Is the Galaxy Note 2 coming this August?

Editor’s note: Please welcome the newest addition to the Android Australia team – Nathan Elcoate! He’ll be blogging on breaking Android news and making product reviews. Welcome Nathan!

One thing is certain, Samsung are the world’s #1 phone maker for a reason. Constantly innovating and keeping the market exciting and alive with a constant array of updated models is just what we love and need.

We just received word from MK News in Korea that the Note II (successor to the popular 5.3″ Note), is due to be released by the South Korean company at IFA 2012.

Some details have also been announced by a Samsung official. He  mentions a 5.5″ screen, quad-core cpu (Exynos we would assume), a 12MP camera and Jelly Bean as standard.

Unfortunately the Note II will not ship with the UPB (Unbreakable Plane Display) as rumoured, with Samsung advising this has been reserved for a future unspecified model.

None-the-less, it appears Samsung are well on track for an October release with Note II, just in time to match Apple – blow-for-blow with the iPhone 5.

Have you owned a Galaxy Note? How excited would you be for Note II? I know I can’t wait to get my hands on it!