Samsung Galaxy Note (original)
HD 1080p camcorder with 30 fps
1.4GHz dual -core CPU
- GSM
- GPRS
- EDGE
- UMTS / HSDPA
- LTE (only the LTE version )
- Pen input
- Handwriting recognition
- Video telephony
- WLAN 802.11n
- Bluetooth 3.0
- DLNA
- USB OTG
- Swype
- MHL
- AMOLED display
The Samsung Galaxy Note is a smartphone from Samsung with Android operating system. It is characterized by an unusually large screen smartphones ( 13.5 cm diagonal) and is therefore in the category of Smartlets counted. Another special feature is the alternative operation over an inductive pen ("S Pen" ). The successor to the Samsung Galaxy Note II
Description
The Galaxy Note was unveiled at the IFA 2011. It is offered in white and black. The dimensions are 146.85 × 82.95 × 9.65 mm, the weight is 178 grams.
As is common in smartphones, the device sports a capacitive screen is operated by. This has a diagonal of 13.5 cm ( 5.3 inches ) at a resolution of 1280 × 800 pixels, the dot density is 284 ppi. Display technology developed by Samsung Super AMOLED technology; it should result in a higher color fidelity while reducing thickness of the display.
Samsung has built a dual core processor with 1.4 GHz clock frequency. The internal memory is 16 or 32 gigabytes in size. The battery has 2500 mAh capacity. The unit is in Germany since October 24, 2011 available, although the official launch took place in London until October 27, 2011.
The device contains an 8- megapixel camera, with the next photos and 1080p HD video can be recorded with a maximum of 30 fps. For video calling it has an additional 2- megapixel camera on the front.
On March 28, 2012 Samsung announced it had sold five million Galaxy Note devices in the world.
Special
As a special feature, the device supports the operation by hand, an integrated S Pen -called inductive pen as well as optical character recognition software and to create handwritten notes or graphics. Thus, it is the first smartphone in the technology of Wacom pen comes for the digitization for use. In addition to the relatively large display for smartphones, it is the pen input, with the Samsung the device as a solution for the business - wants to position - with features of a mobile phone and tablet computer.
Operating system
The Samsung Galaxy Note has in the delivery state the Android operating system in version 2.3.5. With firmware version ( N7000XXKJ4 ) the operating system has been updated to 2.3.6. The end of 2011 was provided with the N7000XXKL7 a firmware that contains less errors and provides higher performance.
The update to Android 4 is since 10 May 2012 at the circulation and will be gradually for all device versions. Since 11 July 2012, Germany also has an update to Android 4.0.4; this fixes problems with the battery life and adds the device to provide additional functions. Even the originally introduced with the Samsung Galaxy S3 pop - Play is available with Android 4.0.4 on the Galaxy Note now. In addition, the Premium Suite was recorded with new features. According to Samsung Sweden there should be an update to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean in quarter 4. Actually, it should give Samsung an Android 4.1.1 update, but Samsung wants the device but then the same update to Android 4.1.2. A Jelly Bean 4.1.1 leak, which can be flashed via Odin, have been around. The Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update includes the Samsung Galaxy S3 " Lockscreen ", the Nature- UX interface, airview, the function S - Memo is replaced, it is indeed included in the software, but should no longer usable, instead of users use S -Note, Samsung Galaxy S3/Note II " boot Animation ", " multi-window " in which two applications can run simultaneously, etc.
In September 2012, Samsung has an update for the Galaxy Note released, with the user interface Touchwiz UI Nature and the connection to the storage service scloud is retrofitted, which were first introduced in the wake of the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S III.
Criticism
Some software versions are affected by program errors: When using headphones, the sound turns off completely during quieter passages from.
Galaxy Note 10.1
The Galaxy Note 10.1 was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in February 2012 as a preliminary model. It was only in August 2012, it came with some changes to the hardware and software on the market. The Galaxy Note 10.1 has the essential properties of the Galaxy Note II With a screen size of 10.1 inches, it is a "real" tablet.
With the quad-core processor " Exynos 4412 " with 1.4 GHz clock speed, it has the same processor as the Samsung smartphone Galaxy S III. It also has 2 GB of memory. There are three versions, one with LTE, with a UMTS ( 3G ) and a wireless only. The display resolution is 1280 × 800 pixels, which is comparatively low at a diagonal of 25.65 cm. Furthermore it has the tablet a 5 - megapixel camera on the back, a front camera ( 1.9 megapixels) and a 7- Wh lithium - ion battery. It comes with the Google Android operating system 4.0. The flash memory 16 or 32 GB can be expanded via a microSD memory card up to 64 GB.