Samsung already shipped 1 million Galaxy Note

Samsung Galaxy Note is the only device in its class, a hybrid of smartphone and tablet running Android. Samsung released it only two months ago and already reached the dream number of 1 million. I called it dream number because of two facts. Galaxy Note is not available everywhere yet and it is a pricy gadget, not everyone can afford it. In fact it is not released in US so far. The number of units shipped is always more substantial than the number devices out there in end-users' hands, but it always reflects the people’s demand for the gadget.

Read the press release by Samsung to know more about the successful journey by Samsung so far.

Samsung Electronics Ships over 1 Million Units of Galaxy Note Globally

Samsung's flagship smart device Galaxy Note has reached 1 million global shipping.

Samsung Electronics said on the 29th that it has shipped more than 1 million units of Galaxy Note globally. The worldwide sales of Galaxy Note are also on the rise in Europe and Asia including France, Germany, Hongkong and Taiwan. The rapid global sales of Galaxy Note are notable since it is creating a new market for something between smartphone and tablet pc. The speed of the global sales is expected to accelerate further next year when it will be available in the US.

Recently, Financial Times reviewed highly of Galaxy Note, commenting it as"a happy medium for consumers who want to carry just one device, rather than both a smartphone and a tablet and whatever other portable gadget they pick up on their way out".

A Samsung official also said "1 million global shipping of Galaxy Note means it has well positioned itself as a market creator," also adding "Samsung will continuously strengthen its leadership in the global smartphone market as well as create new markets with innovative devices."

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Samsung Galaxy Note is in Bangladesh for 55000 BDT

Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone, which comes with a plethora of features that spill over to tablet type functionality as well, is now available in Bangladesh via unofficial channel. Samsung Galaxy Note is a hybrid between a smartphone and a tablet. With Galaxy Note, Samsung aims to target users who want both a smartphone and a tablet but do not want to invest in both.

Samsung Galaxy Note run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread, it will be getting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update sometime early next year. The Galaxy Note is the first device to sport a 5.3 inch HD Super AMOLED display. The display sports a native resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels and supports multi-touch and also comes with the S (Smart) Pen stylus that allows the users to go creative with all their might.

Galaxy Note is powered by a 1.4 GHz dual-core processor. There's an 8 MP rear and 2 MP front cameras. The smartphone comprises 16GB internal memory, expandable up to 32 GB with a microSD card slot. On connectivity front, Galaxy Note supports Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi, GPS, HSPA+.

The device is quite powerful as far as the specifications go but in terms of the price, it might be a downer for many buyers. The Samsung Galaxy Note has been priced at Taka 55000($685). It is now available in various stores without warranty. If warranty is important for you 60300 is the asking price of Electra Int. They are giving 1 year of warranty service with Samsung Galaxy Note in Bangladesh. In India you can buy unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note for Rs 34990.

You can also buy Samsung Galaxy Note from Amazon too. They are asking $650 for unlocked 16GB Samsung Galaxy Note N7000. It will be available after 26 December online.

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Samsung shows Galaxy Note’s white sister, available from tomorrow

Phone and Tablet hybrid, Samsung Galaxy note is the center of many people focus due to its versatile productivity. Yesterday at the Battersea Powerstation in London Samsung announced the release date of Galaxy Note along with Android ICS running Galaxy Nexus smartphone. The Galaxy Note will start its roll-out on October 29 from Germany, Netherlands and Belgium. It will be than released in the UK and France at be dawn of November. By the end of November most of Europe should have already received the Gingerbread running hybrid.

Samsung also announced that there will be a white version of the Galaxy Note, complete with a white S Pen. The company will also be releasing a bunch of nice accessories for the Note, including a cool-looking leather carrying case. Samsung mentioned that it will be releasing the S Pen SDK to developers in December so we should be seeing more apps that interact with the S Pen at the start of 2012.

And Samsung Galaxy Nexus will begin its roll-out on November 17 in Europe and then move on to global availability. You can pre-order it on Amazon UK now.
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Phone or Tablet? Galaxy Note ad will confuse you again

As the Samsung Galaxy Note release date is coming near to us, they try to make you more confused again. The 30-second promo focuses on that huge HD Super AMOLED and all the benefits of the S Pen. And at the end it will ask- is it tablet or phone? In this commercial, they showcase how someone can extend a photo using a capacitive stylus and their imagination. They also show you can outline anything in a photo and cut it out then paste it into a different photo.

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UK receive Samsung Galaxy Note on November, costs $773

I don’t imagine where is the position of Samsung Galaxy Note on people’s interest. You can call it a giant smartphone or small tablet as you wish. We just got an unofficial UK launch date of Galaxy Note via an online retailer, Clove. They said that Samsung Galaxy Note will be launching at the end of November. They also mentioned an approximate price of £500 ($773) + VAT for the Galaxy Note. Price seems much lower than we heard earlier.

Even if you are not in the UK, you will probably get the Galaxy Note around the same time. Except if you're in the US. Looking at how long it took for the Galaxy S II to get there, we're not sure if you'll be getting it at the same time as the rest of the world.
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Samsung Galaxy Note tops on benchmark sheet, same for price tag too

Samsung Galaxy Note is one of the most impressive devices shown in IFA 2011. Now we found another significant point of Galaxy Note. Techblog.gr managed to run the Quadrant benchmark on a unit at the IFA and got some impressive scores. The Galaxy Note managed to snag a score of 3,624. To put that figure into perspective, the Galaxy S II with a 1.2GHz processor achieved 3,538 in our tests. One must also remember that along with a faster processor, the Galaxy Note also has a 1280 x 800 resolution display, with nearly 2.5 times the number of pixels on the Galaxy S II's display. Also, the Galaxy Note at the IFA are probably pre-production units and the scores could improve later on. This means you can expect some pretty solid performance from the Galaxy Note when it launches by the end of the year.

But you will be very much disappointed to hear the price. Samsung has announced the price for the Scandinavian countries and it doesn't look good. The Galaxy Note will be sold in Denmark in November for 5,600 Danish krone, which is approximately $1,066 (€750). Meanwhile, Norway will be getting it for 5,700 Norwegian krone ($1,052, €742), Sweden will get it for 6,000 Swedish krona ($929, €655) and Finland will get it for €799 ($1,133).

That price takes the Galaxy Note beyond the realm of smartphones and into tablet territory. In fact it is more expensive than even the most expensive iPad 2 ($829), which is where the problem comes in as the Galaxy Note cannot match full-fledged tablets like the iPad 2 or the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in terms of screen real estate. It will already be alienating smartphone buyers looking for something more compact. And now with a price like this, it remains to be seen who and how many will actually buy this device.

Here is a hands on YouTube video showing you inside the Samsung Galaxy Note. To see the complete Samsung Galaxy Note specifications click here.

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A new type of Smartphone: Samsung Galaxy Note- Smartphone, Tablet, notepad, Planner, Game

At IFA along with Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7, Samsung announced a new hybrid device- Galaxy Note. It has a 1280 x 800 pixels 5.3’’ Super AMOLED Plus display. You can't make up its mind - is it a tablet or a phone? Well Samsung says it is Both - it has a 5.3" screen but also full telephony features. Samsung says it is a tablet, a mobile, a notepad, a planner and a gaming device.

The Galaxy Note comes with a stylus, the S Pen that works with dedicated apps-S Planner, S Memo, etc. There is a native calendar and to-do list app, from which you can drag and drop appointments, changing time slots without having to open an entry. S Memo for note-taking, meanwhile, accepts voice, photo, text and handwritten input. We also got a quick glimpse of Virtual Whiteboard, a more collaborative form of note-taking. On top of that, Samsung says it's releasing the S Pen SDK to third-party developers, and the company's banking on more apps for organizing photos and drawing, among other things.

Now time for the hardware part. Galaxy Note Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread (indicating heart of the Note is a mobile, not tablet not supporting Honeycomb) on the same beefed up Exynos chipset as the Tab 7.7 (dual-core 1.4GHz CPU, 1GB RAM, Mali-400MP GPU). However, its camera is much better at 8MP with 1080p video recording. The Galaxy Note measures 9.65mm of thickness and 178 grams of weight. It's battery is 2,500mAh.

We are still in dark about the price and release date. Samsung releases a video and obviously a press release for Galaxy Note. These follows after the line break.

Samsung writes the next chapter of the mobile industry with the Samsung GALAXY Note

GALAXY Note combines the market's largest HD Super AMOLED display, supreme portability and advanced S Pen interface, creating a new type of smartphone

BERLIN, Germany - September 1, 2011 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in digital media and digital convergence technologies, announced today the launch of the GALAXY Note.

The GALAXY Note is a new category of product, developed through Samsung's deep consumer understanding and insight. It combines core on-the-go benefits of various mobile devices while maintaining smartphone portability, to create a whole new user experience.

The GALAXY Note has a 5.3" display which is the largest screen size with smartphone portability. It features the world's first and the largest 5.3" HD Super AMOLED display, an expansive high-resolution screen that provides an immersive viewing experience. Taking full advantage of the large display, users will be able to do more tasks to create and consume more, with minimum scrolling and screen transitions, while on the go. An advanced pen-input technology, called the S Pen, is combined with the GALAXY Note's full touch screen to introduce a new type of user-experience. Through this, consumers are able to freely capture and create ideas while on the go.

"The GALAXY Note is a device borne of our insight and innovation. We examined the fundamental elements of mobile culture, entertainment and communication in order to bring together the best experiences in a single, elegant device," said JK Shin, President and Head of Samsung's Mobile Communications Business. "The huge, 5.3" HD Super AMOLED screen is the largest, highest quality display available in any phone; the touch screen and S Pen combine to produce a uniquely accurate level of control and finesse, along with rich expressions across the GALAXY Note experience, enabling the introduction of new smartphone experiences."

"The artistic freedom of a paper notebook is coupled with the benefits of Samsung's smartphone technology and services, allowing users to create, edit and share with more style than ever before," Shin added.

State-of-the-art Display
The GALAXY Note features Samsung's own 5.3" HD Super AMOLED display providing vivid clarity that is superior to conventional HD displays. This ensures the best viewing experience for video, photo, document and web on the go with deep blacks and bright colors. The superior screen also offers a 180 degree viewing angle, allowing contents to be shared comfortably.

At 5.3" the best-in-class display is the largest ever included in a primary mobile device; measuring just 9.65mm thick, the GALAXY Note fits comfortably in a pocket to offer true portability.

Full Screen Utilization
The high resolution display ensures that PowerPoint presentations, web-pages, news apps and e-books can be viewed comfortably with minimal scrolling or zooming. Minimizing the need to switch between applications, the GALAXY Note's HD super AMOLED screen is large enough to allow meaningful split-screen operation in the most frequently used native apps.

Samsung has also included S Planner, a smart professional planning tool that makes full use of the device's large screen. The management planner integrates the phone's To-Do list and schedule; control and navigation is intuitive, helping users to comprehensively organize their lives.

Free Capture & Creation
The GALAXY Note's advanced pen input functionality is combined with the full touch screen to create a new input experience. The incorporated digital S Pen can be used for accurate sketching and artwork, and instantly capturing ideas freely before they float away.
The GALAXY Note features S Memo, a multimedia application designed to record all forms of user-created content. Pictures, voice recordings, typed text, handwritten notes or drawings can all be captured via a single application and converted to a 'memo', to be edited, annotated and shared as desired.

A one-step screen-capture function also allows users to instantly capture any screen; captured images can also be freely and accurately annotated using the S Pen before being filed or shared.

The S Pen functionality has been deeply integrated into the GALAXY Note's native applications to provide a richer interactive experience. Users will benefit from increased accuracy and control when editing or personalizing captured videos or photographs; and users will be able to draw and send handwritten images and notes via text message, email, and Samsung's ChatON communication service.

Broadening the opportunity to create new user experiences, Samsung plans to release the S Pen SDK allowing app developers to create fundamentally new applications and services incorporating the pen functionality.

Superior Usability, Powerful Performance
The 1.4GHz dual-core processor ensures the device is incredibly fast and a smooth user interface ensures seamless usability. Lightning fast network speeds are enabled through the HSPA＋ and LTE-enabled device's super-fast connection, ensuring a quick and seamless browsing experience. This means that users can stream videos in real-time or engage with their friends through online gaming platforms.

Samsung is enhancing enterprise capabilities of the GALAXY Note through its partnership with Juniper Networks. Juniper's Junos Pulse SSL VPN provides secure remote access to corporate network resources. The SSL VPN enables large enterprise and service providers to meet high-volume secure access and authorization requirements, protecting corporate data with centralizes control and supporting employees' personal device efficiently.

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