Hands on: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 review
The Galaxy Note 3 does exactly what we thought it would do: takes over the mantle of the world's most powerful smartphone, although the advantage is a lot smaller this time.
Samsung seems to have run out of ideas when it comes to improving the specs on its smartphones, and that's a jolly good thing. It means the company has been forced to really think about what it's doing with the Galaxy Note 3, and it's all the better for it.
After the Galaxy S4 was lauded for its core abilities, but criticised for its many pointless 'innovations', Samsung made far less of a point of talking about anything to do with eye tracking, and instead focused on the enhanced use of the S Pen.
Don't get us wrong: we're still a long way from thinking that the S Pen is a killer feature, but what Samsung has done with it here makes sense, and puts the user first.
All things considered, the client who can bear to pay a top-of-the-reach cost for a cell phone, that is. In the UK, the Galaxy Note will be accessible for £47 for every month in the event that you need a free telephone, and we're wanting the US Note 3-fanciers to shell out $299 on contract, making it a standout amongst the most exorbitant cell phones on the plane
However, expensive doesn't mean poor value - with so many features on offer, surely there's enough to warrant the cost?
All things considered, the client who can bear to pay a top-of-the-extent cost for a cell phone, that is. In the UK, the Galaxy Note will be accessible for £47 for every month assuming that you need a free telephone, and we're wanting the US Note 3-fanciers to shell out $299 on contract, making it a standout amongst the most costly cell phones on the plane
Why you'd want to do this (Samsung seems to think everyone from a chef to a florist will be snicking videos from the web) is a little less clear, but at least the option is there.
Other new abilities include an enhanced multi-tasking capability, with one of the fan-dock options in Air Power letting you draw a square on the screen and have a select number of apps pop up for use. So if you need a calculator, to watch some YouTube or set an alarm, and can't be bothered to exit your current app, then this is a great option to have.
Samsung's back with the Multi-window too, and now you can add two of the same app at once. This makes sense if you want to check two emails at once or have two chat windows open at once, although it seems like more hassle than it's worth to do this.
This leads us neatly to one of the issues that we've got with the Samsung Galaxy Note family as a whole: there's just too much going on at once. Most people will never use multi-window, as nine times out of 10 you'll find you're using it for the sake of it. On the odd occasion you annoyingly have to keep switching between windows to copy text, it's really helpful, but we've never found it anything other than fiddly to use.
The notion of being able to draw more windows fills us with dread
We're not criticising the measure of force on offer here however - a long way from it, we're just for a more effective cell phone and its the explanation for why a mess of individuals pick it up. Nonetheless, to offer it on such emphasizes feels a bit illogical. Why not make a greater arrangement of the astonishing 5.7-inch screen with a much more slender bezel, and the reality its been packed into an edge that is even more modest than some time recently?
That appears to be a greatly improved offering indicate than the capability take a gander at maps and message in the meantime - however of course, maybe a huge number of offers of the Note family worldwide recounts an alternate story.
Talking of outline, we can't truly say we like the false calfskin on offer. In the limited time motion pictures it looks smooth and premium, however when you hold it in the hand it doesn't give the 'life's record book' feeling Samsung was unmistakably trying for.
It will be interesting to see how people engage with this concept. It's not always practical to go for metal, so at least Samsung is taking things in a different direction. We're just not sure this is the right one.
Samsung has repeated another annoying trick from the S4, and that's the decision to release different versions of the Note 3 with a variety of functionality. You can get it with the ability to shoot in Ultra HD, or an octa-core version, or just 2.3GHz quad core processor instead. We presumed the quad core option would have 4K capabilities, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
Samsung seems to have run out of ideas when it comes to improving the specs on its smartphones, and that's a jolly good thing. It means the company has been forced to really think about what it's doing with the Galaxy Note 3, and it's all the better for it.
After the Galaxy S4 was lauded for its core abilities, but criticised for its many pointless 'innovations', Samsung made far less of a point of talking about anything to do with eye tracking, and instead focused on the enhanced use of the S Pen.
Don't get us wrong: we're still a long way from thinking that the S Pen is a killer feature, but what Samsung has done with it here makes sense, and puts the user first.
All things considered, the client who can bear to pay a top-of-the-reach cost for a cell phone, that is. In the UK, the Galaxy Note will be accessible for £47 for every month in the event that you need a free telephone, and we're wanting the US Note 3-fanciers to shell out $299 on contract, making it a standout amongst the most exorbitant cell phones on the plane
However, expensive doesn't mean poor value - with so many features on offer, surely there's enough to warrant the cost?
All things considered, the client who can bear to pay a top-of-the-extent cost for a cell phone, that is. In the UK, the Galaxy Note will be accessible for £47 for every month assuming that you need a free telephone, and we're wanting the US Note 3-fanciers to shell out $299 on contract, making it a standout amongst the most costly cell phones on the plane
Why you'd want to do this (Samsung seems to think everyone from a chef to a florist will be snicking videos from the web) is a little less clear, but at least the option is there.
Other new abilities include an enhanced multi-tasking capability, with one of the fan-dock options in Air Power letting you draw a square on the screen and have a select number of apps pop up for use. So if you need a calculator, to watch some YouTube or set an alarm, and can't be bothered to exit your current app, then this is a great option to have.
Samsung's back with the Multi-window too, and now you can add two of the same app at once. This makes sense if you want to check two emails at once or have two chat windows open at once, although it seems like more hassle than it's worth to do this.
This leads us neatly to one of the issues that we've got with the Samsung Galaxy Note family as a whole: there's just too much going on at once. Most people will never use multi-window, as nine times out of 10 you'll find you're using it for the sake of it. On the odd occasion you annoyingly have to keep switching between windows to copy text, it's really helpful, but we've never found it anything other than fiddly to use.
The notion of being able to draw more windows fills us with dread
We're not criticising the measure of force on offer here however - a long way from it, we're just for a more effective cell phone and its the explanation for why a mess of individuals pick it up. Nonetheless, to offer it on such emphasizes feels a bit illogical. Why not make a greater arrangement of the astonishing 5.7-inch screen with a much more slender bezel, and the reality its been packed into an edge that is even more modest than some time recently?
That appears to be a greatly improved offering indicate than the capability take a gander at maps and message in the meantime - however of course, maybe a huge number of offers of the Note family worldwide recounts an alternate story.
Talking of outline, we can't truly say we like the false calfskin on offer. In the limited time motion pictures it looks smooth and premium, however when you hold it in the hand it doesn't give the 'life's record book' feeling Samsung was unmistakably trying for.
It will be interesting to see how people engage with this concept. It's not always practical to go for metal, so at least Samsung is taking things in a different direction. We're just not sure this is the right one.
Samsung has repeated another annoying trick from the S4, and that's the decision to release different versions of the Note 3 with a variety of functionality. You can get it with the ability to shoot in Ultra HD, or an octa-core version, or just 2.3GHz quad core processor instead. We presumed the quad core option would have 4K capabilities, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
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