Pictures of Verizon branded Samsung GALAXY Note II leak

Verizon customers never got a shot at the Samsung GALAXY Note. That turned out to be Big Red's mistake at the phablet sold over 10 million units. While no carrier in the states has yet to officially announce the sequel, there has been speculation that the smartphone with a 5.5 inch screen would be offered by AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon.

Some pictures of what is alleged to be the Verizon version of the Samsung GALAXY Note II have leaked and take a look at that home button! As we previously heard, even the home button on the device has Verizon branding. The nation's largest carrier has been making up for missing out on the original Samsung GALAXY Note by recently launching the LG Intuition. The latter is a 5 incher with an aspect ratio of 4:3 which means a device so square never looked so cool (how's that, Madison Avenue?). Then, there is the matter of that rumored 5 inch phablet from HTC, with a 1080p screen.

The Samsung GALAXY Note II is expected to be launched sometime before the end of the year and a "respected source" is calling for an October 21st launch for AT&T which means that we could be about a month away from seeing redemption for Verizon customers/

source: Phandroid