Samsung Galaxy Note II goes on sale in the U.S.

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Updated 3:58 p.m. ET

Samsung kicked off sales of its phone-tablet hybrid, the Galaxy Note II Wednesday in the U.S.

Samsung announced the Galaxy Note II at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA 2012) in August. The device features a 5.5-inch display at 1280 x 720 pixel resolution, Android 4.1 operating system, front- and rear-facing cameras, 16 gigabyte memory and S Pen.

The Galaxy Note II is currently available from T-Mobile for about $370, after an instant discount and mail-in rebate, and U.S. Mobile for about $300. Both require a two-year plan to get the subsidized price. The company says the device is "coming soon" to AT&T, Verizon and Sprint.

AT&T announced the Galaxy Note II will be available on Nov. 9 for about $300 with a 2-year contract. Pre-orders start on Oct. 25.

Samsung says it sold 10 million units of the original Galaxy Note in its first year.

[FrankFitton]

My dilemma now is whether I shell out the $650 to get a Note II and keep my unlimited data plan, yeah I average 40GB of data month, or get it on an upgrade and modify my usage to get on a tiered data plan. Ugh, I want a Note II so bad. Of course option #3 is to just keep my Razr Maxx and be happy. Oh yeah, I'm a concession account so I get an upgrade every 9 months that's why I'm eligible and don't have that bad of a phone. Verizon unlimited is true unlimited, not like that garbage AT&T passes for unlimited, so that is like a priceless thing to have in reality. Who knows what even more data intensive phones might come out in the future. Then again Verizon could decide that even without getting an upgrade you lose unlimited, they could do that too if they wanted. Then I'd feel really stupid for having shelled out full retail just to keep it.

Ugh, so much speculation and conjecture. Everything is just soooooo grey. Check out my blog post about my Galaxy Note II/ unlimited data dilemma at........ http://www.gosellcrazy.com/2012/10/cellphonedilemma/

[VapeGirl]

This is my next phone. ^_^ Come on Verizon, release this all ready!

[dajyashus]

$300+ is too much, will wait until below 200.