Samsung to release Galaxy Note II in the UK on Monday

Manufacturer’s latest handset features 5.5 inch screen and utilises S-Pen, first seen with its recently-launched tablet

The Samsung Galaxy Note II will be available in the UK on October 1 through the network stores, Phones 4U, Carphone Warehouse and the manufacturer’s store in Westfield Stratford City.

Running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on a quad-core processor, the new note features a 5.5 inch screen, eight megapixel camera and HD video recording. It also utilises the S-Pen, which the manufacturer includes with its Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet released earlier this year.

The device was originally announced at August’s IFA conference in Berlin.