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Samsung launched, yesterday, the newest version of its oversized smartphone Galaxy Note, just a week after Apple’s iPhone 5 hit shelves, in an apparent bid to outpace its rival with a wider range of gadgets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The South Korean electronics giant said the Galaxy Note II — first unveiled at a trade fair in Berlin last month — will eventually hit stores in 128 nations including the United States<\/strong>, where the firm’s recently lost a US$1.05 billion patent case to Apple.<\/p>\n

The gadget is slightly bigger than the firm’s flagship smartphone Galaxy S series<\/strong> and comes with a stylus “S pen” to write notes or draw on the screen.<\/p>\n

The world’s top smartphone maker has sold more than 10 million units of the first Galaxy Note since its debut in November<\/strong> and more than 20 million of the latest Galaxy S III, which was launched in late May.<\/p>\n

The launch comes after a flurry of new devices from major phone makers including Apple<\/strong>, whose iPhone 5 just days ago enjoyed a record launch weekend with sales topping five million.<\/p>\n

Samsung’s smaller rival LG Electronics last week put on sale the new version of its headline Optimus G<\/strong>, hopes it will help the world’s number five phonemaker meet its goal to sell 80 million mobile phones this year.<\/p>\n

Galaxy Note II — powered by Google’s Android software — is equipped with a new 1.6 GHz quad-core processor <\/strong>that helps run multiple applications faster than the dual-core processor of the previous version.<\/p>\n

About 15.1 centimeters long (5.9 inches), 8 centimeters wide, 9.4 millimeters thin and featuring a 5.5-inch touchscreen<\/strong>, it allows users to split the screen in half to view two programmes at once.<\/p>\n

Source AFP<\/em>
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