Sentiment over whether the mammoth screen on the original Galaxy Note (pictured above) seemed to be split between people who found it useful, and those who found it a bit excessive. Apparently not content with the 5.3-inch screen on its original smartphone/tablet hybrid, Samsung is reportedlypoised to unveil the Galaxy Note 2, a device that manages to up the already enormous screen size to 5.5-inches.
The new Note is also said to feature a more powerful processor, as well as an improved camera, pushing past the original's 8.0-megapixel lens and landing closer to 12 or 13 megapixels. Of course, this means we'll have to yet again ask the question of whether we really need a smartphone with a tablet form factor, but given our own Taylor Hatmaker's enthusiastic response to the first Note, we're eager to see exactly how the Note 2 stacks up.
Samsung will supposedly reveal the new handset at the IFA consumer electronics show, which takes place in Germany this August. If this well-sourced information does indeed pan out, you can expect at least another year's worth of conjecture over whether a smartphone with a stylus is simply too much to handle.
[via The Verge]
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