Global rollout of Samsung Galaxy Note to begin this month

During the IFA 2011 in Berlin, Samsung announced the Galaxy Note, a smartphone with a 5.3-inch SuperAMOLED display. For all you Samsung and Android fans out there, here is some good news for you, a report by SammyHub states that the latest handset from Samsung’s Galaxy series is set to launch by the end of this month starting from Europe and then through the rest of the world in November.

The Galaxy Note coming soon

The Samsung Galaxy Note runs on a 1.4GHz dual core processor. Android 2.3 aka Gingerbread is the OS that is run on this smartphone and it features Samsung’s TouchWiz interface that is baked with the new advanced S-Pen interface for taking notes. For this, the handset comes bundled with the S-Pen. The handset also features an 8MP rear camera, 2MP front facing camera, as well as a 2500 mAh battery.

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Here’s a quick look at the specifications of the Samsung Galaxy Note:

• 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED WXGA Capacitive touchscreen with a 1280 x 800 pixel resolution
• 3G, EDGE/GPRS, Wi-Fi
• GPS with A-GPS support and Google Maps
• Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP, USB 2.0 HS
• 8 Megapixel camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording
• Stereo FM radio with RDS
• Memory expandable up to 32 GB via microSD card
• 3.5 mm handsfree socket

No word is known on when this smartphone will make its way to India, but we are hoping it won’t be too long before it reaches here. Pricing is also unknown as of now.