Samsung recently announced that the over three million Galaxy Note 2s had been sold since its release. The phablet has been immensely popular despite its massive screen size, and U.S. consumers have only now started receiving the handset stateside. Only two carriers still haven't shipped out the Galaxy Note 2, AT&T and Verizon, and their current release dates say that they will release the Galaxy Note 2 by the end of November.
As of now, AT&T is listing the Galaxy Note 2's release date as November 9, while Verizon is stating that it will ship out the Galaxy Note 2 by November 27. Both carriers are charging $299.99 for a 16GB Galaxy Note 2.
Other carriers T-Mobile, Sprint, and U.S. Cellular are all already selling the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. T-Mobile was first, releasing the phablet on launch day, October 24 for $369.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. Sprint followed on October 25, pricing the Galaxy Note 2 at $299.99, and the U.S. Cellular Galaxy Note 2 arrived soon after for $299.99 as well. All prices are with a standard two-year contract.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 comes with a 5.55-inch HD Super AMOLED display and a quad-core 1.6GHz processor. Along with that, the handset ships with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, a 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera, and the S Pen electronic stylus.
Initial website reviews of the Galaxy Note 2 have been exceedingly in its favor, stating how fast the Galaxy Note 2 is thanks to its computing power. User reviews, dispel the size argument by simply stating that after a little while, one gets used to it.
With 4G LTE, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is one of the most powerful handsets you can buy in the United States. Do you plan on picking one up? And through which network?
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