Samsung's Galaxy Note to land on T-Mobile in August

Samsung’s 5.3 inch smartphone/tablet hybrid, the Galaxy Note, hit the European market in October 2011. We’ll admit it, we made fun of the Note, predicted it would fail, and wrote countless editorials poking fun at Samsung’s management. We were wrong. Dead wrong. Last month Samsung announced that sales of the Note eclipsed 7 million units, which is frankly amazing considering that it’s such a niche device. Now as for sales in the United States, the Note landed on just one operator: AT&T. That was back in February. According to TmoNews, T-Mobile will become the second operator to start selling the Note, though customers are going to have to wait until August 8th.

Why is there a 10 month gap between the sale of the Galaxy Note in Europe and the sale of the Galaxy Note on T-Mobile? We wish we had the answer to that question, but we don’t. Anyway, if you’re thinking of buying the Note you should be aware that there are strong rumors suggesting that we’re going to see the Note II land in September. Said second generation Note will be physically smaller than the first Note, but it’ll have a larger 5.5 inch screen. That sounds pretty crazy to us, but then again Pantech of all companies recently introduced a 5 inch smartphone in South Korea that’s physically smaller than the 4.8 inch Galaxy S III.

Should you buy the T-Mobile Note? Of course not. The second generation Note is just one freaking quarter away. More importantly, we don’t know how much T-Mobile is going to charge for their version of the Note. If you want a bargin, it may make more sense to simply buy a used international Note. They’re going for roughly $485, which is a pretty good deal considering that AT&T initially offered the Note for $300 with a 2 year contract.

Have we convinced you to wait for the Note II or is our advice falling on deaf ears?

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1036251439 Kat McLaughlin

Yep, you were wrong – the Note is the finest cell phone of our generation – for now…lol!
- Note Lover
  
  Well put, I agree!
Danwhalendesign

I bought the International Note and I’m currently running it on T-Mobile (previously a Galaxy S2 user). Love the large screen but HATE the super slow data and 80 character limit on texts.
The S2 had the correct radios for TMobile data but no luck on getting the radios for the Note or fix for the texts.
AVID Samsung Note user

I kept wishing and watching for a large screen smart phone for years. I bought the Note as soon as I could and love it. I didn’t think there could be a better phone. BUT if the Note 2 has a larger screen without taking up more ‘pocket’ room……. I may be tempted to upgrade when I can. I never understood the negative reviews and mockery when the Note came out. I’m glad so many people didn’t listen. I understand you’ll often respond to comments from your bio. In the past few years I really watched tech news and am surprised at the difference between what’s available in Europe and here in the U.S. I remember reading about a tablet being sold abroad that had phone cability (and I think bluetooth for a headset) and I thought that would be a reasonable though imperfect option for me. But the phone cability had to be rendered inoperatable for in the states. What a waste. What is so different about how things are done in Europe? I heard there less of a problem with data plans because the internet is high speed as a standard. Is that the case? I’d love to read an article explaining the differences. Thanks much.
- http://www.intomobile.com/ Stefan Constantinescu
  
  Europe > America. Easy as that.
- http://www.intomobile.com/ Stefan Constantinescu
  
  Europe > America. Easy as that.
Anonymous

Trust me the Tmobile versión will be better than what you have it will be meant for Tmobile network. Trust the Tmobile network is great. My Galaxy S3 is definitely BOSS
- Anonymous
  
  “it will be meant for Tmobile network” And the AT&T version wasn’t meant for its network? Please. What a stupid dolt.
  - matt oates
    
    Actually, stupid and dolt kind of mean the same thing. idiot.
    - Anonymous
      
      Actually, they don’t “kind of” mean the same thing, they ARE the same thing, aka “synonymous”. Idiot.
      And my double use of the two words serves to underscore my point.
      - PhamTom
        
        They are not synoyms. One is an adjective. The other is a noun. Moronic Imbeciles :-P
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http://twitter.com/PaulaRRobinson1 Paula R. Robinson

Is that the case? I’d love to read an article explaining the differences. Thanks much...FoxGetPositionWork.blogspot.com
Note Lover

A lot more people (than we even realize) want the original Note because it’s a great phone and don’t care if the Note 2 is going to be released. So what it the Note 2 is ’supposedly’ getting released in September or October. It won’t even make it to the states until next year and most people don’t to wait ‘that’ long. Not everyone buys International versions and roots. A larger portion of people wait for great phones to come to their provider and get it at a discounted price.and don’t care if they have to sign a 2 year contract. I for one, always do research and get the phone I want when it’s time for an upgrade. For most people, It will be worth the wait for the Note because not everyone is pissed off that it’s coming out so late! Hopefully only four more weeks!