Samsung Galaxy Note II 4G Android Phone

Samsung Galaxy Note II 4G Android Phone, Titanium Gray (Verizon Wireless) Rating :

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  Product Dimensions:
  3.2 x 0.4 x 5.9 inches ; 6.4 ounces
  
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Product Code: B00AB7FVCY
• Item model number: Stratosphere
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  Product Description

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  5.5-Inch Super AMOLED Screen (view larger).

  Samsung Galaxy Note II At a Glance: Integrated Amazon Experience: Seamless access to Amazon digital content and shopping from your phone’s home screen 4G LTE connectivity Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) 1.6 GHz Exynos Quad-core processor 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED display S Pen Dual cameras - 8 MP with video and flash, 1.9 MP front-facing 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM, MicroSD card slot supports up to 64 GB NFC technology 3100 mAh battery

  Samsung Galaxy Note II is a high-performance device that boasts many rich features and is indispensable when it comes to entertainment and productivity thanks to the S Pen. The S Pen offers many cutting-edge features such as Air View which allows to you preview an email, calendar entry, image gallery or video by hovering the S Pen. Touch, hover, scribble, and speak—the Note II offers multiple tactile ways to interact. Capture and create with the innovative S Pen and preloaded apps like S Memo and S Note. Enjoy multitasking, intuitive interactions, customizable home screens, and more on the Android 4.1, Jelly Bean OS and the Samsung TouchWiz platform. With the latest HD Super AMOLED technology powering the Note II’s 5.5-inch 720P display, images are bigger, clearer, and brighter than ever allowing you to view color-rich movies, photos, presentations, and gaming. With Note II performance and power are automatic, thanks to Samsung’s Exynos 1.6 Ghz quad-core processor, a long-lasting battery, and blazing fast 4G LTE network speeds.
  

  For Business and Beyond

  From multitasking features to IT security to tools for efficiently sharing ideas, Note II is built for business. A clear, crisp display paired with a comfortable and secure one-handed grip mean clarity and portability that goes where you go.
  Enjoy a more PC-like experience with the S Pen hover capability, which allows you to interact with the screen without touching it directly. Hover to find contextual information, preview links, and magnify websites.
  The high-performance Samsung Galaxy Note II, featuring a high-capacity battery and 4G LTE network capability, gives you the power to blaze through any task with confidence.
  Open, view, and edit Microsoft Office and Google documents on the go with Polaris Office 4.0.
  

  Camera Features

  The high-quality dual-camera offers several advanced features. Capture rapid-fire still pictures with zero shutter lag with Burst Shot. You can capture up to 20 images of that golf swing, soccer kick, your kid’s birthday candle wish, or any other action to be sure you’ve got the perfectly timed images of that event. Or hand write a note on the back of digital photos to add detail to your memories.Perfect group photos are now possible with Best Face shooting mode. Take a shot of the group and choose the best facial expression for each individual in the group. Enjoy these and many other camera features on the Galaxy Note II.
  

  S Beam

  Effortlessly share large video files, pictures, documents, S Notes, etc. in seconds without using data service by just tapping two devices back to back to enable S-Beam transfer.
  

  Group Cast

  Instantly share photos, music or documents with an ad hoc group connected to the same wireless access point in real time. No more crowding around a single screen. Group Cast allows everybody to watch the same photos or presentations together but from their own device.
  

  Multi Window

  Multi Window feature allows the user to divide the screen into two active “windows” creating a split screen that enables fluid multitasking between select applications. Multitask with no screen transitions. Copy and paste from one app to another.
  

  What's in the Box

  Samsung Galaxy Note II, S Pen, wall/USB charger, quick reference guide, standard lithium ion battery, product safety and warranty brochure, global lit brochure
  

  Vital Statistics

  The Galaxy Note II measures 5.94 x 3.16 x .37 inches and weighs 6.42 ounces.
  

  
  

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  Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network

  The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network allows you to download photos, apps, and games in seconds and entire movies in minutes. LTE (or Long Term Evolution provides significantly increased upload and download speeds over 3G networks, as well as significantly reduced latency (or lag time). Verizon Wireless expects 4G LTE average data rates to be 5-12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2-5 Mbps on the uplink in real-world, loaded network environments.
  With these blazing fast speeds, you'll be able to stream HD movies without the annoyance of constant pauses to buffer the video stream--as well as quickly download HD-quality movies right to your phone in minutes. Additionally, you'll be able to download a new song file in about 4 seconds or upload a photo to your favorite social networking site in about 6 seconds.
  The Verizon Wireless 4G LTE mobile broadband network will also redefine the mobile office for business users. Business applications that used to require wired networks will be untethered forever, allowing you maximized productivity and efficiency while you're out of the confines of your office. Enhanced security lets you tap into most VPN networks with less waiting, and faster responsiveness enables you to upload 10 MB presentations back to your team in less than 25 seconds.
  In areas serviced only by 3G, you can expect download speeds of 600 Kbps to 1.4 Mbps and upload speeds of 500 to 800 Kbps in Mobile Broadband coverage area.
  
  

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  Connectivity Ultra-fast 4G LTE connectivity Wireless-N Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n) for accessing home and corporate networks as well as hotspots while on the go Built-in mobile hotspot functionality allows Wi-Fi enabled devices to share the 4G experience on the go with a laptop, camera, music player, game unit, video player, or any other Wi-Fi enabled device Bluetooth connectivity (version 4.0) backward compatible with older Bluetooth-enabled peripherals and includes stereo audio streaming Near Field Communication (NFC) for sharing contacts, web pages, directions, and more to compatible phones Integrated Google Maps with turn-by-turn navigation, street and satellite views Hardware 1.6 GHz Samsung Exynos Quad-core processor speeds up everything--from playing games to watching shows to opening files from work 5.5-inch HD Super AMOLED touch screen S Pen and slot Communications & Internet Web browser with full HTML browser and Google Search Text (SMS) and picture/video (MMS) messaging Access to popular instant messaging services Personal and work e-mail

  Camera Rear-facing camera 8 MP with zero shutter lag and LED flash 1.9 MP front camera for video chats and self portraits Multimedia Music player download music from a variety of places and enjoy your favorite tunes where ever you go Supported music formats MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, AMR-NB AMR-WB, MIDI, XMF, EVRC, QCELP, FLAC and OGG Supported video formats H.263, H.264, MPEG4, DivX, VC-1, VP8 Media Hubaccess thousands of movies, to purchase or rent, and TV shows; movies are available the day after DVD release or network premier; content can be viewed while downloading; share purchased content with up to five devices Battery Capacity 3100 mAh Usage time up to 22 hours Standby time up to 250 hours Memory RAM 2 GB ROM 16 GB MicroSD card slot supports up to 64 GB

  
  

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  The Amazon app suite is one swipe from the device’s main home screen. Sign in using your Amazon.com account. view larger

  Quickly access your recent Kindle books and music right from your home screen, or easily shop for new content. view larger

  Scroll to enjoy personalized product recommendations and fast access to IMDb, Zappos, and Audible. view larger

  Seamlessly search across categories and receive suggestions that match products you are looking for. view larger

  Seamless Access to Digital Content and Shopping with Amazon App Suite

  The Amazon app suite provides seamless access to Amazon digital content and shopping right from your phone’s home screen. Interact with Amazon digital content you already own, access over 22 million songs and Kindle books, and shop millions of physical products in a single, fully-integrated, and easy-to-use experience.
  

  All the Content

  Get instant access to over 22 million songs and Kindle books. Choose from one million Kindle books in the Kindle Store, including New York Times best sellers and new releases. Download or instantly stream over 20 million songs.
  

  Seamless Shopping

  Instantly access Earth’s biggest selection with millions of physical products available to search or browse with the integrated mobile shopping experience, plus all of the benefits of shopping on Amazon, including personalized recommendations, customer reviews, 1-Click ordering, Prime FREE Two-Day shipping on over 15 million items, and more.
  

  Cross-Category Search

  Discover Amazon’s full selection of physical products, Kindle books, and music from a single search directly from your phone’s home screen.
  

  Single Sign In

  Enter your Amazon.com login just once to access all of Amazon Mobile Shopping, Kindle, and MP3 apps, receive personalized recommendations, and interact with the Amazon digital content you already own right from your phone’s home screen.
  

  1-Click Ordering

  Quickly and easily purchase new Kindle books, music, and physical products with Amazon’s 1-Click Ordering, which allows you to skip the shopping cart and checkout process by using the default payment method and shipping address on your account.
  

  "Buy Once, Enjoy Everywhere"

  With apps available on the largest number of devices and platforms, Amazon makes it easy for you to access your content anytime, anywhere, from virtually any device or platform you choose. You can read and sync your Kindle books across any device with the Kindle app installed, including Android phones and tablets, Windows 8 tablets, PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, and in your web browser with Kindle Cloud Reader.
  

  World-Class Customer Service

  When a customer shops on Amazon, they know they’re getting Amazon’s world-class customer service. Amazon’s customer service just scored 89 on the ForeSee customer satisfaction score – the highest ever attained by a retailer – as well as the highest rating on the 2012 American Consumer Satisfaction Index, and the J.D. Power Customer Service Champion Award. So far in 2012, Kindle customer service has received a 97.1% satisfaction rate from customers. Customers have been shopping on Amazon for 15 years, and they continue to do so because of the unparalleled end-to-end customer experience.
  
  

  Inside the Amazon App Suite

  	Amazon Mobile Shop millions of products wherever you go. The Amazon Mobile App allows you to browse and Shop by Department, compare prices, read reviews, share products with friends, access Gold Box Deals, and make purchases on Amazon.com using a simple yet elegant interface. The Amazon Mobile App also includes helpful shopping features that allow you to quickly check prices and availability by scanning a barcode, snapping a photo, or typing a search. With the Amazon app suite, you have full access to your existing cart, wish lists, payment and Amazon Prime member shipping options, Subscribe & Save order history, and 1-Click settings, just as you do on the web.
  	Amazon Kindle Read more than 1 million Kindle ebooks - no Kindle required. Read books on your phone, including thousands of free Kindle books. The Kindle app puts over a million books at your fingertips. It’s the app for every reader, whether you’re a book reader, magazine reader, or newspaper reader — and you don’t need to own a Kindle to use it. Choose from over a million Kindle books from the Kindle Store or enjoy popular magazines like The Economist and Reader’s Digest with high-resolution color images.
  	Amazon MP3 Find, buy, and play music anywhere. Shop over 20 million songs and over a million albums in MP3 format, and save your MP3 purchases directly to Cloud Player for free – then play your music from Cloud Player anytime, or download your music and listen offline. See new releases, bestsellers, and free music from rising artists, and hear recommendations personalized just for you.
  	Audible Not enough time for all the books you want to enjoy? Download the app by Audible, an Amazon company, to catch up with books on the go. Now you can turn on a good book even when you can’t pick one up — on your way to work, at the gym, while folding laundry, or any other time your eyes and hands are busy. Immerse yourself in a great story anytime, anywhere, by downloading from a breathtaking range of 100,000+ titles — from best sellers to classics, news, interviews, comedies, and everything in-between. The Audible app contains the best audiobook listening experience available anywhere, and now you can even switch seamlessly between reading a book on your Kindle or Kindle app, to listening to the audiobook with the Audible app using Whispersync for Voice.
  	IMDb Find showtimes, watch trailers, read news, and search all of IMDb, the world's largest collection of over two million movie and TV titles and over four million celebrities, actors, actresses, directors and other crew members. Use the IMDb app to rate movies and TV shows, read user and critic reviews for movies and TV shows, or browse quotes, trivia, and goofs about movies and celebrities. Choose "notify me" on titles and names you're interested in to be notified of trailers, photos, showtimes, and news. Plus, IMDb lets you search movie showtimes at local theaters near you and TV listings for your local time zone.
  	Zappos Free shipping and returns on shoes, clothing, housewares, and more! Now you can get the latest styles for men, women, and children, plus free shipping and free returns, all in the palm of your hand! Browse footwear, clothing, bags, accessories, housewares, and cosmetics from top brands, and enjoy express checkout. The Zappos app also allows you to track your order, initiate returns, and find similar items to the ones you’re browsing from every product page! And if that’s not enough to WOW you, you’ll get 24/7 access to world-class customer service with our mobile-device-dedicated customer support team. Throw in a staggering 365-day return policy, and you’ve got yourself a party!

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  “Due to its exterior, the Note II feels somewhat slippery, so I would recommend getting a slim fitting case at the very least. ”Zain  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement

  “S-pen features are great! ”ThatKidKeck  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement

  “Battery life - HUGE factor for me. ”ewizzle  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement

  Most Helpful Customer Reviews

  93 of 93 people found the following review helpful

  5.0 out of 5 starsThe Galaxy Note II is a fantastic deviceDecember 5, 2012

  By Zain

  
  After checking out the original Galaxy Note at Best Buy last year, I was very interested in the large screen and S Pen features, but since it was an AT&T exclusive, I decided to purchase a Galaxy Nexus. The Galaxy Nexus was a great phone, but it felt like Samsung didn't really put all their effort into making it as premium of a device as the Galaxy Note or the Galaxy S II. Fast forward a year later and Verizon has finally started selling some truly fantastic superphones. I bought the HTC Droid DNA, another phenomenal phone, while I was waiting for Verizon to put their branding on the exterior of the phone in three places, but decided to return it to get the Note II. I'll do a little comparison of both phones and explain why I chose the Note II over the Droid DNA.Screen - Droid DNANothing in the world can touch the DNA's 1080p screen. Nothing. No matter how close I got to the screen, I could never see any pixels. Text looked amazing and colors were incredibly accurate. While the Note II has a "measly" 720p panel stretched over a 5.55" display, the screen itself is still significantly better than the Galaxy Nexus. Samsung chose to remove the PenTile pixel arrangement that it chose for the Galaxy Nexus in 2011, a choice that makes text and graphics on the screen appear much smoother. As it is a Super AMOLED HD panel, it is still going to have the fantastic blacks and supersaturated colors of the Galaxy Nexus (unlike the Droid DNA's LCD screen), but I actually don't really mind the saturation. Colors really pop, and since I'm not a professional photographer, I'm not enraged by the slight dip in accuracy for the increase in color intensity. The DNA's screen is clearly better, but the Note II's screen is still very good.Phone Construction - Tie (for different reasons)Let me preface this section with the statement that the Droid DNA has absolutely incredible build quality. The phone feels very solid and its designers clearly put a great deal of care into its creation. The Galaxy Note II, of course, is made of Samsung's trademark plastic finish. This, unfortunately, feels less solid than the DNA. However, I quickly found problems with the DNA's build, which was one of the reasons I decided to return it. The DNA is made of a mishmash of materials: soft touch matte black polycarbonate on the back, glossy black plastic on the front, red spun metal hairline finish for the buttons, and a different shade of red for the grilles on the sides of the phone. As an aside, these grilles are entirely superfluous, they do not enhance the sound quality of the phone in any way.After owning my DNA for 10 days, I noticed several things. First, I found several dents in the grilles on the side, something which was rather alarming for a company renowned for its build quality. In addition, the back of the phone started developing scuffs that would not go away when rubbed with a damp cloth. I did not use a case for this phone because I had assumed that the material would be somewhat sturdy, especially considering the level of care I had put into handling it. While the Galaxy Note II is indeed plastic, its exterior is much more scratch and scuff resistant. I have had the Note II for almost a week now and there is nary a mark to be found. Additionally, even if the back does get scratched up somehow, it can always be replaced with a brand new back, as it is user removable (perhaps you could even upgrade to one without two garish Verizon logos on it). I actually really like the "Hyperglaze" finish on the Note II - it looks especially handsome in dark gray. It adds something very sophisticated to the Note II's exterior that was definitely missing in my old Galaxy Nexus. The Droid DNA is slightly more comfortable to hold than the Note II, but for a 5.55" phone, Samsung really did a good job in making it as ergonomic as possible. Also, Samsung's button placement is far superior to HTC's. Who would ever decide to put the power button on the top of such a tall phone?? Oh wait, HTC and Apple...Internals - Note IIBoth phones have quad core processors (Snapdragon S4 Pro for the DNA, Samsung's own Exynos 4 for the Note II) which excel at annihilating lag. They also have 2 GB of ram, although I think the Note II utilizes it better than the DNA (which has to deal with the overly-vigilant multitask killing in HTC Sense 4+). They both have GSM/CDMA/LTE radios, which is a nice addition if you want to use your phone globally in addition to getting great LTE service in the US. I got great reception everywhere I went with both phones, definitely better than the poor radios in the Galaxy Nexus.Each phone comes with an 8MP rear camera, both of which take excellent pictures. They both have numerous features, including a rapid shot mode, but Samsung has significantly more. These extra features may be of limited use, but they are still fun to play around with. The Droid DNA has a wide angle lens for its front facing camera, so you can have more people in your Facebook shots, but the Note II's front facing camera isn't bad by any means.After this is where the phones really start to differ. Although each phone comes with 16 GB of storage, the Note II, thanks to its removable back, has an SD card slot allowing for a MicroSD card of up to 64 GB. I heard that Verizon forced HTC to offer only one 16 GB version of the Droid DNA with no SD card slot (unlike the Japanese version of the phone) because they want their customers to use more cloud based services (and of course rake in the money from tiered data caps). The Note II comes with a 3100 mAh battery, while the Droid DNA has a paltry 2020 mAh one, meaning that the Note II's battery is 1.5 times as large. In addition, Samsung gave the Note II a removable battery, a nice feature to have if you need a fully charged phone right after draining the battery. Fun fact, the battery of the Note II is the size of the iPhone 4S's entire screen.The Note II does indeed come with its defining feature, the S Pen. The display was built with Wacom technology, which allows for 1024 levels of pressure sensitivity (4 times what the original Note has), so this is definitely a stylus for content creation. I am not at all artistic, so my drawing exploits were limited to making a smiley face in S Note (which, admittedly, came out perfectly). I've used the S Pen for writing text messages and other text input, but I feel like the onscreen keyboard is still faster. As another aside, the S Pen is incompatible with the capacitive buttons on the Note II, so there are two shortcuts you have to use instead of pressing menu and back. You hold the S Pen's button and make a caret, ^ for menu and a less than symbol, < for back. It's a little annoying, but I guess it makes sense.The Galaxy Note II comes with a RGB notification light in the front. It is not hard to miss when you have a notification, and I really like it. The DNA actually has two notification lights, one in the grille in the front and another to the left of the camera in the back. These can only glow green and amber, which is sad. Also, they are very hard to see and notice if you are not looking at them head-on, as they are recessed. Notification lights are one of the best things about Android in my mind, and I am very glad to see that both manufacturers included them.The Droid DNA includes wireless charging capabilities, which Verizon decided to remove from the Note II (literally, they covered up the wireless charging contacts with plastic), which is definitely a win for the DNA. I wanted a phone with wireless charging, but I'll live. On the other hand, the DNA has a ridiculous microUSB port door that I just wanted to rip off. Supposedly it is to make the phone more water resistant, but I don't know if that's worthwhile when the tradeoff is so obnoxious.The Verizon Galaxy Note II has a Verizon logo on the home button, unlike the Note II on every single other phone carrier. When I went into a Verizon store to ask if the screenshots on the preorder page that had the home button logo were true, the representative told me that I should be happy that they put the logo on the phone in so many places. Do you know why? It is because I wouldn't want my friends, or even random strangers, thinking that I had a phone on an "inferior" carrier like Sprint or AT&T. They should know that I have the great 4G LTE coverage that Verizon offers...ridiculous. Fortunately, after searching for "Verizon Note 2 home button cover," I found that someone was selling stickers to cover that inane logo. I haven't received mine yet, but hopefully it will not be too much of a hassle. Spigen is also selling a set of home button covers on Amazon, but I didn't think that they matched as well as the eBay ones.Software - Note IIAfter owning only the original Motorola Droid and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, I had never really experienced carrier skins, but I knew that when I was going to choose a phone that I would have to use either Samsung's Touchwiz or HTC's Sense. Both phones are running Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean, but to me it feels like Sense is stuck in the past of Froyo and Gingerbread *shudder*. Samsung's interface feels much more modern and updated, with most things being very well integrated from Jelly Bean into Touchwiz. On the other hand, Sense feels like it just slapped some new features from Jelly Bean on top of its old interface. Samsung exclusively uses the blue accents Android gained in Ice Cream Sandwich, while Sense has a horrible amalgamation of Sense green accents with a smattering of ICS blue ones. Additionally, features that I really love about Android, like getting to see the entire body of a text message as it goes through the status bar without having to pull down the notification tray, are completely missing in Sense. Read more ›