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Samsung Galaxy Note Hits European markets

By TechTaffy Desk

The Galaxy Note smartphones from the Samsung stables will hit the European market starting from Germany in November. The Android Gingerbread-based devices will be available with major carriers including Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, and Vodafone.
Galaxy Note features the world’s first and largest 5.3” HD Super AMOLED display, according to Samsung.It also has an advanced pen-input technology, called the S Pen, which can be used on the Note’s touchscreen. The digital S Pen can be used for sketching and artwork, and even for converting handwritten text into digital characters.

 

Specifications:

Processor

1.4GHz Dual Core Processor

Display

5.3” WXGA (1280 x 800, 285 PPI) screen*

HD Super AMOLED

Video

1080p Full HD video recording & playback

Audio

Music Player with SoundAlive

3.5mm Ear Jack, Stereo FM Radio with RDS

Multi Input

Full touch

+ S Pen (Advanced smart pen)

Size

146.85 x 82.95 x 9.65 mm, 178g

Camera

Main (Rear) : 8 MP with LED Flash

Front : 2 MP

Memory

16GB Internal memory

+ microSD (up to 32GB)

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