Samsung Galaxy Note review $ Specification


Samsung Galaxy Note review $ Specification 

Samsung announced its smallest Android 3.2 tablet to date last week, but for many gadget fans its hybrid handset and tablet, the 5.3in-screen Galaxy Note, will be of more interest. PC Advisor spent some quality time with the hybrid gadget. Read on to find out whether we think Samsung's gamble will pay off.

GENERAL2G NetworkGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G NetworkHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Announced2011, September
StatusComing soon. Exp. release 2011
SIZEDimensions146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm
Weight178 g
DISPLAYTypeSuper AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size800 x 1280 pixels, 5.3 inches (~285 ppi pixel density)
 - Gorilla Glass display
- TouchWiz UI v4.0
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Gyroscope sensor
SOUNDAlert typesVibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
LoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackYes
MEMORYPhonebookPractically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call recordsPractically unlimited
Internal16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Card slotmicroSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included
DATAGPRSClass 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGEClass 12
3GHSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
BluetoothYes, v3.0+HS
Infrared portNo
USBYes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go
CAMERAPrimary8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
FeaturesGeo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
VideoYes, 1080p@30fps
SecondaryYes, 2 MP
FEATURESOSAndroid OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
CPUDual-core 1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A9 proccessor, Mali-400MP GPU, Exynos chipset
MessagingSMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
BrowserHTML
RadioStereo FM radio with RDS
GamesYes
ColorsBlack
GPSYes, with A-GPS support
JavaYes, via Java MIDP emulator
 - S Pen stylus
- NFC connectivity (optional)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- NFC support (optional)
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- SNS integration
- Digital compass
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Adobe Flash 10.1 support
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input (Swype)
- Samsung ChatON
- Barometer sensor
BATTERY Standard battery, Li-Ion 2500 mAh
Stand-by
Talk time
MISCSAR US0.16 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU0.34 W/kg (head)    
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