O2 to Stock the Galaxy Note Later This Month

Giant smartphone fans, take note.

Samsung's Galaxy Note tablet/smartphone was officially released in the United Kingdom on November 3. Though the likes of Clove, Play.com and Amazon have been selling the device SIM-free, we hadn't seen anything to suggest the nation's carriers were interested in carrying the giant smartphone. Until today, that is.

Almost two weeks after the device launched, Engadget reports that O2 has added the Galaxy Note to the 'Coming Soon' pages on its website. Though the carrier offered little else in the way of pricing or release information, it's scheduled for a November release, which means it should be in time for the Christmas rush.

Samsung announced the Galaxy Note back in September, along with the Galaxy Tab 7. 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.