondering about its release date, well, you can expect the phablet to be launched sometime in later part of this year. Most of the market researchers are expecting a date somewhere in October, however Samsung might change it based on what time Apple releases iPhone 5.

What do you think about these rumoured specs? Which one do you think to become a reality and which one do you expect to end as a rumour? Are you impressed by what we call as Samsung Galaxy Note 2? Let us know what you feel in the comments section below.

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