Review: Samsung Galaxy Note 2

Samsung are certainly busy this year with their launch of the Galaxy S3 only a few months ago and not to mention the lawsuits. That hasn’t slowed them down at all and they have just launched their newest device which is the Galaxy Note 2. The successor to the hugely popular Galaxy Note which was deemed one of the best smartphones and only true phone/tablet hybrid. Samsung want to prove something with the Galaxy Note series and they are aiming high this time with the Galaxy Note 2. So let’s jump straight into the review and look at some specs first.

5.55-inch Super HD AMOLED display
1.6GHZ Exynos Quad-Core Processor
2GB of RAM
Wacom Digitizer(S-Pen)
8MP Camera with 1080p 30fps recording
1.9MP front facing camera
WiFi B/G/N, Bluetooth 4.0
MHL/USB Host 2.0

That is the main list of specs for the Galaxy Note 2 and those alone will make for a great review, but check out the full list of specs below.

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Samsung GALAXY Note II Product Specifications

Network	3G: HSPA+ 21Mbps (HSDPA 21Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps)4G LTE: 100Mbps/ 50Mbps (HDSPA 42Mbps / HSUPA 5.76Mbps)
Processor	1.6 GHz quad-core processor
Display	5.5” HD Super AMOLED (1,280 x 720)
OS	Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Camera	Main(Rear): 8 Megapixel Auto Focus Camera with LED Flash, BSISub(Front): 1.9 Megapixel VT Camera, BSIBest Photo, Best Faces, Low light shot
Video	Codec: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, VC-1, DivX, WMV7, WMV8, WMV9, VP8, Format: 3GP(MP4), WMV(ASF), AVI, FLV, MKV, WebMFull HD(1080p) Playback & Recording
Audio	Codec: MP3, OGG, WMA, AAC, ACC+, eAAC+, AMR(NB,WB), MIDI, WAV, AC-3, Flac Music Player with SoundAlive 3.5mm Ear Jack
S Pen Optimized Features	S Pen Experience – S Note, S Planner,Email with hand-writing integration– S Pen Keeper – Quick Command, Easy Clip,Photo Note, Paper Artist
	Air View
	Popup Note, Popup Video
	Shape Match, Formula Match
Sharing Features	Samsung AllShare Play & ControlSamsung AllShare Cast(WiFi Display) – Mirroring & ExtensionSamsung AllShare Framework
Sharing Features	S Beam
Content Features & Services	Samsung Apps
	Samsung Kies /Samsung Kies Air
	Samsung TouchWiz / Samsung L!ve Panel
	Samsung Hub Game Hub – Learning Hub* / Music Hub* / Video Hub* / Media Hub*(US only)
	Samsung ChatOn mobile communication service
	Samsung S Suggest
	Multiwindows
	Smart Stay, Direct Call, Screen Recorder, Quick Glance
	Page Buddy/ Tag Buddy/ Word Buddy
	Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Latitude Google Play Store, Google Play Books, Google Play Movies Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Places, Google Navigation, Google Downloads
Available Enterprise Solutions (upon request)	On Device Encryption (H/W)Microsoft Exchange ActiveSyncVPN(F5, Cisco, Juniper) MDM(Sybase Afaria, MobileIron, SOTI, Good) CCX VMware MVP
GPS	A-GPSGlonass
Connectivity	Bluetooth® v 4.0 (Apt-X Codec support) LEUSB 2.0 HostWiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 & 5 GHz), Wi-Fi HT40 Wi-Fi Direct mHL NFC
Sensor	Accelerometer, RGB Light,Digital Compass, Proximity, Gyro, Barometer
Memory	16/32/64GB User memory + 2GB (RAM)microSD (up to 64GB)
Dimension	80.5 x 151.1 x 9.4 mm, 180 g
Battery	Standard battery, Li-ion 3,100mAh