I believe AT&T has it up for pre-order which makes it a GSM phone I think. Not sure if they have any plans for a CDMA version. It is certainly a HUGE phone though. My 4.3" Electrify is about as large a smartphone as I want, at least the way I see it at this point.
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MSRP is $749 without a contract - and it looks like they'll be going for $299 with contract, which makes it pretty high end for USCC... It does look cool, but until Android itself supports pens, you're going to be limited to using that stylus only in apps specifically written to support it.
I agree with tnplumber - the Electrify is about as big of a phone as I'm comfortable with. I have a 10" Motorola Xoom for anything that needs a bigger screen.
It isn't your average stylus though, not by a longshot!
"Samsung decided to bring back the stylus, the execs told me, because humans still haven’t eliminated the need to write and scribble things. The point was not lost on me as I jotted down what was being said in my (paper) notebook. The Note therefore has a number of features that take advantage of this fact. For one, pressing a button on the stylus and then touching the screen with it results in an instant screen grab, which can then be written on right away. This can be done in any application, whether it’s a website, map or video. The grabs are saved as images, which can then be shared with others in a variety of ways, such as email.Taking a picture, writing on it and then sending it strikes me as a very economical way to communicate—better than typing in many instances. Here are a few examples (the first is a map, the second a YouTube clip):
The Note has other stylus-enabled apps too, including a basic notepad for writing stuff down. You can also open up documents such as PowerPoint presentations, write on them and save them, then send them off. And finally, Samsung is also opening up the stylus function to outside developers, who will be able to create their own apps either through the Android Market or the company’s own sub-store. Put all that together and the business applications are clear. The one thought that kept occurring to me during the briefing was that this is exactly the sort of thing Research In Motion needs to be incorporating into its next generation of BlackBerry devices. Like many observers, I’m bracing for the worst when RIM’s new phones hit later this year—the worst being devices that are just like everyone else’s. Samsung’s stylus idea may be kooky, but it works and it may just take off."
I love my Galaxy S II Skyrocket with it's 4.5 Inch Screen, 5.3 inches just seems a bit too big for me, however, I think this definitely has a place and will do well. Now, as far as USCC getting it, I doubt it, this is purely a GSM/LTE device, I don't see any plans for a CDMA Version out there.
And finally, Samsung is also opening up the stylus function to outside developers, who will be able to create their own apps either through the Android Market or the company’s own sub-store.
That's great of them, but who wants to write apps to support a very niche market device? The HTC Flyer has the same basic stylus support and I've yet to see a single app on the Market claiming to support the stylus - I'm not saying they're not out there, just saying I've never seen one...
I bought a capacitive touch stylus shortly after buying my Xoom, and it has it's uses, but it's awkward after you get used to using your finger tip for most functions.
A stylus is useful on a very small screen where you have no precision with your fingertip. That is why most of the early mobile devices used styli, especially on early model touch screens that required significant pressure. As the size of the screen increases, the value of the stylus decreases, proportionally. The only way a stylus would be really useful would be if it was pressure and angle sensitive like those used with Wacom tablet, otherwise it's just a skinny finger.
Yes new. But the only ones I know are AT&T and Rogers in Canada.
The International Note Ran on AT&T`s 3G network just fine. But there was issues with AT&T wanting to call it a tablet and not being able to get it a voice line
I know it has been out for a while. But with it seeming like they want to dethrone the Iphone in the commercial, they would be smart to release a cdma phone. Just saying by the concept of the commercial, limiting yourself to one carrier that is also selling your competitor doesn't make much since.
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