AT&T's Galaxy Note II arrives on November 9

It's official! The larger than life Galaxy Note II will go on sale with AT&T starting November 9. Prior to that, pre-orders will be available from October 25 for the most impatient ones.

Customers who want to get their hands on the handset will have to pay the hefty $299.99 and put a signature on a two-year contract with the carrier.

Armed with a 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos 4412 processor, LTE and, of course, a giant 5.5" touchscreen, the Galaxy Note II is not your typical smartphone. It's more like a very small tablet that can perform stuff like voice calls and text messages. Among its key-features is the S Pen stylus, which is tightly integrated with the software of the device. It allows you to execute a number of actions like getting a preview of video content, selecting and pasting images, as well as taking handwritten notes.

The Galaxy Note II is expected to be a success, as the predecessor of the device was sold in over 10 million units