Galaxy Note

Apple Targets Samsung Galaxy S3 and Note Phones

Apple has now amended a complaint in a U.S. district court in California, US to include Samsung Galaxy S 3 and Note devices for patent infringement. In other words it is suing Galaxy S3 and Note handsets for copying iPhone.

Apple has recently managed to win a patent case against Samsung in the US, where the jury awarded Apple over $1 billion in damages. Those handsets were older models from Samsung, which included the Galaxy S 2 handset.

Apple has managed to win or stall the release of older models of phones from Samsung with varying degree of success but it will be interesting to see if they will be able to block the sale of Galaxy S3 and Note phones in the U.S.

What could be Apple’s game plan?

Apple’s iPhone 5 is only days away from being introduced. The phone will be the big ticket revenue earner for Apple, especially in the holiday season towards the end of the year.

With Samsung’s Galaxy S3 receiving a lot of positive reviews and also good sale numbers, it could possibly dent iPhone sale figures.

Even if Galaxy S3 is partially blocked from being sold during the crucial holiday season in the U.S, it would be very advantageous to Apple’s iPhone 5.

It seems the patent wars are far from over and have only begun. It will be interesting how Samsung reacts to this news. When the iPhone 5 is unveiled, it will most certainly get a lot of attention from lawyers all around the world.

(via Apple Insider)

Samsung might be locked into a long protracted courtroom battle with Apple, but it is not showing any signs of slowing down. According to Reuters, Samsung will be launching Galaxy Note 2 at a event in Berlin on August 29.

Samsung’s recent Galaxy SIII phone has been a big success and as a phone, has received good reviews. So expectations from Galaxy Note 2 will be high.

Expected Specs for Galaxy Note 2

Here is a list of some expected specs for Galaxy Note 2.

DISPLAY: 5.5 Inches Screen, Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with support for multi-touch.

CAMERA: The device is expected to have two cameras. The primary camera should be 13MP with autofocus and LED Flash.

OPERTATING SYSTEM: Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)

HARDWARE: The unique part of this phone is its support for stylus. It should have a Quadcore processor.

MEMORY: The phone is expected to come in two versions of internal memory which are 16/32 GB. It should also have 1.5 GB RAM.

I have always felt that Galaxy Note is the sort of device which could not decide on weather it wanted to be a tablet or a phone. But then the people buying these phones are also undecided about wanting a fancy smartphone or a tablet. Galaxy Note 2 will find it difficult to escape comparisons with iPhone 5, which is expected to be launched in September.

What are your expectations from Samsung Galaxy Note2? Do drop in your comments.