# Samsung Galaxy Note II

The Samsung Galaxy Note II (unofficially known as the Samsung Galaxy Note 2) is an Android phablet smartphone. Unveiled on August 29, 2012 and released in October 2012, the Galaxy Note II is a successor to the original Galaxy Note, incorporating improved stylus functionality, a larger 5.5-inch (140 mm) screen, and an updated hardware and casing design based on that of the Galaxy S III.
The Note II was released to positive critical reception for its improvements over the original Galaxy Note, and sold over 5 million units within only its first two months of availability. Samsung announced a successor to the Galaxy Note II, the Galaxy Note 3, on September 4, 2013.

## History

The Galaxy Note II was unveiled at IFA Berlin on August 29, 2012, and released in multiple markets at the beginning of October 2012. Samsung sold more than 3 million units within the first 37 days and it crossed 5 million in two months of its release.

### Software versions

In December 2012, Samsung began rolling out an update to Android 4.1.2 "Jelly Bean" for the device. In April 2014, Samsung began rolling out an update to Android 4.4.2 ''KitKat'' for the device. Samsung Nordic has stated several times, including on their official page that both the 3G and 4G versions of the phone will get the Lollipop update.

## Features

| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE |
| Launch | Announced | 2012, August. Released 2012, September |
| Launch | Status | Discontinued |
| Body | Dimensions | 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm (5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in) |
| Body | Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Body | Build | Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame |
| Body | SIM | Micro-SIM |
| Body | | Stylus |
| Display | Type | Super AMOLED |
| Display | Size | 5.5 inches, 83.4 cm$^2$ (~68.6% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Display | Resolution | 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density) |
| Platform | OS | Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat), TouchWiz UI |
| Platform | Chipset | Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm) |
| Platform | CPU | Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9 |
| Platform | GPU | Mali-400MP4 |
| Memory | Card slot | microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
| Memory | Internal | 16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM |
| Main Camera | Single | 8 MP, f/2.6, AF |
| Main Camera | Features | LED flash |
| Main Camera | Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Selfie camera | Single | 1.9 MP |
| Selfie camera | Video | |
| Sound | Loudspeaker | Yes |
| Sound | 3.5mm jack | Yes |
| Comms | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| Comms | Bluetooth | 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE |
| Comms | Positioning | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Comms | NFC | Yes |
| Comms | Radio | Stereo FM radio, RDS - N7100 model only |
| Comms | USB | microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG |
| Features | Sensors | Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Features | | ANT+ S-Voice natural language commands and dictation |
| Battery | Type | Removable Li-Ion 3100 mAh battery |
| Battery | Stand-by | Up to 980 h (2G) / Up to 890 h (3G) |
| Battery | Talk time | Up to 35 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G) |
| Misc | Colors | Titanium Gray, Marble White, Amber Brown, Ruby Wine, Pink, Blue |
| Misc | Models | GT-N7100, GT-N7105, SHV-E250S, SHV-E250K, SGH-I317M, SHV-E250L, SGH-T889 |
| Misc | SAR | 0.23 W/kg (head)  0.95 W/kg (body) |
| Misc | SAR EU | 0.17 W/kg (head) |
| Misc | Price | About 300 EUR |
| Tests | Display | Contrast ratio: 402 (nominal) / 2.307:1 (sunlight) |
| Tests | Camera | Photo / Video |
| Tests | Loudspeaker | Voice 70dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 80dB |
| Tests | Audio quality | Noise -90.2dB / Crosstalk -90.7dB |
| Tests | Battery (old) | Endurance rating 69h |

### Split-screen

The Galaxy Note 2 is able to show two applications at the same time with flexible width on the screen with its split-screen feature. However, support of this feature varies per app.

## Specifications
### General

The Galaxy Note II features a 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED S-Stripe RGB (3 subpixels/pixel) (non-PenTile) screen with 1280 × 720 resolution, a 1.6 GHz quad-core Cortex-A9 CPU, 2 GB RAM, an 8 MP rear camera and 1.9 MP front camera, and a 3,100 mAh battery. It is slightly thinner than its predecessor at 9.4 mm (0.37 inches), albeit also being slightly heavier by 2 grams (0.071 oz). Depending on the specific model, the phone features HSPA+ 21 Mbit/s along with 4G LTE (42.2 Mbit/s DC-HSPA+ for LTE Version). The Galaxy Note II is equipped with Broadcom BCM4334 chipset for the IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz dual-band with maximum rate up to 150 Mbit/s, FM radio tuner and Bluetooth 4.0 + HS support.

### Storage

The Galaxy Note II was supposed to be available in 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB storage capacity variants, each expandable by up to an additional 64 GB with a microSD card. However, as of 8 January 2013, only the 16 GB and 32 GB versions are available and there has been no release date for or any indication of a 64 GB version of the Note II to be offered.

### S Pen

The smartphone's pressure-sensitive S Pen is slightly thicker than in the original Galaxy Note, and a feature marketed as Air View allows a user to preview content by hovering the pen over the content, similar to the hoverbox feature of a mouse in some desktop computers, such as thumbnails in the gallery and a preview tooltip on the video player's time seek bar, and zooming in the web browser (Samsung S Browser) and for scrolling. Another feature marketed as Quick Command reveals a list of available commands at the swipe of the S Pen.
The S Pen's 1,024 levels of pen-pressure sensitivity give it significantly more accuracy and precision than the original Note's 256.

### Camera

Both front and rear camera use the same hardware as used in the Galaxy S3, with eight megapixels (3264×2448) rear facing camera and 1.9 Megapixels on the front facing camera.
The video resolution of the rear camera is 1080p at 30 frames per second while the front camera films 720p at 30 frames per second.
The Galaxy Note 2 is able to capture 6 megapixel (3264×1836) images during 1080p@30fps video recording, which is the highest 16:9 aspect ratio resolution supported by the 4:3 image sensor, matching the aspect ratio of the video.
While the camera interface resembles that of the Galaxy S3, slow motion mode (720×480 at 120 frames per second) has been added. The slow motion videos lack audio.
The burst shot mode is able to capture up to twenty full-resolution photos per row at around six frames per second.

### Variants

The Galaxy Note II is available in Titanium Grey, Marble White, Martian Pink, Amber Brown and Ruby Wine case colors. Some features were removed, which vary as customized by carrier, include FM/TV tuner, charging pins, and Multiple-SIM card support. To prevent grey market reselling, models of the Galaxy Note II, and other models (Galaxy S4, Galaxy S4 mini, Galaxy Note III and Galaxy S III) manufactured after July 2013 implement a regional lockout system in certain regions; requiring that the first SIM card used on a European and North American model be from a carrier in that region. Samsung stated that the lock would be removed once a valid SIM card is used.

#### Communication processor

The baseband chipset of GT-N7100 is Intel Wireless PMB9811X Gold Baseband processor. The baseband chipset of SGH-T889, SHV-E250K, and SHV-E250S is Qualcomm Gobi MDM9215. SHV-E250L has Qualcomm Gobi MDM9615M for the EVDO revision B connectivity.

#### Network connectivity

Most of the variants support GSM/GPRS/EDGE in the 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1.8 GHz, and 1.9 GHz bands; and UMTS/HSPA+21 in 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1.9 GHz, and 2.1 GHz.

##### AWS phones

SGH-T889 and SGH-T889V are devices that support AWS-1 for HSPA networks capable of transferring data over Advanced Wireless Services band in HSPA mode on carriers such as T-Mobile US, and in Canada, Wind Mobile, Mobilicity, and Vidéotron.

##### CDMA/EV-DO phones

SCH-R950, SHV-E250L, SCH-i605, SPH-L900, and SCH-N719 are to connect to cdmaOne, CDMA 1xRTT, and EV-DO rev 0/A/B. All models are additionally GSM capable with the exception of the SCH-R950. SPH-L900 can only use WCDMA/GSM services while roaming internationally due to it having an embedded SIM.

##### TD-SCDMA phone

GT-N7108 is to support TD-SCDMA networks in the 1.9 GHz and 2.0 GHz bands, and connect to the GSM/GPRS/EDGE 1.9 GHz band.

##### Dual-cell HSPA phone

SGH-T889 is known to support dual-cell HSPA+ up to 42.2 Mbit/s.

##### LTE phones

* GT-N7105 is a LTE phone of the Philippine version, that can connect to LTE band 3, 7, 8, and 20 and has 42.2 Mbit/s DC-HSPA+.
* SCH-i605 can connect to the LTE band 13, Verizon Wireless operates.
* SCH-R950, SGH-i317[M], SGH-T889[V], SPH-L900, SC-02E (SGH-N025), and SHV-E250[K,L,S] can connect to the LTE bands of each locked carrier as well as the LTE bands of the other network operators as a roaming service.
* GT-N7108D is a version similar to GT-N7108 but with LTE-TDD support. Also the Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC was used in this version.

#### FM radio, digital TV tuner

Only some Galaxy Note II variants have a built-in FM radio tuner. For example, some US and Canadian variants (SGH-i317, SGH-i317M) and the LTE International version (N7105) lack the FM radio tuner support. SC-02E for Japan market has 1seg digital-TV tuner and antenna. Korean variants have the T-DMB tuner as well as the T-DMB antenna that can be concealed in the phone body.

#### Dimension and weight

Korean variants with the T-DMB tuner and the T-DMB antenna are 3 g (0.11 oz) heavier than other variants. SC-02E for NTT DoCoMo with 1seg TV tuner is 5 g (0.18 oz) heavier and 0.3 mm (0.012 in) thicker.

#### Wireless charging

Depending on the model, some Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100) units have the two optional charging pins on the back side of the device, just right of the battery holder, that can be used for wireless charging with the dedicated wireless charging back cover variant. Galaxy Note II displays the notification message built in the firmware when it is charged wirelessly. SCH-L900 does not have the pins. SGH-T889 has the pins, but they are disabled.

#### Table of variants

Galaxy Note II variants :
| Model | Carriers | 2G/3G connectivity | 4G LTE connectivity | Notes |
| International |||||
| GT-N7100 | International | GSM: quad-band UMTS: 850, 900, 1900, 2100 | No | Optional inductive charging pins |
| GT-N7105 | International | GSM: quad-band UMTS: 850, 900, 1900, 2100 | 800$^{(band20)}$ 900$^{(band8)}$ 1800$^{(band3)}$ 2600 | Inductive charging pins No FM radio 42.2 Mbit/s DC-HSPA+ |
| North American carriers |||||
| SCH-i605 | Verizon | GSM: quad-band; CDMA/EVDO: 850, 1900 UMTS: quad-band | 700 | No inductive charging pins Home Button Verizon Branding |
| SCH-R950 | US Cellular | CDMA/EVDO: 850, 1700, 1900 | 700 850 AWS 1900 | |
| SGH-i317 | AT&T | GSM: quad-band UMTS: 850, 1900, 2100 | 700 850 AWS 1900 | |
| SGH-i317M | Bell Rogers SaskTel Telus Telcel (Mexico) | GSM: quad-band UMTS: 850, 1900, 2100 | 700$^{(band17)}$ 850 AWS 1900 | |
| SGH-T889 | T-Mobile | GSM: quad-band UMTS/DC-HSPA+ : 850, AWS, 1900, 2100 | 700 AWS | LTE AWS from 2013 Optional charging pins disabled |
| SGH-T889V | Mobilicity Vidéotron Wind Mobile | GSM: quad-band UMTS/DC-HSPA+: 850, AWS, 1900, 2100 | 700$^{(band17)}$ AWS | |
| SPH-L900 | Sprint | GSM: quad-band CDMA/EVDO: 800, 850, 1900 UMTS: 1900, 2100 | 1900 | No optional charging pins, embedded SIM |
| Chinese carriers |||||
| SCH-N719 | China Telecom | GSM: 900, 1800, 1900 CDMA: 800, 1900 | No | Dual-Card dual-standby |
| GT-N7102 | China Unicom | GSM: quad-band UMTS: 900, 2100 MHz | No | |
| GT-N7108 | China Mobile | GSM: 900, 1800, 1900 TD-SCDMA: 1800, 2010 WCDMA: 900, 2100 (international roaming only) | No | |
| GT-N7108D | China Mobile | GSM: quad-band TD-SCDMA: 1880, 2010 WCDMA: 850, 900, 2100 (international roaming only) | FDD-LTE: 1800, 2600 (international roaming only) TDD-LTE: 1900, 2300, 2600 | |
| Japanese carriers |||||
| SGH-N025 /SC-02E | NTT DoCoMo | GSM: quad-band UMTS: 800, 850, 2100 | 1500 2100 | 1seg tuner |
| Korean carriers |||||
| SHV-E250K | KT | GSM: quad-band UMTS: 1900, 2100 | 900 1800 | DMB tuner/antenna LTE 900 after 2013. |
| SHV-E250L | LG U+ | GSM: quad-band CDMA: 1800 UMTS: 1900, 2100 | 850 2100 | DMB tuner/antenna |
| SHV-E250S | SK Telecom | GSM: quad-band UMTS: 1900, 2100 | 850 1800 | DMB tuner/antenna |