The samsung galaxy note 3 Phablet smartphone is another one of samsung's genius in action. Unveiled on the 4th of September in Berlin, the galaxy note 2 was announced with the jellybean version 4.3. Compared to the samsung galaxy note 2, the note 3 comes with the Exynos 5 Octa5420, the octa core processor which revolutionised the idea of the number of cores that can be added to a phone, the very idea that made the samsung galaxy S4 famous everywhere. Here are some other specifications of the phone:
GPU: ARM Mali T628MP6
CPU: Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 and 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
DIMENSIONS: 5.95 inches height, 3.12 inches width
ANDROID VERSION: Android 4.3 jellybean
BATTERY: 3200 mAh
DISPLAY: Super AMOLED 388ppi(1920 x 1080) (16:9 aspect ratio)
SENSORS: Hygroscope, Barometer, Gesture sensor, Gyroscope, Hall effect sensor,
Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, Thermometer, RGB light sensor.
CAMERA: 13 MP rear camera with autofocus, BSI, 1080p and 4k video recording
If you are a creative person, like taking notes or simply want to draw on your phone, then the S Pen is something that you will use. If you aren’t into this, then you will hardly remove it from its housing.
When you remove the S Pen from its housing, you get a small widget on the display called Air command. This gives you access to a bunch of S Pen capable apps such as the Pen Window, S Finder, Screen Write and more.
Last but not least, the Note 3 also offers pop out play. You can watch your videos in a small window on the display of the tablet while taking care of other work.
There are a bunch of other gesture-controlled features such as S Beam, Air Gesture, Air View, and more that we have seen on smartphones such as the Galaxy S4.
Samsung has packed in so many features in the Note 3 that the more time you spend with it, greater the chances that you will uncover a new feature or an app compatible with the S Pen or some new gesture control.
The rear of the Note 3 houses a 13MP camera. The version of the Note 3 that has launched internationally (running on Snapdragon 800) has the ability to shoot video in 4K. The version launched in India however only has the ability to shoot video in 1080p. The camera brings with it a slew of shooting modes such as Auto, Beauty Face (enhances facial features while taking a pic), Best Photo (takes a series of photos and picks the best one for the user), Best Face (takes 5 pictures of a group and merges the best faces for the final image), Sound and Shot (enriches the picture by adding a few seconds of background sound), Drama (takes multiple exposure pictures of a moving subject and merges them into one dramatic picture), Animated photo (Creates a picture containing selected moving objects by animating certain parts of the picture), and more.
Moving on to real world performance of the phablet, let’s start with the touchscreen. Touchscreen performance is smooth as silk. With the Air Gesture feature, there are times when you don’t even need to touch the display to interact with it. There was no lag or stutter whatsoever while using the touchscreen. The keyboard on the tablet is quite accurate too. Typing is a treat with both the hands. There is a single hand mode on the tablet as well, but it isn’t comfortable considering the width of the Note 3.
Coming to the video playback, the Note 3 didn’t support the MKV audio or AVI video formats natively. MP4 HD files however were recognized with their subtitles. Watching movies on the Note 3 is a great experience. The display is crisp, color reproduction is accurate and the audio is quite loud.
Since the power under the hood is good too, the games we played on the tablet ran very smoothly. Real Racing 3, Dead Trigger, Angry Birds Star Wars II and more ran very smoothly on the Note 3. It was a treat playing the games as the display was good and responsive, audio was clear and the overall performance was smooth.
If you are in the market to pick up a large screen smartphone (larger than 5.5-inches) with some impressive specifications and a lot of preloaded apps and features, the Galaxy Note 3 is a very good pick, especially if you’re enamored by the apps and potential of the S-Pen. However, if all you’re looking for is a large display, then we would advise you pick up the Sony Xperia Z Ultra. The LG Optimus G Pro is another alternative worth considering, if the above two don’t entice you. Both the G Pro and the Z Ultra pack some impressive hardware with the Z Ultra boasting of weather-proof capabilities as well.
GPU: ARM Mali T628MP6
CPU: Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 and 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
DIMENSIONS: 5.95 inches height, 3.12 inches width
ANDROID VERSION: Android 4.3 jellybean
BATTERY: 3200 mAh
DISPLAY: Super AMOLED 388ppi(1920 x 1080) (16:9 aspect ratio)
SENSORS: Hygroscope, Barometer, Gesture sensor, Gyroscope, Hall effect sensor,
Accelerometer, Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, Thermometer, RGB light sensor.
CAMERA: 13 MP rear camera with autofocus, BSI, 1080p and 4k video recording
The Galaxy Note 3 will ship with Android 4.3 "Jelly Bean" and Samsung's proprietary TouchWiz user interface and software. Additional pen-oriented features have been added to the Note 3's software; removing the stylus from its compartment (or pressing its button whilst hovering over the display) activates an Air Command menu which provides shortcuts to pen-oriented features such as Action Memos (on-screen sticky notes that use handwriting recognition to detect their contents and provide relevant actions, such as looking up addresses on Google Maps and dialing phone numbers), Screen Write (an annotation tool), Pen Window (which allows users to draw pop-up windows to run certain apps inside), the search tool S Finder, and Scrapbook. The multi-window functionality has also been updated with expanded app support, the ability to run multiple instances of a single app, and the ability to drag and drop content between apps. The device also ships with a news aggregator app known as My Magazine, accessible by swiping up from the bottom of the screen, and an updated version of S Note.
Once unlocked, you have access to the standard five customizable home screens that you can load with apps and widgets. You also have the option to add and remove home screens as per your requirement. You also have the standard apps and widget listing pages. The drop down notification gives you access to shortcuts such as screen rotation, Bluetooth, data, multi-window, brightness and more.
Since the phablet falls under Samsung’s Note series of devices, you get the whole added functionalities of the S Pen. You have the standard slew of apps such as Notes, Gallery, Videos and more. Air View, a feature that made its debut with the Note 2 is also present on this device. You simply hover over a folder to see its content or hover over a message to see it in detail or simply hover over a video to see the preview. These features can be turned on and off as per your convenience from the settings menu.
If you are a creative person, like taking notes or simply want to draw on your phone, then the S Pen is something that you will use. If you aren’t into this, then you will hardly remove it from its housing.
When you remove the S Pen from its housing, you get a small widget on the display called Air command. This gives you access to a bunch of S Pen capable apps such as the Pen Window, S Finder, Screen Write and more.
Moving on to other abilities of the Note 3, long pressing the back button pulls out an app drawer. This app drawer lists all the apps that you can use in the multi-window mode on the phablet. Yes, the device has the ability to run two apps simultaneously on the display, something we have seen on other high end Samsung devices. You can have the browser running on the top half while watching a video below. You could be checking your mail and checking out Google maps at the same time. It’s quite a handy feature and one that you will be using quite a bit especially if you appreciate multitasking on the go.
Last but not least, the Note 3 also offers pop out play. You can watch your videos in a small window on the display of the tablet while taking care of other work.
There are a bunch of other gesture-controlled features such as S Beam, Air Gesture, Air View, and more that we have seen on smartphones such as the Galaxy S4.
Samsung has packed in so many features in the Note 3 that the more time you spend with it, greater the chances that you will uncover a new feature or an app compatible with the S Pen or some new gesture control.
The rear of the Note 3 houses a 13MP camera. The version of the Note 3 that has launched internationally (running on Snapdragon 800) has the ability to shoot video in 4K. The version launched in India however only has the ability to shoot video in 1080p. The camera brings with it a slew of shooting modes such as Auto, Beauty Face (enhances facial features while taking a pic), Best Photo (takes a series of photos and picks the best one for the user), Best Face (takes 5 pictures of a group and merges the best faces for the final image), Sound and Shot (enriches the picture by adding a few seconds of background sound), Drama (takes multiple exposure pictures of a moving subject and merges them into one dramatic picture), Animated photo (Creates a picture containing selected moving objects by animating certain parts of the picture), and more.
Moving on to real world performance of the phablet, let’s start with the touchscreen. Touchscreen performance is smooth as silk. With the Air Gesture feature, there are times when you don’t even need to touch the display to interact with it. There was no lag or stutter whatsoever while using the touchscreen. The keyboard on the tablet is quite accurate too. Typing is a treat with both the hands. There is a single hand mode on the tablet as well, but it isn’t comfortable considering the width of the Note 3.
Coming to the video playback, the Note 3 didn’t support the MKV audio or AVI video formats natively. MP4 HD files however were recognized with their subtitles. Watching movies on the Note 3 is a great experience. The display is crisp, color reproduction is accurate and the audio is quite loud.
Since the power under the hood is good too, the games we played on the tablet ran very smoothly. Real Racing 3, Dead Trigger, Angry Birds Star Wars II and more ran very smoothly on the Note 3. It was a treat playing the games as the display was good and responsive, audio was clear and the overall performance was smooth.
If you are in the market to pick up a large screen smartphone (larger than 5.5-inches) with some impressive specifications and a lot of preloaded apps and features, the Galaxy Note 3 is a very good pick, especially if you’re enamored by the apps and potential of the S-Pen. However, if all you’re looking for is a large display, then we would advise you pick up the Sony Xperia Z Ultra. The LG Optimus G Pro is another alternative worth considering, if the above two don’t entice you. Both the G Pro and the Z Ultra pack some impressive hardware with the Z Ultra boasting of weather-proof capabilities as well.
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