14 DAY TRIAL // Samsung has already been confirmed as the world’s most important handset maker as the South Korean company has dethroned Nokia as top mobile phone vendor.
With only one day left until Samsung unveils its next Android flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S III, the handset manufacturer reports record sales of Galaxy Note in South Korea.
No less than 2 million Samsung Galaxy Note smartphones were sold (supply basis) in South Korea by April’s end.
Moreover, the company also states that it has improved its presence in the country even more and it has now reached a whopping 64% market share.
Dubbed one of the most popular LTE-enabled devices in South Korea, Samsung Galaxy Note was officially unveiled last year at IFA 2011 trade fair, in Berlin.
Design-wise, the device was touted as “phablet” given the fact that it comes with a 5.3-inch display that puts it close to a 7-inch tablet.
Although the phone is currently shipped with Android 2.3 Gingerbread on board, Samsung promised users it would launch an Ice Cream Sandwich update in Q2 2012.
In fact, Galaxy Note will receive an “upgraded” Android 4.0 ICS update, which will also contain several unique applications for its special S Pen stylus, meant to improve users’ experience even further.
The phone is equipped with a powerful 1.4 GHz dual-core Exynos processor and a Mali-400MP GPU, but the US variant features a different hardware configuration.
The AT&T Galaxy Note is powered by a 1.5 GHz dual-core Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon processor and an Adreno 220 graphics processing unit.
However, both versions pack 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory, which can be expanded up to 32GB via microSD card. An 8-megapixel rear photo snapper with autofocus, LED flash and full HD (1080p) video recording is included as well.