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Samsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy Note (International)
(Model: GT-N7000)
ManufacturerSamsung Electronics
SeriesSamsung Galaxy
Compatible networks(GSM/GPRS/EDGE): 850, 900, 1800, and 1900 MHz
UMTS: 850, 900, 1900, and 2100 MHz
HSPA+: 21 Mbit/s;
HSUPA: 5.76 Mbit/s;
LTE
PredecessorSamsung Infuse 4G
RelatedSamsung Galaxy S II
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1[1]
TypeCapacitive touchscreen smartphone
Dimensions146.85 mm (5.781 in) H
82.95 mm (3.266 in) W
9.65 mm (0.380 in) D
Weight178 g (6.3 oz)
Operating systemAndroid 2.3.6 (Gingerbread) with TouchWiz UI 4.0
CPU1.4 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 SoC processor; Samsung Exynos 4210 (GT-N7000) / 1.5Ghz Qualcomm Snapdragon 8255T (GT-N7003)
GPUARM Mali-400 MP (GT-N7000)/Adreno 220(GT-N7003)
Memory1 GB RAM
Storage16/32 GB flash memory
Removable storagemicroSD (up to 32 GB)
BatteryLi-ion 2500 mAh
Display1280x800 px, 13.46 cm (5.3 in) at 285 ppi WXGA HD Super AMOLED PenTile[2]
Rear camera8 Mpx 3264x2448 with auto focus, 1080p 30fps Full HD video recording, and stills. Single LED flash.
Front camera2 Mpx for video chatting, video recording (VGA), and stills
Connectivity3.5 mm TRRS; Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n); Wi-Fi Direct; Bluetooth 3.0; Micro USB 2.0; Optional Near field communication (NFC); USB Host (OTG) 2.0
Data inputsMulti-touch touch screen, headset controls, proximity and ambient light sensors, 3-axis gyroscope, magnetometer, accelerometer, barometer, aGPS, GLONASS and stereo FM-radio, S Pen (Stylus)/Pen UX
OtherExchange ActiveSync, integrated messaging Social Hub, Readers Hub, Music Hub, Game Hub and Samsung ChatOn

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

History

The Galaxy Note was announced by Samsung during IFA 2011 in Berlin. It was released to the public starting with Germany in late October 2011, with other countries following shortly after that.[3] By the end of November, it was available in most major markets, including East Asia, Europe and India.

In December 2011, Samsung announced that one million Galaxy Notes were shipped in less than two months, and that a North American variant would be available in February 2012.[4] In early January 2012, advance units of the North American variant were supplied to the media, in preparation for its public release.[5]

Size and construction

A screenshot annotated on a Galaxy Note, showing a picture comparing the Galaxy Note's size with other smartphones and tablets (Order from top to bottom: Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, Samsung Galaxy S II, HTC Titan, the Samsung Galaxy Note itself, T-Mobile G-Slate, and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1).

The Galaxy Note, with a 135 mm (5.3 in) screen, is sized between smartphones such as the Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Tab tablet. PC World Australia opined that Samsung Galaxy Note is too big to be a true mobile phone, citing the difficulty of using it single-handed.[6] Techradar questions Samsung Galaxy Note's marketability as users cannot store it in a small pocket and that users look ungainly when holding it against their faces while conversing.[7] GigaOM hails it as a pioneer in a new market segment, despite the similar but unsuccessful Dell Streak, combining the best features of both device types.[8] Pocket-lint has remarked that Samsung Galaxy Note shows potential as a games console.[9]

Like most recent smartphones and tablets, the device is constructed in the "slate" format (see Slate phone and Slate tablet). The body is built from plastic with a metallised rim.[10] The front panel is Gorilla Glass,[11] a strengthened glass often used for high-end devices such as this.

The front panel houses one physical "home" button (for activating the device and switching to the home screen), two illuminated touch pads ("menu" and "back"), the display, the front-facing camera, and light and proximity sensors. At the back is a thin plastic snap-on panel with an indent for a fingernail to facilitate removal, for access to the 2500mAh battery, SIM card and SD Card. The back panel houses the speaker and main camera and flash. The metallic rim houses several controls: at the top edge is the 4-pole 3.5mm jack socket for connecting the headset (which incorporates in-canal earphones, FM radio aerial, microphone and volume control) and a pinhole microphone; at the bottom is the micro-USB socket for charging and data transfer, another pinhole microphone, and the well for storing the stylus; and the sides house an on-off button and a volume control.

Hardware and software features

Hardware specifications of the device include:[12]

File:Samsung Galaxy Note and Samsung Original Accessories.JPG
Samsung Galaxy Note and Samsung Original Accessories

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.[13]

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.[14] 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.[15]

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.[16]

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 second quarter of 2012.[17] 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.[18]

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.[7] However, the quality of images captured with the main camera has been praised.[7] 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.

Variants

The Galaxy Note was initially produced with a black body (dubbed "carbon blue" by Samsung), but a white body was later made available.[19]

The following performance variants of the Galaxy Note have been made available:

  • N7000 - The original version, with a dual-core 1.4GHz Cortex A9 processor
  • N7003 - A lower-powered and cheaper version, with a single-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8255T processor with an S-LCD screen initially available in South Africa.[20]
  • LTE version - with higher-speed communications ability, available exclusively in South Korea[21]

Samsung have made available a collection of accessories such as a clip-on screen cover (which replaces the back panel), a docking station, and spare chargers and styluses.[3]

File:Samsung Galaxy Note (U.S. AT&T model).png
The 4G LTE U.S. specification Samsung Galaxy Note for AT&T.

SGH-I717

Another variant of the Galaxy Note capable of LTE connectivity was released exclusively in the United States and Canada. The variant was first released on AT&T on 19 February 2012 in the US[22], while being simultaneously released on Telus, Bell, and Rogers on 14 February 2012 in Canada.[23] Although commonly referred to as the Galaxy Note LTE, the official model number is SGH-I717, differentiating it from the original N7000 and the Korea-exclusive LTE variant.[24] In addition to the addition of LTE connectivity, Samsung made several modifications to the phone. Externally, the physical "home" button and the two touch-sensitive buttons on the front of the phone were replaced by four touch-sensitive buttons. Internally, the chipset was changed to the Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon, featuring a dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion CPU and an Adreno 220 GPU.[24] Support for FM radio was removed.[25] All other phone specifications remained identical to the original N7000.

References

  1. ^ Samsung announces Galaxy Note 10.1 at MWC
  2. ^ Samsung Galaxy Note and Galaxy Nexus sport HD Super AMOLED - is the PenTile matrix bad for you?
  3. ^ a b "Samsung announces Galaxy Nexus and Note roll-out schedules". GSMArena. 2011-10-27.
  4. ^ Mat Smith (2011-12-29). "1 million Galaxy Notes shipped worldwide, US fans throw money at their screens". Engadget. Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  5. ^ Myriam Joire (2012-01-09). "AT&T Galaxy Note with LTE hands-on at CES 2012 (video)". Engadget. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  6. ^ "Samsung Galaxy Note Android phone". PC World Australia. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
  7. ^ a b c Dan Grabham (2011-09-01). "Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Note review". techradar.com. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  8. ^ Kevin C. Tofel (2011-11-10). "Can Samsung's 5.3″ Galaxy Note bridge phone and tablet use?". GigaOM. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
  9. ^ Rik Henderson (2011-11-03). "Samsung Galaxy Note review". pocket-lint.com. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
  10. ^ "Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 review: Power play". GSMArena. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
  11. ^ "Corning Gorilla Glass - Full Product List". Corning. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  12. ^ Samsung. "Samsung Galaxy Note: Specifications". Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  13. ^ Michael Crider (2011-10-27). "Samsung highlights the Galaxy Note's Wacom digitizer". androidcommunity.com. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
  14. ^ Michael Crider (2011-11-28). "Samsung releases S-Pen SDK for the Galaxy Note". androidcommunity.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  15. ^ Donald Melanson (2011-10-21). "Android Ice Cream Sandwich includes native stylus support". Engadget. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
  16. ^ Steven Norris (2011-09-11). "Samsung Galaxy Note review — bigger is better". gearburn.com. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
  17. ^ Cosmin Vasile (2012-12-20). "Samsung Announces Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy Note and Galaxy S II Coming in Q1 2012". Softpedia. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
  18. ^ Sasha Muller (2011-09-05). "Samsung Galaxy Note review: first look". PC Pro. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  19. ^ Chris Davies (2011-10-27). "Samsung's white Galaxy Note revealed". SlashGear. {{cite web}}: Text "accessdate+2011-12-11" ignored (help)
  20. ^ "Samsung Galaxy Note N7000 Firmware Updates (Kies Official Release) List". Android ROMs. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  21. ^ Michael Crider (2011-11-28). "Samsung Galaxy Note LTE gets official in Korea". androidcommunity.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  22. ^ Chris Davies (30 January 2012). "AT&T Galaxy Note LTE hits stores Feb 19 for $300". Slash Gear. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  23. ^ Florin Troaca (14 February 2012). "Samsung Galaxy Note launched in Canada by Rogers, Telus and Bell". Unwiredview.com. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  24. ^ a b "Samsung Galaxy Note I717". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  25. ^ "Samsung Galaxy Note I717 review: Pushing the envelope". GSMArena.com. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.

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