Samsung Announces New UK Release Date for Galaxy Note

Straight from the horse's mouth.

In the weeks since it was announced, we've heard a couple of release dates for the Samsung Galaxy Note, including November 17 and November 1. Today, we've got yet another release date for the oversized smartphone, and though etailer Clove was right in suggesting the Galaxy Note would arrive sooner than originally thought, it was still off by just a smidgen.

Samsung today announced via press release that it will launch the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note on November 3, which is two days after etailer Clove's most recent release date of November 1, but two week's earlier than the old November 17 release date. The company announced the new date along with plans to launch a new category of apps specifically designed for the stylus-toting device. Dubbed 'S Choice,' this new category will be available to customers from Samsung Apps and includes Soonr, OmniSketch, Zen Brush, ComicBook!, and iAnnotate PDF.

The first phone to ever go above five inches in screen size, the Galaxy Note boasts a 1.4Ghz dual-core CPU, a massive 5.3-inch Super AMOLED WXGA (1280 x 800, 285 PPI) display (with stylus), 16GB of internal storage (plus up to 32GB via microSD), an 8-megapixel camera in the back, a 2-megapixel job up front, WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0, full 1080p HD video recording and playback, USB 2.0, HSPA+/4G LTE support, and Android 2.3.

The Samsung Galaxy Note will be available from major networks as well as phone retailers, high street and online retailers like Carphone Warehouse.