14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung Galaxy Note is a phone/tablet hybrid that was launched on the market last year in October, but the Korean handset manufacturer is already planning a sequel. At least that’s what we thought after a certain Samsung GT-N8000 was recently spotted getting its Wi-Fi certification.
Given the fact that the Galaxy Note was initially known as Samsung GT-N7000, we assumed that the mysterious GT-N8000 must be some kind of a sequel to Samsung’s ‘phablet.’
However, the Samsung GT-N8000, as well as its other variants GT-N8010 and GT-N8013 is in fact a tablet, which will probably be announced next month during Mobile World Congress.
Even though all three devices have received their Wi-Fi certifications and were listed as smartphones, it appears that the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) documents refer to one of the three devices, namely the GT-N8013, as a “portable tablet computer.”
In addition, the same FCC documents show a schematic of the device, which clearly indicates that Samsung GT-N8000 and its variants are in fact tablets. For the time being, we know that this mysterious tablet features Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support.
Although we are referring to this GT-N8013 device as a new tablet, there’s always the possibility that this might actually be a slightly different version of an existing model, probably another Galaxy Tab slate.
Either way, we are expecting Samsung to come forward with an official announcement regarding this device within the next several weeks.
In other news, Samsung Galaxy Note, also known as GT-N7000, has just been introduced in the United States. The smartphone is expected to hit shelves “in the coming weeks” via AT&T carrier.
There are no details on the phone pricing options yet, but AT&T stated that more info on this would be disclosed closer to the launch date. However, we can guess that AT&T Galaxy Note will be available for around $300 with a new two-year agreement, possibly around $600-$700 on no-term.