Samsung Galaxy Note II Review

Samsung Galaxy Note II is a very powerful cellphone launched back in the year 2012, coming with a high-tech 1.6 gigahertz Quad-Core CPU, a huge 5.5 inches multi touch capacitive screen, and 2 cameras, an 8 mega-pixels back-facing camera and a 1.9 mega-pixels front camera.

This cellphone is powered by a Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chip, including an exceptional Quad-Core CPU ticking at 1600 MHz with a great 2 GB of RAM. Graphic calculations usually eats a lot of processor time, so the Note II also also has an ARM Mali-400 MP4 graphics processing unit speeding at 266 MHz to take some work out of the CPU. The Samsung Galaxy Note II has an interesting 16 GB internal storage memory and an SD card slot, allowing the user to store a couple hundred applications without worrying about space.

This phone is sold in two colors, blue and white. This cellphone is very slim and practical, with a thickness of just 0.37". This cellphone is a very compact cellphone, taking into consideration it presents a 5.5 inches screen and it is just 5.94" long. This cellphone feels much lighter than what you expect from a device of this size.

This phone includes a very good 5.5" display with a 1280 x 720 (HD) resolution, making everything look very good. This display uses Super AMOLED capacitive technology, and can detect multiple fingers at the same time.

The Note II offers wi-fi capability (which can be shared with other devices around, as a mobile hotspot), LTE (4G) high speed connectivity and also HSPA+ internet connection, a slower 4G technology and the fastest 3G connectivity, using HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A and EDGE technologies. This device doesn't use a sim card, because it is not a GSM enabled phone and it can connect to CDMA networks.

This cellphone is equipped with two cameras, an 8 mega-pixels back facing camera and a 1.9 MP front-facing camera. The Note II can also film videos up to 1920x1080 (Full HD) at 30 fps. Additionally, the camera counts with a couple of nice features like flash, fast burst mode, auto-focus and smile detection shooting.

The Note II features a big capacity 3100 mAh Li-Ion removable battery that provides the Samsung Galaxy Note II a great battery life.

This device also comes with a lot of great features as Wireless charging system, Near Field Communication (NFC), Bluetooth (4.0) and GPS Localization, and lots of sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer and Compass.

The Note II costs $ 225, which is quite expensive for this type of phone. The Samsung Galaxy Note II is a great choice for you if you are an amateur photographer, want this cellphone for playing games, need this cellphone for work or will use it mainly for social networks.