Live at IFA 2012 in Berlin, Samsung finally unveiled the Galaxy Note II. Samsung is pushing this as a “be creative” and “be expressive” device. Obvious the focal point is the S Pen, which is now longer, thicker and ergonomically designed for the perfect grip. The dedicated S Pen button allows the S Pen to magically recognize what users want to clip or edit. With Easy Clip users can instantly outline and crop any content on the screen for sharing. The Idea Visualizer allows users to easily add illustrations by handwriting keywords. Also when you pull out the S Pen from the holder, a quick launch of S Pen tools will pop up so you can quickly launch whatever app you need.

Just like the Galaxy Note 1o.1, multitasking it a major asset of the Galaxy Note II:

With Air View, users can hover with the S Pen over an email, S Planner, image gallery, or video to preview the content without having to open it.

Popup Note is much like Popup Play, and it allows users to open an S Note instantly as a pop-up window anywhere on the screen. This can be done while you are on a phone call or watching a video to jot down a quick note.

There’s even a new gesture pad feature called Quick Command. This allows users to quickly activate frequently used apps with the S Pen. A command pad will open when a user swipes upward on the screen. From there users can draw pre-registered marks on the command pad to send an email, make a call, or search a location. Users will also have the ability to register their own unique marks.

Photo Notes allows you to jot down notes on any photo. It’s just like we used to do for printed photos when we wrote a note on the back. Photo Notes will actually flip the photo to the back for you to jot your note.

Last but not least is the Recorder function which lets users record a sequence of actions taken on their screen and share it.

The Galaxy Note II will be available in October, and if you’re in the U.S, no word yet on availability. Best of all it will come with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Full specs

5.5-inch Super AMOLED HD (1280 x 720) display

1.6GHz quad-core Exynos processor

2GB RAM

Choice of 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB of storage

microSD slot for storage expansion

8MP front camera

1.9MP rear camera

3100mAh battery

Available in both HSPA+ and LTE

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

9.4mm thick

180 grams

Color options: Marble White or Titanium Gray

Full press release

Be Creative, Be Expressive with the GALAXY Note II

The most powerful smartphone sparks everyone’s creative inspirations

BERLIN, Germany—29 August 2012— At the Samsung Mobile Unpacked event held today at IFA, in

Berlin, Samsung introduced the GALAXY Note II, a whole new level of innovation for the GALAXY Note

category. The new Samsung GALAXY Note II enables unique experiences in personalized and expressive

content creation, making it the ultimate smartphone for on-the-go creativity.

“Last year at IFA, we launched the GALAXY Note, which opened a new category of smart mobile devices.

This year, again at IFA, I am proud to announce the GALAXY Note II, which will encourage users to

‘unleash their inner creativity.’ With a perfect viewing experience and unique and differentiated features,

users can discover information and capture their ideas faster, express thoughts freely and manage tasks

more efficiently. For anyone who wants to be creative, expressive and unique, the Samsung GALAXY Note

II will be the ideal device, allowing users to live a life extraordinary,” said JK Shin, President of IT & Mobile

Communications Division at Samsung Electronics.

Since the first introduction of the GALAXY Note category, Samsung has continued to enhance and expand

the GALAXY Note product experiences. In May 2012, Samsung introduced ‘Premium Suite,’ a software

upgrade which provided enhanced user experiences. With the Ice Cream Sandwich OS upgrade, Samsung

offered innovative new features such as Shape Match and Formula Match, providing a new way for

organizing and expressing ideas in their personal and professional life. Also in August, Samsung expanded

the category further with the GALAXY Note 10.1, which has a 10.1-inch large screen, a Multiscreen feature

for the ultimate multitasking, and enhanced features for users’ productivity, creativity and learning abilities.

With further enhancements, Samsung GALAXY Note II will help users unleash their inner creativity by letting

them discover information faster, capture ideas, and express them in a more organized and efficient manner.

Perfect viewing experience

The GALAXY Note II features a 5.5” (140.9mm) HD Super AMOLED screen, providing breathtaking visuals

and crystal clear detail. Its 16:9 screen ratio ensures an immersive and enriched cinema-like video viewing

experience, perfect for watching HD videos on-the-go. Its larger screen allows users to see content clearly

and vividly, with much enhanced readability. In addition to the stunning content consumption experiences on

a larger screen, users will also be able to accomplish more tasks efficiently and create content freely on-the-

go, as the GALAXY Note II comes with a thinner and portable body.

Easy multitasking

Air View allows users to hover with the S Pen over an email, S Planner, image gallery, or video to preview

the content without having to open it. This feature enables users to quickly search and see more information

in one view without screen transitions.

Thanks to the breadth of the GALAXY Note II’s amazing viewing experience, a feature called Popup Note

extends the concept of Popup Play, which lets users open an S Note instantly as a pop-up window anywhere

on the screen. For example, when a user pulls out the S Pen during a phone call, the S Note application

automatically pops up on the screen, allowing users to jot down a quick note.

In addition, the device’s new gesture pad feature, called Quick Command, lets users quickly activate

frequently used apps with the S Pen. The command pad appears when a user just swipes upward on the

screen with the S Pen button pressed. Users can quickly send an email, make a call, or search a location as

they draw pre-registered marks on the command pad or register a unique mark to allow for quick and easy

access.

Furthermore, users will be able to share their experiences with others quickly and easily using Screen

Recorder. It allows users to record a whole sequence of actions taken on their screen — a demonstration of

how to use an application, for example — and then share it with friends for comment, or just for fun.

Amazing expression tools – Advanced S Pen & S Note

The new S Pen is longer, thicker and ergonomically designed for the perfect grip. Therefore, it provides a

more precise, comfortable, and natural writing and drawing experience.

The S Pen’s advanced features also provide enhanced capabilities to capture ideas and inspirations

instantly, and to combine handwriting with any digital content directly on the screen. By simply pressing the

dedicated S Pen button, the S Pen magically recognizes that users want to clip or edit the selected content

on the screen. The Easy Clip feature allows users to instantly outline and crop any content on the screen in

any shape to save, share or paste. Once done cropping the image, users can freely edit the cropped content

through coloring, shading, or their own personal handwriting. It is quick and easy.

Another amazing expression feature called Idea Visualizer allows users to easily add illustrations by

handwriting keywords on the S Note. It provides illustration images that match the handwritten keywords.

It’s a fancy illustration match function that will allow users to express, organize and visualize ideas in a more

innovative and creative way. Users can even customize and add in their own illustrations library.

Powerful Performance

Powering content creation, sharing and multitasking capabilities, the GALAXY Note II comes with the latest

hardware technologies. A mighty 1.6GHz Quad-Core processor and HSPA Plus or 4G LTE connectivity

delivers easy multitasking, lightning-fast screen transitions, powerful browser performance, and minimal app

load time. The GALAXY Note II is powered by Android™ 4.1, Jelly Bean. This brings stunning graphical

capabilities and an upgraded Google Now service, including new features such as contextual search, to the

GALAXY Note II. The memory options are 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB with an expandable micro SD memory

slot. Thanks to a 3,100mAh battery, users can enjoy multimedia content, always be productive on the go,

and capture ideas whenever, wherever without suffering from power limitation.

The GALAXY Note II comes with an 8 megapixel rear-facing and 1.9 megapixel front-facing camera with HD

video recording. The camera has great features like Buddy Photo Share, Burst Shot and Best Photo, which

were introduced on the GALAXY S III earlier in the year. In addition to that, the GALAXY Note II features a

unique camera function called Best Faces. Best Faces allows users to choose the most preferred face or

pose of each person from group portrait photos. Users can also personalize photos by leaving handwritten

notes on the backside of a photo using the S Pen. Handwritten Photo Notes can be shared with others in jpg

format.

Available in Marble White or Titanium Gray color options, the Samsung GALAXY Note II is set to launch in

October starting in major European, Asian, and Middle East markets.

The Samsung GALAXY Note II will be on display at the Samsung booth # 20 at IFA 2012 from Aug 31

through Sep 5. For more information on GALAXY Note II, please visit www.samsungmobilepress.com.

Full details, video content and product images are available at Samsung’s IFA 2012 microsite: http://

samsungifa2012.com or mobile site: m.samsungifa.com as well.