Ahead of the official launch of the latest Samsung Galaxy Note 2 in Ghana, the company is giving customers the opportunity to pre order for the phones from now till October 8, 2012. This is part of initiatives lined up to give customers exclusive buying before the phone is officially unveiled in Ghana. A statement from Samsung Ghana said customers could pre order online by texting ‘note2’ to 1406 on all networks or by logging on to the official Samsung facebook page – www.facebook.com/Samsung Mobile Ghana to place their order. It said customers who make their request via text will receive a text message thanking them for the pre order after which Samsung will place a call to the customer. This also comes with free Samsung accessories. Business leader for Hand Held Products at Samsung, Jaspreet Singh said: “We have always wanted our customers to be the first to experience any new product Samsung brings unto the market. We believe this campaign is in order and it will do just that. You do not have to go through any hustle. You just text ‘note2’ to 1406 and we will take it up from there. It’s that simple”. The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 will later be available in all Samsung shops and distributor shops dotted across the country. Below is the Samsung Galaxy Note II at a glance: • General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; UMTS 850/900/1900/2100 MHz, HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps; LTE 700/2100 MHz, 100Mbps down, 50Mbps up • Form factor: Touchscreen bar phablet • Dimensions: 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm, 180 g • Display: 5.5" 16M-color HD (720 x 1280 pixels) Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 2 • Stylus: S Pen, 1024 pressure levels, hover functionality • Chipset: Exynos 4412 Quad • CPU: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 1.6 GHz processor • GPU: Mali-400MP • RAM: 2GB • OS: Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) • Memory: 16/32/64GB storage, microSD card slot • Still camera: 8 megapixel auto-focus camera with backlit sensor, face detection and Best faces feature, touch focus and image stabilization; • Video camera: Full HD (1080p) video recording at 30fps, LED flash, 1.9MP front facing camera, video-calls • Connectivity: Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.0, standard microUSB port with MHL features (TV Out, USB host), GPS receiver with A-GPS and GLONASS, 3.5mm audio jack, FM radio, NFC • Battery: 3100 mAh • Misc: TouchWiz 4.0 UI, Extremely rich video/audio codec support, built-in accelerometer, multi-touch input, proximity sensor, gyroscope sensor, Smart stay and Smart rotation eye-tracking, S Voice