Samsung Galaxy Note - My Mobile

About Samsung
South Korean multinational company Samsung has been one of the most sought-after electronic brands for decades now, with a wide range of products with cutting-edge technology including LCD TVs, smart phones, notebooks, digital cameras, home appliances and more. The Samsung Group was founded in 1938 by Lee Byung-chull. According to the founder, the meaning of the Korean word Samsung is ‘tristar’ or ‘three stars’. The word "three" represents something ‘big, numerous and powerful’; the ‘stars’ mean eternity.

Headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, the firm comprises several subsidiaries like Samsung Electronics, Samsung Heavy Industries, Samsung Engineering and Samsung C&T, and more. The company is said to have a powerful influence on South Korea's economic development, politics, media and culture.

Samsung Galaxy Note
The Samsung Galaxy Note is an Android smartphone/tablet computer hybrid that was introduced in October 2011. It has attracted attention because of its 5.3-inch screen size – between that of conventional smartphones, and larger tablets – and because of its included stylus.

Key Features:

• Wi-Fi Direct
• Android v2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
• 8 MP Primary Camera
• 2 MP Secondary Camera
• 5.29-inch HD Super AMOLED Touchscreen
• 1.4 GHz Dual Core ARM Cortex-A9 Processor
• Full HD Recording
• S Pen and S Memo

About Product:

The Samsung Galaxy Note is loaded with a powerful 8 megapixel camera with an LED flash to help you take pictures of high quality. This camera supports action shot, beauty, panorama, smile shot, touch focus, and image stabilization features that facilitate an effective and fun photography experience. A secondary 2 megapixel camera on the front of this phone is perfect for self-portraits. An image editor allows you to edit your images to meet your varied needs. You can record Full HD videos on the Samsung Galaxy Note at 1920 x 1080 dot pixel resolution (30 fps).

Design:

The Samsung Galaxy Note rolls out with a design and size that mobile markets have seen for the first time. There is an earphone grill at the top, just above the Samsung logo, followed by ambient light and proximity sensors to the right. The front-facing camera is located near the edge of the handset. A single rectangular button at the bottom peeks out from beneath the display, flanked by touch-sensitive backlit return and menu controls.

An accelerometer and digital compass on the Galaxy Note are in place to make handling efficient and convenient. A Barometer Sensor on this phone lets you prepare yourself and keeps you posted with the latest weather updates. On the top right of the sleek silver bezel is the the power button, with a 3.5 mm headphone jack up there too and volume rocker on the left. The micro USB connector is centered at the bottom of this Samsung phone.

GENERAL FEATURES
Form Bar
SIM Single SIM, GSM
Touch Screen Capacitive
Business Features Document Viewer, Document Editor, Pushmail(Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync), Mobile Printing
Call Features Conference Call, Speed Dialing, Loudspeaker, Call Timer, Call Divert
PLATFORM
Operating Freq GSM - 850, 900, 1800, 1900; UMTS - 2100
Operating System Android v2.3 (Gingerbread)
User Interface TouchWiz
Java Yes
Processor 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Dual Core
Graphics Mali-400 MP
DISPLAY
Type HD Super AMOLED
Size 5.29 Inches
Resolution WXGA, 800 x 1280 Pixels
CAMERA
Primary Camera 8 Megapixel
Secondary Camera 2 Megapixel
Flash LED
Video Recording 1920 x 1080, 30 fps
HD Recording HD, Full HD
Zoom Digital Zoom - 4x
Other Camera Features Single Shot, Smile Shot, Beauty, Panorama Shot, Share Shot, Action Shot, Geo-tagging, Auto Focus, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, White Balance, Smile Detection, Blink Detection, Image Editor
INTERNET & CONNECTIVITY
Internet Features Email, Adobe Flash 10.1
Preinstalled Browser Android
GPRS Class 12, 48 kbps
Edge Class 12
3G 21 Mbps HSDPA; 5.76 Mbps HSUPA
Wifi 802.11 a/g/b/n
USB connectivity micro USB, v2
Tethering Wi-fi Hotspot
GPS Support A-GPS with Google Maps
Bluetooth V3, Supported Profiles (HS, GAP, SSP, SDAP, HSP, HFP1.5, A2DP, SPP, SAP, OPP, PBAP, MAP, AVRCP 1.3, HID)
Audio Jack 3.5 mm
MULTIMEDIA
Music Player Supports MP3, WAV, eAAC+, FLAC, AC3
Video Player Supports MPEG-4, H.263, H.264, DivX, Xvid, WMV, VC-1, 3GP, HD Video Playback
FM With Recording
Sound Enhancements 3D Sound Technology - Earphone Only
Ringtone MP3, WAV, 32 Polyphonic
BATTERY
Type Li-Ion, 2500 mAh
Talktime 26 hrs (2G), 13 hrs (3G)
Standby Time 960 hrs (2G), 820 hrs (3G)
MEMORY AND STORAGE
Internal 16 GB
Expandable Memory Slot microSD, upto 32 GB
DIMENSIONS
Size 82.95 x 146.85 x 9.65 mm
Weight 178 g
OTHER FEATURES
Sensors Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Barometer Sensor, Digital Compass, Light Sensor, Gyroscope
Additional Features S Planner, Kies PC Syn Application, Social Hub, Readers Hub, Music Hub, Flight Mode, Caller ID, Video Recognition, Mobile Tracker, Countdown Timer, Stop Watch, Calculator, Alarm, World Time, MMS, Predictive Text Input, vCard, vCalendar, DNSe Music Library, Video Editor, Video Messaging, Video Streaming, Memo Book, MHL, Voice Input, TV Out Port
Important Apps Google Search, Google Mail, Google Talk, YouTube, Android Market

Hardware and software features
Hardware specifications of the device include:
a dual-core 1.4Ghz Exynos processor or a 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S3 processor (AT&T, SK Telecom, KT, LG U+, docomo)
a 5.3” WXGA (1280 x 800) HD Super AMOLED screen
an 8-megapixel main camera that can record 1080p video, and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera
802.11 b/g/n support for Wi-Fi
Quad-band HSPA+ 21Mbit/s 850/900/1900/2100 mobile network support, LTE support for the Korean, Japanese, and North American variants
Global positioning using both the a-GPS and GLONASS systems.
Stylus
The Galaxy Note includes a stylus which Samsung calls the "S Pen." The stylus tucks into the bottom panel of the phone and can be used in a variety of apps. It can simply replace the use of a finger in situations where precision is needed, but it is also equipped with a "shift" button, which when pressed enables other functions such as grabbing screenshots (which can then be drawn on using the stylus) or for writing sticky notes with drawing/handwriting, text input, and pictures. The stylus uses a Wacom digitiser system which results in accurate pressure-sensitive input.

Samsung released in late November 2011 an SDK (software development kit) for the stylus so developers can write third-party apps that use it for input. Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich", which is expected to be made available for the Galaxy Note in 2012, also includes support for stylus input.

Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) devices in the 1990s used the stylus as a primary input method. Many other touchscreen smartphones in the 2000s also included styluses, although the Galaxy Note is notable in that it has a capacitive touchscreen and a stylus, where as traditionally styluses could only be supported on pressure sensitive resistive touchscreens. The Galaxy Note stylus implementation has been described as high quality.

Software
The Galaxy Note is equipped with Android 2.3 "Gingerbread", but Samsung have said that they will be releasing an upgrade to Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" in the first quarter of 2012. In March 2012, however, Samsung announced that the upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich would be delayed until some time in the second quarter of 2012.  The standard Android user interface is overlaid with Samsung's TouchWiz 4.0 interface, which includes support for the device's stylus, among other features.
Several application programs are pre-loaded on the device. These include the standard Android applications such as email, web browsing, and media playback, as well as some programs aimed mainly at business users, such as Polaris Office, personal information manager software, a note-taking application, and one game, Crayon Physics Deluxe.

Text input
Users can enter text into Samsung Galaxy Note with an on-screen keyboard, with handwriting recognition using the stylus, and with Swype.

Cameras
The device features an 8-megapixel (2448 x 3264 pixels) main camera with flash on the back panel, and a 2-megapixel (1200 x 1600 pixels) camera on the front, primarily for video phone calls. The clear lens cover of the main camera lies flush with the back panel, exposing it to the same scratches that the panel might suffer, which has been a source of criticism.[10] However, the quality of images captured with the main camera has been praised.[10] Video recording through the main camera is 1080p ("Full HD") at 30 frames per second. Photo-editing and video-editing software is supplied with the device.

Samsung Galaxy Note vs iPhone 4S

If you are in the market for a new smartphone, you are probably aware that there is a mind boggling choice on offer. From budget handsets with basic features, to more powerful mid range handsets, and finally the high end smartphones which come with an array of advanced features, choosing the right smartphone can be quite a task. In this article I will look at the main features to consider when choosing a new smartphone with some examples of handsets which mat fit the bill.

Screen
Smartphone screens vary widely between handsets. If this is an important factor for you, you must consider what you intend to use you phone for. If you plan to watch HD movies, play games or create files like spreadsheets, a large screen will be beneficial. The Samsung Galaxy Note has one of the largest screens out there, considered by many to be a smartphone/tablet hybrid. With a 5.3 inch screen with its own smart ‘S-Pen’ it is ideal for any of the aforementioned tasks.

Apps
A massive part of the appeal of smartphones is the ability to download applications directly to the handset from the operating system’s respective application catalogue. Undoubtedly the best known is the AppStore which provides apps to Apple devices like the wildly popular iPhone 4S. Android smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy Note have Google Play (previously known as Android Market), which is quickly catching up to the AppStore in terms of the number of apps it offers. The AppStore however, is renowned for the quality of its apps as well as the diversity of content it offers. If you intend to download lots of apps, a phone like the iPhone 4S would be an ideal choice.

Camera
When choosing a new smartphone, many people see the quality of the built in camera as one of the most important features. As far as camera phones go, they do not get better than the Sony Xperia S. With an industry leading 12 megapixel camera, it replaces the need to carry a standalone digital camera thanks to the quality of the images it is able to capture. Also, the phone can capture video footage in a resolution of up to 1080p HD. The iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy Note also feature impressive cameras, both at 8 megapixels. If you are serious about mobile photography, Sony has the ideal handset for you. The iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy Note share an 8 megapixel camera resolution (with 1080p video) which is sure to impress the majority of prospective smartphone buyers.

There is much more to consider when choosing a new smartphone, which I will cover in an upcoming article. The features I have covered so far though are likely to be among the most important for the majority of people.

For a great all round smartphone which can carry out the majority of tasks with ease, I recommend the iPhone 4S or Samsung Galaxy Note, as both have capable hardware and powerful software in the form of iOS and Android operating systems respectively.

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