SAMSUNG GALAXY Note II
Network/Bearer and Wireless Connectivity
- HSPA+21
- EDGE/GPRS (850/900/1800/1900 MHZ)
- HSPA+21
- WiFi a/b/g/n HT40
- Wi-Fi Direct available
- Bluetooth technology v 4.0 (Apt-X Codec support) LE
- NFC available
- USB 2.0 HOST, MHL
- KIES, KIES Air support
Chipset
- Quad-core Processor
- 1.6 GHz CPU Speed
Sensors
- Accelerometer,Geo-magnetic,Gyro-sensor,Light Sensor,Proximity Sensor,Barometer available
Baterai
- 3100mAh Battery
- USB Chargeable
- upto 35h(2G), 16h(3G)
- upto 980h(2G), 890h(3G)
Audio and Video
- Video Format : MPEG4, H.263, H.264, VC-1, DivX, WMV7, WMV8, WMV9, VP8
- Full HD (1080p) Video Playback available
- Recording up to 30fps
- Audio Format : MP3, OGG, WMA, AAC, ACC+, eAAC+, AMR(NB,WB), MIDI, WAV,AC-3, Flac
OS
- Android 4.1(Jellybean)
Memori
- 16GB / 32GB / 64GB Memory
Spesifikasi Fisik
- 80.5 * 151.1 * 9.4 mm
- 182.5 g Weight
Location
- Assisted GPS / GLONASS available
Layar
- HD Super AMOLED
- 5.55"(140.9mm)
- HD(1280*720)
- S Pen available
Kamera
- 8 Megapixels Camera Resolution (Rear)
- 1.9 Megapixels Camera Resolution (Front)
- Flash-LED available
- Auto Focus available
Connectors
- USB v2.0 Host
- 3.5mm Stereo Earjack
- microSD External Memory Slot(Upto 64GB)
- 3FF supported
- Micro USB(5.0V, 2A)
- MHL available
Services and Applications
- Samsung Apps available
- N/A
- Music Hub available
- Readers Hub available
- Game Hub available
- ChatON available
- ActiveSync available
- B-to-B Compability : Sybase/Webex/Device encryption/Cisco etc.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lost for words amazing
October 17, 2012
By Cornelius L. Harris
Amazon Verified Purchase
The galaxy note 2 has to be the best phone every created. I love being
able to use the multitasking sucks though that not alot of apps support
that function yet though. The battery life is amazing and can take my
heavy pounding all day long. The fast charging is no joke its fast. The s
pen function that is supposed to beep and vibrant when you leave the
pen out and walk away does not work well at all though. The phone can
run a littke hot because its a quad core but that's not also a big deal
breaker. There is a led light on the top left of the device so you will
know when you have a notification. I am not going to root this phone it
does not need it like all other phones.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredible phone/tablet!
October 27, 2012
By rpv
When one opens the box, there is a sense of awe. People ask "Is this
really a phone" was one reaction I got. It is an amazing piece of
hardware. I have used Android devices starting from Cupcake version,
used iPhone, HP Veer with webOS, Windows 7.5 HTC Titan 2. This phone is
the sleekest and one of the best so far. It is fabulous! I find the big
size to be very good and not a problem at all. Will the Galaxy Note 3
be 6" ?!
Out of the box, connect to wireless and get the phone logged into Google account. The advantage of Android phones is that once you are logged into Google universe, everything gets synced up especially if you have been using Android. The position of power button is at an excellent position for your hand on this Note 2. The additional LED for notification on top is very handy. Listen Apple? The camera serves some really futuristic ideas also. It can check if you are looking at the phone and disable screen lock (even if you set timeout to say 30 sec). Also it can serve as password unlock. Amazing! These can be set from Settings Menu.
The Android version as of Oct 26 2012 is Jellybean 4.1.1. Kernel version is 3.0.31-259982. Model GT-N7100. I got the 64 GB microSD card. Get this mobileUltra, it is the latest as of Oct 2012. (SanDisk 64GB Mobile Ultra MicroSDXC Class 6 Memory Card with SD Adapter - Retail Packaging. Settings show an available space of 59.45 GB. So along with 16 GB built (system shows only around 10.46 GB), my Note 2 has 80 GB memory. With music in the Google Music cloud, I intent to use the memory for video/pictures as a camcorder/camera.
I strongly suggest going through Settings and customizing many things as per your desire. I did Voice Input, Keyboard (this comes with English(UK), change to English(US) for example. Fiddle around the settings and you will be amazed how much you can customize. I also did Battery % to appear in notification bar.
One thing I found the default keyboard did not show Mic button. I realized it was next to Sym button. Long press it and choose Mic. And then on, it will appear in default keyboard. Also customize the accent. It can do magic for typing. I type paragraphs at a time effortlessly. This is Google backend servers at work. The Mic on Samsung Galaxy Note 2 does a fantastic job!
S-Pen, Ah.. I was truly impressed. You have to use these to believe it. The note taking was very fluid. Samsung seem to have nailed it. I wrote up an equation in Equation mode - x^5 = x^2 + 2x + .... Something completely random, another one d/dx(an equation) and it recognized perfectly and asked it to search, it went to Wolfram Alpha and solved it. It is at first unbelievable and then it starts to sink in this is a computer program made well. Like it should be in first place! Export to pdf is very good. The main thing is the pen is very fluid and feels like a fountain pen writing.
Overall, the phone feels very smooth and snappy. The screen is crisp and clear. Apps can even be multi screened. Samsung approved apps can be placed two in a screen. Eg. Maps on top and email on bottom portion. I doubt I will use this, but handy.
One gripe I have with this phone is speaker is on the back. Typically if you lie the phone down, the speaker is blocked on bottom. I wish the speakers were in the side. This is a design decision and not sure why phones have speaker on back. But the speaker volume is very high, so I am not complaining too much.
One big pain point with Android is once you purchased/downloaded for free Apps, they cannot be permanently deleted. So even if you get a junk app, and delete immediately they are permanently there in your Google Play store. From the phone's play store I got 300+ Apps. One cannot choose 50 apps and say get all these. You have to do one by one. After getting one, the screen resets to beginning. So I went to a computer browser and pushed apps to pone. This is easier and faster.
UPDATE: In Jelly bean, you can make the apps vanish from the list entirely. Look at comment #1 from Mark. In the My Apps in settings, at the end of the app there is a circle with a / in middle. Tap on it and confirm to remove. This is great, but if you have a list of 200 apps, you have do this one by one. Also the list resets to beginning after each delete.
Some of apps I have as of now :
Amazon Mobile
Android Status : Android Status app shows ARMv7, Max Freq 1.6 GHz, BogoMips 1592.52 Memory 1.79 GB, Free 365 MB, Internal Storage 10.46 GB Free 7.18 GB. Total Process running 271! Kernel 159/User 112 Interface has IPv6 as well as IPv4 address
Androidify
Angry Birds (Space/Seasons)
Asphalt 7
Amazon App Store
Box
Car Maintenance Reminder Pro
Chrome
CNET TV
Google Currents (nice way to read News)
Draw Something
Google Drive
Ebay
FM Radio (needs headphone)
Linkedin
Google Music
OverDrive Media Console: Library eBooks & Audiobooks (public library consumption of media)
Microsoft One Note (legacy docs, skydrive of 25 GB is good)
Subsonic Music Streamer
Terminal Emulator (still need to use vi, yes this is it)
TweetCaster Pro for Android (excellent twitter client)
Twit.Tv
Google Voice
Plenty of Widgets
Ask questions, the review cannot do justice to Note 2, I find something new always. I will be glad to answer any questions.
Out of the box, connect to wireless and get the phone logged into Google account. The advantage of Android phones is that once you are logged into Google universe, everything gets synced up especially if you have been using Android. The position of power button is at an excellent position for your hand on this Note 2. The additional LED for notification on top is very handy. Listen Apple? The camera serves some really futuristic ideas also. It can check if you are looking at the phone and disable screen lock (even if you set timeout to say 30 sec). Also it can serve as password unlock. Amazing! These can be set from Settings Menu.
The Android version as of Oct 26 2012 is Jellybean 4.1.1. Kernel version is 3.0.31-259982. Model GT-N7100. I got the 64 GB microSD card. Get this mobileUltra, it is the latest as of Oct 2012. (SanDisk 64GB Mobile Ultra MicroSDXC Class 6 Memory Card with SD Adapter - Retail Packaging. Settings show an available space of 59.45 GB. So along with 16 GB built (system shows only around 10.46 GB), my Note 2 has 80 GB memory. With music in the Google Music cloud, I intent to use the memory for video/pictures as a camcorder/camera.
I strongly suggest going through Settings and customizing many things as per your desire. I did Voice Input, Keyboard (this comes with English(UK), change to English(US) for example. Fiddle around the settings and you will be amazed how much you can customize. I also did Battery % to appear in notification bar.
One thing I found the default keyboard did not show Mic button. I realized it was next to Sym button. Long press it and choose Mic. And then on, it will appear in default keyboard. Also customize the accent. It can do magic for typing. I type paragraphs at a time effortlessly. This is Google backend servers at work. The Mic on Samsung Galaxy Note 2 does a fantastic job!
S-Pen, Ah.. I was truly impressed. You have to use these to believe it. The note taking was very fluid. Samsung seem to have nailed it. I wrote up an equation in Equation mode - x^5 = x^2 + 2x + .... Something completely random, another one d/dx(an equation) and it recognized perfectly and asked it to search, it went to Wolfram Alpha and solved it. It is at first unbelievable and then it starts to sink in this is a computer program made well. Like it should be in first place! Export to pdf is very good. The main thing is the pen is very fluid and feels like a fountain pen writing.
Overall, the phone feels very smooth and snappy. The screen is crisp and clear. Apps can even be multi screened. Samsung approved apps can be placed two in a screen. Eg. Maps on top and email on bottom portion. I doubt I will use this, but handy.
One gripe I have with this phone is speaker is on the back. Typically if you lie the phone down, the speaker is blocked on bottom. I wish the speakers were in the side. This is a design decision and not sure why phones have speaker on back. But the speaker volume is very high, so I am not complaining too much.
One big pain point with Android is once you purchased/downloaded for free Apps, they cannot be permanently deleted. So even if you get a junk app, and delete immediately they are permanently there in your Google Play store. From the phone's play store I got 300+ Apps. One cannot choose 50 apps and say get all these. You have to do one by one. After getting one, the screen resets to beginning. So I went to a computer browser and pushed apps to pone. This is easier and faster.
UPDATE: In Jelly bean, you can make the apps vanish from the list entirely. Look at comment #1 from Mark. In the My Apps in settings, at the end of the app there is a circle with a / in middle. Tap on it and confirm to remove. This is great, but if you have a list of 200 apps, you have do this one by one. Also the list resets to beginning after each delete.
Some of apps I have as of now :
Amazon Mobile
Android Status : Android Status app shows ARMv7, Max Freq 1.6 GHz, BogoMips 1592.52 Memory 1.79 GB, Free 365 MB, Internal Storage 10.46 GB Free 7.18 GB. Total Process running 271! Kernel 159/User 112 Interface has IPv6 as well as IPv4 address
Androidify
Angry Birds (Space/Seasons)
Asphalt 7
Amazon App Store
Box
Car Maintenance Reminder Pro
Chrome
CNET TV
Google Currents (nice way to read News)
Draw Something
Google Drive
Ebay
FM Radio (needs headphone)
Google Music
OverDrive Media Console: Library eBooks & Audiobooks (public library consumption of media)
Microsoft One Note (legacy docs, skydrive of 25 GB is good)
Subsonic Music Streamer
Terminal Emulator (still need to use vi, yes this is it)
TweetCaster Pro for Android (excellent twitter client)
Twit.Tv
Google Voice
Plenty of Widgets
Ask questions, the review cannot do justice to Note 2, I find something new always. I will be glad to answer any questions.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
INCREDIBLE!!
November 4, 2012
By shojus
Amazon Verified Purchase
First,I purchased this phone through Amazon but it was just fulfilled
by them so I will not lower the rating cause I received an open box item
that was already used cause it's NOT the products fault! I did end up
ordering through a different venue and am VERY glad that I have this
phone now... It is screaming fast and begs for attention from
everyone... This is the fastest and smoothest phone I have ever owned
and I am a phone junky!! I really like that they made ALL of the US
variants with the same internals as well cause now we have sooo many
choices and don't have to sacrifice the hardware because of the networks
we are tied to... ( Galaxy S3 ) ;) I actually wanted the
International version cause it will get timely updates unlike our
garbage US providers that deliver updates whenever they get around to
it... I am sick of being tied to a carrier that won't let Android be
ANDROID! ( Verizon ) ;) Anyways, there is not really much to say about
this phone... It's a BEAST!! Nuff said!!
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