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By LivDigital 18 July 2013

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PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A LIVDIGITAL SHOP PRODUCT, AND NOT A FULL TECHSMART REVIEW.

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.

Specifications
CPU : 1.4Ghz dual core
System : Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Display : 5.3 inches 1280 x 800 Super AMOLED
Memory : internal 16GB / microSD slot up to 32GB
Connectivity : Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n / Bluetooth 3.0 / 3.5mm jack / EDGE/GPRS 850-900-1800-1900 / HSPA+ 850-900-1900-2100
Camera : dual 8MP and 2MP
Special feature : S Pen
Battery : 2,500mAh
Dimensions : 146 x 83 x 9.7 mm
Weight : 178g

General
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Size Dimensions 146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm

Weight
178 g
Display Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size
800 x 1280 pixels, 5.3 inches (~285 ppi pixel density)
- Gorilla Glass display
- TouchWiz UI v4.0
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive controls
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Gyroscope sensor

Sound
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Memory
Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included

Data
GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE Class 12
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0+HS
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go

Camera
Primary 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps
Secondary Yes, 2 MP

Features
OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
CPU Dual-core 1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Mali-400MP GPU, Exynos chipset
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser HTML
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes
Colors Black, White
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
- S Pen stylus
- NFC connectivity (optional)
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- NFC support (optional)
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- SNS integration
- Digital compass
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Image/video editor
- Document editor (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Google Search, Maps, Gmail,
YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Picasa integration
- Adobe Flash 10.1 support
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input (Swype)
- Samsung ChatON
- Barometer sensor

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A LIVDIGITAL SHOP PRODUCT, AND NOT A FULL TECHSMART REVIEW.

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