Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Unveiled at IFA 2012
Samsung finally unveiled the long awaited Galaxy Note 2 smartphone-tablet hybrid device at today's "Unpacked" event in Berlin.
The Galaxy Note 2 matches up to some of the rumors as it features a thinner 9.4mm frame with a 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED display.
The company spent most of its presentation of the device on its redesigned S Pen that comes with some new and exciting features. It now sports a better grip and a rubber tip, and when it is pulled out of its holder, a contextual page pops up asking the user what tasks they would like to perform with the stylus.
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The new Note also features "Air View," which is accessible in many apps and gives the user a preview of their videos or photos when they are hovered over with the S Pen.
Commands can also be issued using the S Pen by holding its button and drawing a line. Email accounts could be accessed for specific people when the user jots down a name.
Another interesting feature on the new Note is Best Face, which allows users to select multiple facial expressions from each person in a continuous group shot. Drag-and-drop smart folders have been redesigned in the gallery app, and a screen recorder for recording video and audio are also available on the device.
The S Pen is also now able to jot things down on the back of a photo, freely outline, crop, and share images. The apps for the S Pen have also been updated as S Note and S Planner are better integrated with Facebook.
Other specifications on the Galaxy Note 2 include a quad-core 1.6 GHz processor, 16GB/32GB/64GB of internal memory, Android 4.1, JellyBean, and 2GB RAM.
The device comes in both Titanium Grey and Marble White and will ship sometime in October in 128 countries.
