As rumored (or expected), Samsung announced the second generation of Galaxy Note, Galaxy Note 2, at IFA 2012 yesterday. Now, the first Jenny Bean(out of box, not through update) phone.
So, here is a short list of changes (from Galaxy Note to Galaxy Note 2):
- Jelly Bean (aka, Android 4.1), vs Ginger Bread (Android 2.3). So Galaxy Note is the first Jelly Bean phone.
- 5.5 inch display, vs 5.3 inch
- 16:9 ratio (1280*720, HD), vs 16:10 *1280*800, WXGA)
- Quad core 1.6GHz CPU, vs dual core 1.4GHz or 1.5 GHz
- 2GB RAM, vs 1GB RAM;
- dimension: 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm, vs 151.1 x 80.5x 9.4mm
- 3100mAh battery, vs 2500mAh
- NFC is included, vs optional
- Bluetooth 4.0, vs 3.0
- New S Pen, longer, thicker
- New feature: Screen Recorder (record a whole sequence of actions taken on their screen). most useful!!!
- New feature: Popup Note (open an S Note instantly as a pop-up window anywhere on the screen)
- New feature: Quick Command ( quickly activate frequently used apps with the S Pen)
- New feature: Easy Clip (quickly outline and crop certain kinds of content on the screen)
- New feature: Idea Visualizer ( provides illustration images that match the handwritten keywords), too fancy!!
We hope Samsung will port some of these features into Galaxy Note!!!
The shipment will start from October. So, just wait one month, you may start to try.
What do you think about this new generation of Galaxy Note?
Here is the full press release. For your reading pleasure, I quote it below.
Be Creative, Be Expressive with the GALAXY Note IIAugust 29, 2012
The most powerful smartphone sparks everyone’s creative inspirationsBERLIN, Germany – August 29, 2012 – At the Samsung Mobile Unpacked event held today at IFA, in Berlin, Samsung introduced the GALAXY Note II, a whole new level of innovation for the GALAXY Note category. The new Samsung GALAXY Note II enables unique experiences in personalized and expressive content creation, making it the ultimate smartphone for on-the-go creativity.
“Last year at IFA, we launched the GALAXY Note, which opened a new category of smart mobile devices. This year, again at IFA, I am proud to announce the GALAXY Note II, which will encourage users to ‘unleash their inner creativity.’ With a perfect viewing experience and unique and differentiated features, users can discover information and capture their ideas faster, express thoughts freely and manage tasks more efficiently. For anyone who wants to be creative, expressive and unique, the Samsung GALAXY Note II will be the ideal device, allowing users to live a life extraordinary,” said JK Shin, President of IT & Mobile Communications Division at Samsung Electronics.
Since the first introduction of the GALAXY Note category, Samsung has continued to enhance and expand the GALAXY Note product experiences. In May 2012, Samsung introduced ‘Premium Suite,’ a software upgrade which provided enhanced user experiences. With the Ice Cream Sandwich OS upgrade, Samsung offered innovative new features such as Shape Match and Formula Match, providing a new way for organizing and expressing ideas in their personal and professional life. Also in August, Samsung expanded the category further with the GALAXY Note 10.1, which has a 10.1-inch large screen, a Multiscreen feature for the ultimate multitasking, and enhanced features for users’ productivity, creativity and learning abilities. With further enhancements, Samsung GALAXY Note II will help users unleash their inner creativity by letting them discover information faster, capture ideas, and express them in a more organized and efficient manner.
Perfect viewing experience
The GALAXY Note II features a 5.5” (140.9mm) HD Super AMOLED screen, providing breathtaking visuals and crystal clear detail. Its 16:9 screen ratio ensures an immersive and enriched cinema-like video viewing experience, perfect for watching HD videos on-the-go. Its larger screen allows users to see content clearly and vividly, with much enhanced readability. In addition to the stunning content consumption experiences on a larger screen, users will also be able to accomplish more tasks efficiently and create content freely on-the-go, as the GALAXY Note II comes with a thinner and portable body.
Easy multitasking
Air View allows users to hover with the S Pen over an email, S Planner, image gallery, or video to preview the content without having to open it. This feature enables users to quickly search and see more information in one view without screen transitions.
Thanks to the breadth of the GALAXY Note II’s amazing viewing experience, a feature called Popup Note extends the concept of Popup Play, which lets users open an S Note instantly as a pop-up window anywhere on the screen. For example, when a user pulls out the S Pen during a phone call, the S Note application automatically pops up on the screen, allowing users to jot down a quick note.
In addition, the device’s new gesture pad feature, called Quick Command, lets users quickly activate frequently used apps with the S Pen. The command pad appears when a user just swipes upward on the screen with the S Pen button pressed. Users can quickly send an email, make a call, or search a location as they draw pre-registered marks on the command pad or register a unique mark to allow for quick and easy access.
Furthermore, users will be able to share their experiences with others quickly and easily using Screen Recorder. It allows users to record a whole sequence of actions taken on their screen — a demonstration of how to use an application, for example — and then share it with friends for comment, or just for fun.
Amazing expression tools – Advanced S Pen & S Note
The new S Pen is longer, thicker and ergonomically designed for the perfect grip. Therefore, it provides a more precise, comfortable, and natural writing and drawing experience.
The S Pen’s advanced features also provide enhanced capabilities to capture ideas and inspirations instantly, and to combine handwriting with any digital content directly on the screen. By simply pressing the dedicated S Pen button, the S Pen magically recognizes that users want to clip or edit the selected content on the screen. The Easy Clip feature allows users to instantly outline and crop any content on the screen in any shape to save, share or paste. Once done cropping the image, users can freely edit the cropped content through coloring, shading, or their own personal handwriting. It is quick and easy.
Another amazing expression feature called Idea Visualizer allows users to easily add illustrations by handwriting keywords on the S Note. It provides illustration images that match the handwritten keywords. It’s a fancy illustration match function that will allow users to express, organize and visualize ideas in a more innovative and creative way. Users can even customize and add in their own illustrations library.
Powerful Performance
Powering content creation, sharing and multitasking capabilities, the GALAXY Note II comes with the latest hardware technologies. A mighty 1.6GHz Quad-Core processor and HSPA Plus or 4G LTE connectivity delivers easy multitasking, lightning-fast screen transitions, powerful browser performance, and minimal app load time. The GALAXY Note II is powered by Android™ 4.1, Jelly Bean. This brings stunning graphical capabilities and an upgraded Google Now service, including new features such as contextual search, to the GALAXY Note II. The memory options are 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB with an expandable micro SD memory slot. Thanks to a 3,100mAh battery, users can enjoy multimedia content, always be productive on the go, and capture ideas whenever, wherever without suffering from power limitation.
The GALAXY Note II comes with an 8 megapixel rear-facing and 1.9 megapixel front-facing camera with HD video recording. The camera has great features like Buddy Photo Share, Burst Shot and Best Photo, which were introduced on the GALAXY S III earlier in the year. In addition to that, the GALAXY Note II features a unique camera function called Best Faces. Best Faces allows users to choose the most preferred face or pose of each person from group portrait photos. Users can also personalize photos by leaving handwritten notes on the backside of a photo using the S Pen. Handwritten Photo Notes can be shared with others in jpg format.
Available in Marble White or Titanium Gray color options, the Samsung GALAXY Note II is set to launch in October starting in major European, Asian, and Middle East markets.
The Samsung GALAXY Note II will be on display at the Samsung booth # 20 at IFA 2012 from Aug 31 through Sep 5.
The full press release can be found here.
eve says
Is a manual for the Galaxy Note 2 available online? I downloaded the manual for Galaxy Note GT-N7000 but don’t think it’s the right one for the Note 2 – can anyone direct me to the proper manual – thanks.
Galaxy Note says
I just uploaded the English one. You can find it at this page (the last one): https://www.allaboutgalaxynote.com/user-manuals-for-galaxy-note-galaxy-note-10-1-and-galaxy-note-2/
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snebal says
y so long in Q4 to update 4.1JB to note n7000
Samdarshi Rana says
I feel your pain. I never had any good luck with this stuff, either.
So glad to know I am not alone!
ashish says
What about jelly bean for galaxy note n7000?????
Galaxy Note says
Very likely the Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) update for Galaxy Note will be available in Q4/2012-Q1/2013.
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Manroop Singh says
Yesterday I got another update on my note n7000, yet the version is same as 4.0.4 but it has been updated with too much fantastic looks, startting from the menu to the home screen. 🙂
Galaxy Note says
Jelly Bean update for Galaxy Note will be available in Q4/2012-Q1/2013.
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Albert says
Wow, all looks great on paper and demos.
I am definitely getting one, as I already
use a Galaxy note…that stutters a lot!
Jelly Bean is the “champion” here, This
OS promises smoothness by over 60%
if I am not mistaken. But I think the
battery life will not be that spectacular
considering all the hardware and softwares
being beefed up to the max. So many
features that are nice to have, but most
likely be hardly used. My galaxy note’s
battery life leaves much to be desired,
and I expect the Note 2 to be just average
on battery performance. Otherwise, looks
like another winner here. Bye bye galaxy note.
Galaxy Note says
The Galaxy Note 2 packs a 3100mAh battery (25% moire juice, compared to Galaxy Note). Jelly Bean also optimized for battery usage.
So, very likely, the battery life will increase about 30-40%. Anyway, in October, when the phone is released, some users will do some practical test (usually, the the numbers in sales/marketing materials are no so reliable, not for typical usage)
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