Samsung Galaxy Note II Will Hit Just For $299?

It’s no secret that all five major U.S. carriers will sell the second-generation Samsung phablet, but they seem to have their very own launch strategies. Thus far, Sprint and AT&T are the only carriers to throw out specific dates, while T-Mobile has merely said the phone will launch this “fall.”

(Though, recent reports seem to confirm a T-Mobile launch as soon as tomorrow.)

As far as pricing goes, there are no surprises here. Just like Sprint’s Galaxy Note II (and presumably every other on-contract version), AT&T will be selling the Samsung Galaxy Note II for $299.99 with a two-year agreement.

In the specs department, nothing has been updated from what we heard at the phone’s announcement at IFA in Berlin. We’re still looking at a 1.6GHz quad-core Exynos proc, 2GB of RAM, an 8-megapixel shooter, and last but not least, a brand new S-Pen stylus thingy.

The display weighs in just a tad larger than its predecessors’, at 5.5 inches of Super AMOLED awesomeness. And of course, this phone will be readily equipped with a 4G LTE radio to take advantage of AT&T’s new LTE network.

According to the release, AT&T is the only carrier dropping the price of the original Galaxy Note from $299 with-contract to $199.

-http://techcrunch.com