Major American carriers are lining up to release Samsung’s latest Galaxy Note 3 smartphone and the Galaxy Gear smartwatch. While almost 150 countries will get the devices in late September, US carriers like T-Mobile, AT&T and U.S. Cellular have confirmed that it will be available to consumers in October.
Verizon hasn’t announced the release date but starting 9AM EST today, interested consumers will be able to pre-order both the Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy Gear from their website.
Meanwhile, AT&T has already started taking pre-orders of the Galaxy Note 3 with a shipping date of October 1. AT&T has priced the 32GB variant for $299.99 on a 2-year contract. There’s no word on the price or release of the Galaxy Gear except that it will be available in the coming weeks. [UPDATE: Galaxy Gear pre-order on AT&T will begin from tomorrow.]
T-Mobile has also announced the pricing and availability of both the devices. While there’s no pre-order info, T-Mobile will offer its customers Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear from October 2. T-Mobile has priced Galaxy Note 3 for $199.99 on 2-year contract and the Galaxy Gear will go for $299.99 excluding taxes. [UPDATE: T-Mobile will start taking pre-order from Sep 18. Check the link below.]
U.S. Cellular also confirmed to release the Jet Black version of Galaxy Note 3 sometime in October.
Lastly, Sprint has announced to carry the Galaxy Note 3 but hasn’t revealed any specific details like the release or the price.
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The Galaxy Note 3 sports a faux leather finish at the back for a premium look and feel and features 5.7-inch display full HD Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 800 2.3GHz quad-core CPU, 3GB RAM. 13MP camera sensor with smart stabilisation, 2MP front-facing camera, 4K video recording support, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0 LE, infrared port, 32GB internal memory, microSD card slot and 3200mAh battery.
The Galaxy Note 3 runs Android 4.3 and brings improved S Pen support. Other software optimisations include Air Command that brings multitude of options for S Pen, WatchON, Samsung Hub, Air View, improved Multi-window, Smart Pause, S Health, My Magazine etc.
Galaxy Gear smartwatch features 1.63-inch Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 320×320 pixels, 800MHz processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, 1.9MP camera with 720p HD video recording support, 315mAh battery, mic, speakers, gyroscope, accelerometer. The watch also features Smart Relay, S Voice, Voice Memo, Memographer and even supports apps from Samsung Apps like eBay, Banjo, LINE, Evernote, RunKeeper and more.
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