Samsung start selling a hybrid smartphone and tablet Galaxy Note to Russia

Samsung Corporation begins on Saturday, sales in Russia, an unusual device - smartphone Galaxy Note to the screen size and resolution which is more characteristic of a tablet computer than the phone.
A device with a 5.3- inch Super AMOLED ( 1280x800 pixel resolution ) uses the Google Android operating system 2. 3. The recommended price of a smartphone is 34.99 thousand rubles for a model with 16 GB of internal memory ( 32 GB version will appear later). In the first day of sales, all customers receive a discount in the amount of 5000 rubles.
Despite analysts say niche solutions - not all users are willing to buy such an expensive smart phone bulky and - since the beginning of sales of the device will be presented in more than five thousand retail outlets across Russia.
The representative of the Samsung did not specify the RIA Novosti, in which the company expects sales in the Russian market.
The size and weight of the Galaxy Note ( thickness - 9.7 millimeters, 178 grams) can always carry it in your pocket, using a smartphone. In fact, this device represents a new class of devices that combine features smartphone and tablet. Large high resolution screen allows you to more comfortably than on smartphones standard format, use the Internet, mapping applications, watch videos, and print text on the virtual keyboard.
According to the developers, Galaxy Note also able to replace the paper notebook. In this unit comes with touch -sensitive stylus S Pen, which allows you to draw on the screen of arbitrary graphs, charts, make handwritten notes, ' select ' objects in an image editor, etc. n.
The distinctive characteristics of the device are also dual-core processor clocked at 1.4 GHz, 8- megapixel camera with recording HD- format video 1080p, as well as the ability to connect external USB-devices ( drives, keyboards ) using an adapter sold separately. Capacity removable battery, the company says is sufficient for ten hours of phone conversation while using the 3G network. Galaxy Note Charging via standard microUSB connector.
Galaxy Note will be the first device from Samsung, which supports the work of the Russian GLONASS navigation system on a par with the American GPS.