“I am pretty confident it will even outsell its predecessor,” said JK Shin, Samsung’s chief of mobile business.
Samsung has sold some 10 million of its original Galaxy Note devices, creating a new product category which has smaller screen than tablets, but bigger than smartphones.
Samsung hopes the new device will take the focus away from its loss of the court case. Apple is now seeking speedy bans on the sale of eight Samsung phones, moving swiftly to turn legal victory into tangible business gain.
The Galaxy Note phablet, one of the most popular Samsung devices after its flagship Galaxy S, is not included in the list of the potential US sales ban, and Samsung hopes the phablet upgrade will lift any post-Apple gloom at the South Korean group.
“There won’t be huge innovative changes in design, but the Note II will feature quite a few improvements and enable Samsung to carry on its strong sales momentum in the category,” said Lee Sun-tae, an analyst at NH Investment & Securities. “With the launch, Samsung will also be trying to turn around downbeat sentiment after the US legal defeat.”
Specs wise, it has a 1.6 GHz quad core processor, 2GB Ram, 3,100m Ahbattery , an 8 megapixel rear-facing and a 1.9 MP front-facing cameras with HD video recording.
It comes in HSPA Plus or 4G LTE connectivity versions, and 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB tiers with expandable micro SD memory slot
A few interesting software features were shown off, such as Best Faces which allows users to choose the most preferred face or pose of each person from group portrait photos, and Smart Stay, which uses the camera to prevent the device from going into standby mode when it detects a user in front of the device.
The new version of the Note will feature a thinner and slightly bigger 5.5-inch screen, powerful quad-core processor, the latest version of the Android operating system called Jellybean, and improved stylus function.
“The Galaxy Note II is a strong successor to its surprise hit predecessor. Its clear differentiation is a big advantage in a congested fourth quarter market,” said CCS Insight analyst Geoff Blaber.
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