When the Samsung Galaxy S II was unveiled in late August, Samsung announced that the phone would make its way to European, Asian and Middle Eastern markets in October with US availability coming “later in 2012.” Today we’re hearing that “later in 2012″ may actually be a little sooner than we originally expected. According to the latest rumor, AT&T will start selling the Samsung Galaxy Note II on October 21st.

AT&T has yet to make the date official and we’re still hoping the Samsung Galaxy S II will also be making an appearance on Verizon and other US carriers. Since the original Note was such a huge success, we expect the Note II will be one of the most popular Android devices during this year’s holiday season. The only real complaint we’ve heard about the device is that it may be a tad too large.

How many of you are tempted to trade in your phone and tablet for a single 5.5-inch device?