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  • Titanium and white Samsung Galaxy Note II

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • Back of the Titanium and white Samsung Galaxy Note II

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Galaxy Note II lock screen with customizable shortcuts, weather information, and owner information.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • Customized home screen on my Galaxy Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • Gmail and email widgets on the Galaxy Note II. With the large display and customizable widgets there is a LOT you can do with the Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • Apps can be organized in folders on the Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • There is a large S Memo widgets available for the Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • More widgets, apps, and folders on the Galaxy Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • You can toggle on and off the Page Buddy utility that gives you home screen panels like this S Pen page.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • You can do some fun things with the photo applications on the Galaxy Note II. I took this photo and made it black and white and then brought it into the S Memo application.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • When you plug in your earphones, this home screen panel launches. It's called the Earphones page in Page buddy.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • You can even customize these Page buddy home screen panels and as you can see I put all of the ways I listen to music on the earphones page.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Android data usage monitor is helpful for managing your data plan.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • The wireless network control panel includes NFC and Bluetooth transfer management.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • There are two modes for the home screen, created in an attempt to make using Android easy for new owners. There are easy and basic modes available.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • Like the new iOS 6 software, you will find the Blocking Mode utility that lets you control notifications and other contact methods.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • Vibration intensity settings can be managed in fine detail on the Galaxy Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • The sound utility lets you control fine aspects of sound on the Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Galaxy Note II display settings. It is important to remember that you can tap on some of the toggle buttons to further setup some areas. For example, tapping on Page buddy enables it, but also gets you to another setup screen (seen in the next screenshot).

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Page buddy setup screen on the Galaxy Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • There are not that many devices today that have LED indicator lights, but thankfully the Note II does. You can also control many aspects of the LED on the device.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • I like that Samung devices let you customize the font settings, including font styles.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • You can toggle on battery percentage. Note the percent indicator in the upper status bar.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • View of the storage status on the Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • Smartphone enthusiasts will love that the Galaxy Note II has an external storage card slot that you can fill with a 64GB microSD card.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • This screenshot shows the power saving mode settings on the Galaxy Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • You can view your battery consumption details as well.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Dive into the application manager if you need to manage your memory or remove apps.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • Android devices have amazing Google Maps support so it helps to enable Google's location services in the settings.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • There are a number of screen lock settings on the Galaxy Note II, including face unlock.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • You have full control over your lock screen settings, including having some live data on the display.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • More lock screen options on the Galaxy Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • IT managers will be happy to see all of the security settings on the Galaxy Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Samsung acknowledges that the Note II is a large device so they give you several settings to help with one-handed operation.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Here is a screenshot of the one-handed dial keypad.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • View of the one-handed keyboard on the Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • There is even a one-handed calculator utility.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • One thing I love about Android is the ability to install different input methods, such as Swype.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • Cloud syncing solutions are part of the settings right on the Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • Backup and reset settings for the Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • There are plenty of accounts you can setup and sync with on the Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • More accounts on the Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • Motion settings were seen previously on Samsung devices and they continue to innovate and lead in this area.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • A few more motion settings.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • Advanced settings on the Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • The S Pen is radically improved on the Galaxy Note II and I love that I will be reminded if the S Pen gets left behind.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • Quick commands can be launched by simple gestures with the S Pen.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • I love that Google Now is included on the Note II.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • Google Now keeps me updated on my favorite soccer team and packages that are shipped to me.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • It doesn't get much better than Google Maps on Android.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • Gmail continues to be fantastic on Android devices.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • Samsung picks has some great apps and information.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • I purchased this $10 leather case from Amazon so I would have a way to watch movies on the large display.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • This inexpensive leather case is actually quite well built and handy.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • Back view of the Galaxy Note II in the case propped up for watching movies.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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  • Front view of the Galaxy Note II in the case propped up for watching movies.

    Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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IT managers will be happy to see all of the security settings on the Galaxy Note II.

Published: November 13, 2012 -- 14:12 GMT (06:12 PST)

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