Samsung unveils Galaxy Note 3 Neo, features 5.5-inch display and S-Pen

New Delhi: Samsung has unveiled its Galaxy Note 3 Neo phablet and the new phablet will be available in two variants: a 3G and an LTE model dubbed Galaxy Note 3 Neo LTE+. The Neo is the long rumored budget version of the Note 3 which offers the well-known S Pen experience at a lower price tag.Samsung Poland confirmed this news through a press note by pointing further that the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo will hit the global markets in February, and will be available in three colour variants - Black, Green and White.Both the original Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Note 3 Neo have the same weight, thickness and battery capacity, but the Neo is a little bit shorter in length and width. The phablet measures 148.4 x 77.4 x 8.6mm, while its weight tips the scale at 162.5 grams.The Note 3 Neo comes with a 5.5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) Super AMOLED display; 2GB of RAM; 16GB inbuilt storage, which is further expandable up to 64GB via microSD card, and 3100mAh battery.The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo LTE+ will ship with a hexa-core chipset, which consists of two 1.7GHz Cortex-A15 cores and four 1.3GHz Cortex A7 cores. Users of the HSPA+ version on the other hand, will have to make do with a 1.6GHz quad-core CPU.The main camera is an 8MP unit with BSI sensor, capable of capturing 1080p videos. A 2MP front-facing unit will be in charge of video calls and selfies.Connectivity options include LTE+ (up to 150Mbps) or HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0 (LE), NFC, GPS/GLONASS, and an IR blaster. The latter is listed as market-specific so it won't be available everywhere.The device runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean out of the box.The smartphone comes with preloaded apps such as Samsung Apps, Samsung ChatON, Samsung WatchON, Samsung Link, Screen Mirroring, S Voice, S Health, Group Play, Smart Scroll, Smart Pause, Air View, Story Album and S Translator among others. The S Pen comes with Air Command and Easy Clip feature, and also supports Multi Window and S Note.The Galaxy Note 3 Neo also features Google apps such as Google Search, Gmail, Google+, Google Maps, Play Books, Play Movies, Play Music, Play Store, Play Games, Hangouts, Voice Search, and YouTube.