Sprint to begin $300 Samsung Galaxy Note II sales on Oct. 25

First Sprint quad-core smartphone available in U.S. runs Android 4.1 and has a 5.5-in. display

Sprint will begin selling the Samsung Galaxy Note II on Oct. 25 for $299.99 with a two-year contract, the carrier announced early Tuesday.

If Sprint meets the schedule, the Galaxy Note II will be the carrier's first quad-core smartphone to go on sale in the U.S.,

The carrier today boasted that the Galaxy Note II's 5.5-in. display is Sprint's first of more than 5 inches.

The device runs Android 4.1, also known as Jelly Bean, while other smartphones are still launching with Android 4.0, or Ice Cream Sandwich.

The Galaxy Note II features a Samsung Exynos 1.6 GHz quad-core processor, and will run over the Sprint's 4G LTE network that's slated to be expanded to more than 100 cities in coming months.

The device is compatible with 3G GSM and CDMA networks as well.

The Galaxy Note II also comes with an updated S Pen that offers more precise writing and touching capabilities.

It also has an 8 megapixel rear camera and a 1.9 megapixel front camera.

Source: computerworld.com

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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 coming to U.S. Oct. 24?

An event invitation to reporters says the company will celebrate "The Next Big Thing"

Samsung on Thursday afternoon sent out press invitations proclaiming that "the next big thing is here" and told reporters to save the date of Oct. 24 for an event in New York.

Samsung Mobile, which sent the invitations, did not provide any details about the event other than to say it will celebrate "The Next Big Thing," but it is likely that the honored guest at the fete will be the company's smartphone-tablet hybrid, Galaxy Note 2, which has a 5.5-inch screen.

The device was released in South Korea on Wednesday, and the company said the device will be rolled out in 128 countries through 260 carriers, reaching the U.K. in early October and the U.S. later that month.

The Galaxy Note 2 follows the highly successful Galaxy Note, which was launched in February with a 5.3-inch screen. The Galaxy Note 2 can display images at a resolution of 1280-by-720 pixels. The device that shipped earlier this week had a 1.6GHz quad-core Exynos processor, which is made by Samsung.

The smartphone and tablet-hybrid offers 16 hours of talk time and storage of 32GB or 64GB. The 32GB model was priced at US$970 and the 64GB version is around $1,026.

Samsung has sold about 12 million Galaxy Note devices to date, according to Strategy Analytics. The device has created a possible market for what observers call a "phablet," a term that combines phone and tablet. Another device called phablet is Asustek's Padfone.

Source:  computerworld.com

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