Samsung to smash iPhone 5 Aug launch with Galaxy Note 2: Report

Will announce a flexible display-equipped successor model to the Galaxy Note

Vicky Kapur

Published Sunday, July 08, 2012

Even as Apple Inc., for the first time in its star-studded history, plays catch-up with a competitor – Samsung Electronics – the challenger itself is making quantum jumps to crush Apple’s dominance of the mobile devices landscape, once and for all.

It is no secret – anymore, anyway – that Apple is planning to unveil its (still) much-awaited iPhone 5 in August to get back in a hurry at the Samsung Galaxy S3, which is selling like hotcakes and, according to initial reports, is trumping the sale of the iPhone 4S by a margin, at least in some locations.

So, as Apple’s Cupertino-based base scrambles to assemble the iPhone 5 in double-quick time, Samsung has decided to not sit pretty and to continue stepping on the gas in this seemingly never-ending race.

The South Korean firm is now apparently upping the ante and is rumoured to announce the launch of Galaxy Note’s successor, Galaxy Note 2, in August itself.

According to MK News, a Korean news website, Samsung Electronics will announce a flexible display-equipped successor model to the Galaxy Note in August, and launch it by October, so as to compete against Apple’s iPhone 5.

Recent rumours point to an unprecedented rush at Apple’s factories to put together the new iPhone 5 to curtail the potential lead that Samsung’s Galaxy S3 might gain as early adopters, tired of waiting for Apple’s new device, spend their cash on an already available and feature-rich phone.

The fire between Apple and Samsung will get further fanned with the rumoured Galaxy Note 2 adding more fuel to it. It is expected that Galaxy Note 2 will feature a 5.5-inch super large HD display (as opposed to the 5.3-in display of the earlier version), a quad-core processor, and a 12-megapixel camera.

Additionally, it will use an unbreakable plane (UBP) display, which is a precursor to the flexible display. The thinner display will also allow for a slimmer design by giving more space for the baseband core chip and application processor.

Samsung’s upcoming device is rumoured to be running on Google’s latest Android operating system version 4.1 Jelly Bean, a successor to the current Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) OS, which means that it will be well-equipped to compete against Apple’s smartphones.

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Allessandro 5 September 2012 10:01 0 0

Prepare to be crushed apple Samsungs back

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Fahad 9 July 2012 10:23 2 0

I'm a fan of Samsung eventhough I own a 4s. But a Q4 processor is too much and I really hope they can build a fan in there. A dual core 4s and galaxy heats up like a heat patch so one can imagine what a Q4 would do!!!

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Jinn 8 July 2012 18:00 1 3

The only state of the art Exynos Quad Core is the Exynos 5450. 2.0 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A15 CPU, ARM Mali-T658 GPU The T658 is a second generation Midgard implementation with twice the arithmetic pipes per core compared to the T604. ARM also enables up to 8-core configurations with T658. This monster will signal the beginning of a new dawn for Smartphones. The 5.5" Quad A15 2 GHz Cores with multi multi GPU cores SUPERPHONE. Damn exciting times ahead with the Samsung Note 2.

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SJ 8 July 2012 16:41 0 14

I would spend 3000 dirhams for a brand new Nokia N90 than buy any of these weird looking computer phones!

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Swapna 8 July 2012 15:29 4 0

Each time a new iPhone comes out, it's a slight improvement over the last. Let's go down the memory lane and figure out the people and technology.

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Note owner 8 July 2012 13:04 5 2

I have an unlocked Note (from France) and still don't have the ICS update! Madness that Samsung are looking to launch a new Note before they can get ICS out to all their current customers.

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Milen 8 July 2012 12:58 0 1

The Note2 CPU may be the same quad core exynos but the High Res 5.5 inch screen will require a powerful Graphics Processor (GPU) and this will make the difference... It is no secret that Samsung supplies Apple with the CPU for the iP5 which is essentially the same as G3 :)

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Hmm 8 July 2012 12:08 1 16

The Note2 will likely have the same CPU as the Galaxy III. That's not adequate to realize the same performance with such a large display device compared to the GIII. iPhone 5 may have a slightly larger screen. Most people won't be dettered by the puny small sized screen. Come October, Samsung Galaxy III sales will plummet big time, especially with the likelihood of the Note 2 becoming available.

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