Samsung
Galaxy Note 3 Review
The mobile phone-tablet hybrid category was
created by the first Samsung Galaxy Note. Its latest model - the Samsung
Galaxy Note 3 - has its biggest screen yet and lots of new features. Still,
props to Samsung for creating this model with a bigger screen than the last one
but in a slightly smaller case. The Note 3 measures 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3 mm,
which is about the same height, half a millimeter narrower and a full
millimeter thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. More impressively
still, the 168g weight is a full 15g lighter than last year’s model.
This is a Note, so there’s a stylus built
into the body, called the S Pen. It’s so you can annotate the screen, for
instance. As you pull it from its snug holster the Note 3 recognizes you’ve
done this and launches a special menu called Air Command. The options in the
menu include Action Memo.
The display this time around is 5.7 inches
– last year it was 5.5 inches. It’s bright and sharp. And because it’s a Super
AMOLED screen, it’s amazingly vivid. Sometimes eye-searingly so. This is a Full
HD screen, just like the Samsung Galaxy S4, though the pixel density is obviously
a little lower as this is a bigger display. Even so, it looks great.
The 13MP sensor on the Note 3 is decent
enough, managing good shots in average light and excellent ones in brighter
lighting conditions. Good, then, but not the standout feature here. That’s
because there’s a video camera here too and it shoots in 4K resolution.
The fast Qualcomm Snapdragon
800 processor is superbly whizzy and as a result this is a speedy phone
that never slows down. There are a lot of really nippy handsets now, such as the
new iPhone 5s, and though in day-to-day terms it’s good to have web pages that
open quickly and quick animated effects throughout, it’s when apps are
developed to make use of this speed that we’ll really see the difference. For
now, though, this is a fast handset.
A phone this size has plenty of need for
power with all that screen real estate to light up. On the other hand, there’s
room for a big cell. So the 3200mAh battery on board delivers a lot of juice.
On light usage this phone will easily last you a day and a half, while heavier
use will still see you glide through the day to recharge it overnight.
As tablet/phone hybrids go, the Samsung
Galaxy note 3 is hard to beat. The screen is gorgeous, the processor means its
mighty fast and the camera is excellent – especially the 4K video recording.
Battery life is more than decent and the features offered by the S pen stylus
are neat. And the handwriting recognition is good. If you like a big screen,
the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is worth a look – it’s the best phablet yet.
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