Samsung unveiled two new devices, the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note and the Galaxy Tab 7.7, at IFA in Berlin today. The Galaxy Note is meant to be used with a pen for input, and the Galaxy Tab 7.7 is the first tablet to feature a Super AMOLED Plus display and will run Android 3.2 Honeycomb.
The Galaxy Note is 9.65 millimeters thick and has a 1.4GHz dual-core processor, 16 or 32GB of internal storage, a rear 8-megapixel camera, and a front 2-megapixel camera. Samsung is not referring to the Android 2.3 Gingerbread device as a tablet, can be used with an "S Pen" to capture notes and drawings. The device will be HSPA+- and LTE-capable, but no carriers have been announced yet.
The Galaxy Tab 7.7 also has a 1.4GHz dual-core processor, is 7.89 millimeters thick and weighs only 12 ounces. The tablet will run Android 3.2 Honeycomb skinned with Samsung's TouchWiz interface, and is not a 4G LTE device, capable of only HSPA+ connectivity. Samsung says the Tab 7.7 will get up to 10 hours of video playback with its 5,100mAh battery and will come in 16/32/64GB storage configurations, all expandable by an SD card slot.
Neither prices nor release dates have been announced for the devices.
