According to reports, after grabbing attention for its giant screen size – the biggest yet for any smartphone- at its global debut in September, the Samsung Galaxy Note may enter India in the first week of November this year.

The Korean tech giant had unveiled Galaxy Note at the IFA 2011 event in Berlin, Germany, categorising the device as neither a smartphone nor a tablet PC, but in an entirely ‘new category of product’.

The Android 2.3(Gingerbread) device from Samsung has a 5.3-inch WXGA (1280 x 800, 285 PPI) display, which is bigger than that of most smartphones currently available in the market, but smaller than the 7-inch or so screens that tablet PCs mostly come with.The gadget’s most interesting feature is its stylus- the ‘S Pen’- that allows users to scribble messages, write notes, compose documents and sketch drawings directly on the screen.

The S Pen is combined with a full touch screen. The company claims the phone has the most advanced pen-input technology, which includes functions like ‘pressure sensitivity, preciseness, speed and more’, and allows users to compose notes ‘with increased accuracy and ease’.

Just 9.65mm (0.38 inches) thick and weighing 178 grams, the device comes with an 8MP camera, a 2MP front camera, 1.4 GHz Dual core processor and super HD AMOLED display. Wi-fi enabled, the smartphone has 16GB internal memory, which can be extended up to 32GB on microSD.

Samsung is promoting the Galaxy Note as being the first in a “new category of product, developed through Samsung’s deep consumer understanding and insight.” While there’s still no word on what the price of the device might be, many believe the Galaxy Note might be sold with a price tag of over Rs 30,000 in India.

Samsung has also announced the Galaxy Note World Tour in Europe event. An update on Samsung Galaxy Note’s official Facebook page says there will be live streaming from the event at Battersea Power Station in London, which can be viewed in India from 11:30 pm on November 3 .