No word on price options or exact release date yet

Oct 27, 2011 07:01 GMT  ·  By

Samsung Galaxy Note, the smartphone / tablet combo that the Korean handset manufacturer announced last month, is about to make its debut in India.

According to the folks over at AndroidOS, Samsung plans to announce the Galaxy Note on November 2.

It looks like the event will be streamed live on the official Facebook page of the handset maker between 12.30 and 1.30 pm.

Moreover, those who want to watch the live webcast can participate in a simple contest and stand a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Note while they're at it.

Hopefully, the company will also announce the phone's release date and price option on November 2. However, the Galaxy Note may go live in India for around Rs 30,000 ($608 or 435 EUR) - 35,000 ($710 or 508 EUR), rumors claim.

The Galaxy Note is one of Samsung's tier-one Android device and will probably be among the first to receive the Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade next year, given its hardware configuration.

On the inside, the smartphone is equipped with a 1.4GHz dual-core Exynos processor, a Mali-400MP graphics processing unit and 16GB/32GB of internal storage, 1GB of RAM and microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB, 2GB memory card included).

However, the phone's main attraction is the huge display which puts the phone in between smartphones and tablets categories.

Surprisingly, Samsung advertises the phone as a woman-oriented device, though the Galaxy Note screams 'testosterone' all over.

The handset comes with a 5.3-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 16 million colors support and 800 x 1280 pixels resolution, which is protected by Gorilla Glass display.

On the back, the phone boasts an 8-megapixel camera with autofocus, LED flash, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, and full HD (1080p) video recording capabilities, while on the front there's a secondary 2-megapixel camera for video calls.

Check out below our Samsung Galaxy Note video showing some of the artistic features of the phone.

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