Tweet
The original Samsung Galaxy Note was a concept that really shouldn't have succeeded; a phone with a finger-stretching 5.3-inch screen by rights should be a laughable spectacle, yet it found a receptive audience and at the time of writing has sold five million units worldwide. Such was its popularity that Samsung has released a successor in double-quick time and true to form has equipped it with an even larger display. We can hear trouser pockets all over the globe groaning with discomfort already.However, increased screen size isn't the only thing the Galaxy Note 2 brings to the table. It's packing a Exynos 4412 chipset which contains a quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, aided by a roomy 2GB of RAM. There's some fearsome power contained within the imposing frame of this massive mobile, as well as Android 4.1 (also known as Jelly Bean) and a smattering of exclusive Samsung applications which take advantage of the phone's signature S Pen stylus.
There's no escaping it - the Galaxy Note 2, like its forerunner, is gigantic. It straddles the divide between mobile phone and tablet quite awkwardly, never really feeling like it can be classified as either device. The Note 2's immense proportions also make it difficult to cram into all but the most accommodating pockets, and it's more comfortable when riding inside a satchel or handbag. For those who like to travel light, this is likely to present quite an issue.
Read more…
More...