Samsung Galaxy Note Now Shipping To Those In The US

Those located in the US who have been eyeing the Samsung Galaxy Note, perhaps having been convinced after fellow TFTS blogger Steve offered up seven reasons as to why this handset may succeed — we have some good news. Well, we have some good news assuming you are willing to part with some serious cash.

 

Yup, as you may have guessed, the Samsung Galaxy Note is now available for sale in the US. The tablet-sized smartphone is being sold by way of Amazon. More specifically, it is being sold on Amazon by way of a company called FGS Trading. The Galaxy Note N7000 (i9220) is noted as being factory unlocked and it is currently priced at $849.99, which thankfully includes free shipping.

In terms of the available model, this is noted as being the international model. And for those wondering what that means in terms of US carriers. The Galaxy Note will come with support for 3G/4G: 850/900/1900/200 EDGE: 850/900/1800/2100. In other words, think GSM carriers such as AT&T or T-Mobile, but not the CDMA carriers such as Verizon and Sprint.

Otherwise, the specs for the Galaxy Note include a 5.3 inch WXGA (1280 x 800) HD Super AMOLED touchscreen display and an overall size of 5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 inches with a weight of 6.28 ounces. In addition, the handset is running Android 2.3 Gingerbread with the Samsung “S Pen” interface which is said to bring a selection of apps designed specifically for the included stylus. Some of the apps include S Memo and S Planner. Moving back towards the hardware specs, the handset also has a dual-core 1.4GHz processor, 2 megapixel front-facing camera and an 8 megapixel rear-facing camera with LED flash.

All said and done, while the size of this display may be a turn off for some, it does appear like it will have a rather nice display to look at. Of course, we suspect that the $850 price tag may be the real turn off right now.