Samsung to host Galaxy Note II launch event in NYC on October 24

It looks like New York is to be filled with people gushing about Samsung's 5.5-inch Galaxy Note II smartphone come October 24, with the South Korean company sending out invitations for the event itself.

The October 24th event will be the US stop of the Galaxy Note II World Tour, with a press event that night followed by a "consumer celebration" later on that should let the public in on the Galaxy Note II shenanigans.

If you haven't heard, the Samsung Galaxy Note II is a 5.5-inch 'phablet', and comes with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the box. We should hopefully have a review up as soon as humanly possible. I'm quite excited to see how this fares not just for me personally, but against Apple's iPhone 5 and with the general public.