The English-language media last week came out reviews Galaxy Note7 – the Samsung latest smartphone, combining top characteristics co stylish design, a curved 5.7-inch screen, digital pen S Pen and the iris scanner. While waiting for the test sample of Samsung’s own preparation for the review, the editor in chief Vestey.Hi-tech examined the opinions of independent IT-journalists about the new product and is willing to share key observations. Recall that in Russia Note7 release date has already been determined: start selling the new flagship of Samsung is scheduled for 16 September. unit price also declared 64 990 rubles
Galaxy Note7: official photos Samsung
charmed, enchanted
a typical review of the Samsung Galaxy Note7 Western media starts with a header, forcing to look at the page marked “sponsorship material” or “published as an advertisement.” “Best New All Android-phone” (Joanna Stern, The Wall Street Journal), “The most beautiful phone ever created” (Steve Kovach, Business Insider), “The best smartphone on the planet, period” (Raymond Wong, Mashable) “Best big phone” (Dan Seifert, The Verge), “Perhaps the most complete smartphone ever created” (Napier Lopez, The Next Web, “elegant, simple, better than ever” (Chris Velasco, Engadget), “most sexy phone with a large screen TV” (Jessica Dolkur, CNET)
Note7 and its stylus. Photos The Next Web
but notes that it is the native advertising, is nowhere found. we have before us a global conspiracy, or, more likely, really smart – and this is the first case in the history of the line Note, traditionally criticized for the inconvenience, “bells and whistles for the bells and whistles” and ugly design – liked most browsers
Note The previous model line did not differ special grace. Photo CNET
Even those who are directly in the header states that Note7 “falls short of perfection”, immediately called the new PHABLET “phenomenal” (Ewan Spence, Forbes). name the three main at my request Note7 lack addition to high prices senior editor of The Verge, and author of the review PHABLET Dan Seifert was able to give only one – “If you do not like big phones, it is likely to also be too great for you”
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Big, but a little
in this way, most colleagues do not agree with Seifert. Reporters noted that the Galaxy Note7 looks and feels in your hand much more compact, . than any smartphone with a 5.7-inch screen before him “Galaxy Note7 combines form-factor with a cool PHABLET Galaxy S7 looks … he did not feel in the hand of a giant … and quite comfortably placed in his trouser pockets,” – writes TechCrunch columnist Brian Heather.
Note7 and S7 are different in size did not as much as you can would expect. Photo Engadget
“I like the rounded edges of the screen and the way it reduces the size. Compared framing 5.5-inch screen iPhone 6s Plus looks like a wide scope of paper postcards from the amusement park “- said Joanna Stern from WSJ This is not surprising: the Samsung smartphone, considered Seifert from The Verge, 4.7 mm and shorter. 4 mm narrower than the iPhone 6s Plus
The body is rounded at the edges, like the S7 edge, but Note7 bends symmetrical front and back. Picture TechCrunch
Chris Velasco Engadget noticed that Note7 body symmetrically rounded and from the screen, and at the rear. According to his observations, thanks to this device fits in your hand so that the random taps on the screen base of the thumb, which suffers Galaxy S7 edge, does not occur. “This is a great phone that does not seem like much,” – concludes the journalist
See also: Samsung Galaxy Note7: it showed the autopsy <. / span>
Excellent screen suspicious glass
Sam 5.7-inch display Galaxy Note7 (SuperAMOLED technology, 1440 x 2560 pixels, 518 ppi) also won the praise – quite bright (even though, according to AnandTech measurements, and not putting the record on this parameter), with rich, but precisely calibrated colors
Joshua Ho from AnandTech recommended from multiple modes choose a base color – it is not only the colors more realistic, it also saves the battery. And said: “The calibration of the display is almost impossible to distinguish from the ideal.” An added bonus is a function of “Filter blue”, similar regime Night Shift in iOS 9.3 and similar functions that appear in Android 7.0 Nougat
The screen Note7 also supports the display of HDR-content -. A video in which each pixel encoded not 8, and 10 bits, providing a smoother color transitions and a superior dynamic coverage of images (parts worked better as a very dark and very light areas). True, the HDR-Video is a rarity, except for a couple available in the Netflix series.
But the glass protecting the screen, has raised questions. Note7 – the first smartphone equipped with a Corning Gorilla Glass fifth generation. glass manufacturer insists that the glass became less fragile and with 80% probability will not crack if dropped onto concrete from a height of 1.6 m. However, YouTube JerryRigEverything user successfully scratched screen Note7 tool relatively low hardness, which is unable to damage the surface of Gorilla Glass 4.
In Corning explained that most likely, the soft torch left on the glass surface does not scratch, and trace – metal particles. The main question that remains unanswered – whether it should be removed with improvised means, or Note7 when used without the cover soon covered with such tracks from “soft” keys, coins and other items found in the pockets of
<. span> Pen S Pen
Without a stylus S Pen Note would not Note, just another great smartphone. Perot Note7 became thinner, including the tip, and sensitive. Now break it by inserting the wrong end, you can not, but in the end there is a button for the (neurotic) flipping (the other functions in the element is not present – just make it like a real pen)
The digital pen S pen. Photo Engadget
Stern argues that heroically wrote a review for the entire WSJ on Note7 pen – not because it’s convenient (take twice as much as if it was typed text with your fingers on the keyboard of the smartphone), and for the sake of experiment. Yet she managed it feather smartphone under water – for example, pressing the shutter button when shooting still images. This compares favorably Note7 from Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, screens which are under water do not take any input methods
“The coolest new feature of S Pen -. Create SIFCO from any video just a couple of clicks … cool, and use simply “- writes Dan Seifert. Here’s how to use this feature Joanna Stern of the WSJ, turning in SIFCO recorded earlier on the same Note7 underwater video:
Photo: Joanna Stern / The Wall Street Journal
CNET columnist Jessica Dolkur convenience notes create notes directly on the screen is locked. In the same note can be attached to a permanent display in the Always-on Display mode. “But I would like to note is that the display on the screen, instead of hiding in the icon for which to view is necessary to press twice” – lamenting Raymond Wong Note7 review for Mashable
Notes on the locked screen. Photos The Next Web
Most observers are inclined to believe that those who are fans of styluses is not new S Pen to draw in their faith can hardly. “The first version of the S Pen is not convinced me that it is a necessary tool, and I’m not sure that Note7 situation has changed, but the expansion of the pen features at least makes me think about it often.” – Says columnist The Verge
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The “room for growth”: the scanner iris
Earlier, the ability to unlock the device by scanning the iris eyes, there was only one smartphone – Microsoft Lumia 950 . So the Galaxy Note – the first truly mass unit, it supports. Columnists write about it carefully – like it works almost flawlessly, but the owners are not always lucky points, and situations in which the “eye” is more convenient fingerprint scanner, not so much. “Although the accuracy and speed of scanning is better than I was watching on laptops running Windows 10 with the scanner of the iris, use the fingerprint reader is more convenient and more reliable,” – says Stern
Unlock Note7 iris scanner. Photo Engadget
Ken Yeung from VentureBeat points out that to complete the work of the scanner should be wide open eyes – thanks to everyone around know that you are currently unlock the phone. Steve Kovach of Business Insider was dissatisfied with the recognition reliability – iris scanner did not work in bright sunlight and in motion, on the go. The journalist suggests that the new protection mechanism will be in demand in the first place by corporate users who will defend their classified documents in the Secure Folder (about it, see. Below).
Features FOR
“the former once bloated, nasty parody of the interface, the Touch Wiz eventually became tolerable, and then quite pleasant, – writes Chris Velasco from Engadget -. and if you hate the rounded white frame around your icons, they are now can be turned off – hallelujah “
One of the novelties was the Secure Folder folder, where you can not only hide any files, but also to create a copy of the application (for example, an alternate login) – all protected by fingerprint or scanned blank iris:
Configure” secret “Secure folder folder (image VentureBeat)
Progress in the interface area is marked by all, without exception, commentators – he not only visually simpler, but there are fewer applications. For example, the notes previously used 5 different programs, but now their functionality is combined into one. “And look nice, and use more convenient,” – summarizes Seifert
Camera interface has become easier. Photo Engadget
But Kovacs, recognizing progress, the Samsung approach to software is still unhappy and calls a modified interface, as well as duplicate counterparts from Google (mail, calendar, etc.) application main drawback of the device.
Filling one unknown
Almost all inside Galaxy Note7, from the processor to the camera, identical released spring Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. Chambers “really damn good” (Velasco, Engadget), and the interface easier – now blocking the frame when shooting icons there, and the menu called horizontal swipe. On the lack of performance too, no one complains – Snapdragon processor 820 (in the American version, in Russian Note7 comes with no less than perfect Samsung Exynos processor) to cope with anything, 4GB of RAM is enough, and the built-in memory in Note7 twice more – 64 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Note7: it showed the autopsy. Photo iFixit
Much more interesting was to find out whether the battery will last 3500 mAh (500 mAh more than in last year’s Note 5, but 100 less than in the Galaxy S7 edge) for a day of work PHABLET powerful with a large screen. On a day – enough. But most observers have noticed that the Galaxy S7 edge still remains a champion of autonomy among the 2016 Samsung flagships year. For example, says Velasco, Note7 cool video on one battery charge 14 hours – half an hour less than the S7 edge
Findings
<. p> “Note7 – not a perfect smartphone: it is expensive and some good reason to switch to the use of S pen, if you previously did without the stylus, no, but by combining the update, previously appeared in the Galaxy S7, with a number of small improvements in design and. software, the Samsung created its best for today device “- Chris Velasco, Engadget
.” Note7 -. a great phone, but if you doubt that you will use the stylus, do not buy Note7 Save and take the Galaxy S7 or. S7 edge “, -. Joanna Stern, The Wall Street Journal
” Price Note7 great, although not fabulous, but if you want the best, the need to pay more should not be surprised and even with software Therefore. there are still problems, I can easily call Note7 best great phone that I have ever used the telephone, which is a few steps ahead of the competition “- Dan Seifert, The Verge
.” Galaxy Note 7 – the result of a facelift. This polished Galaxy S7, supplemented with new ideas. In addition, it is a premium smartphone equipped with features that appear only in the Galaxy S8 – symmetrical port USB-C and the iris scanner. And the S Pen – the key to a whole new user experience and has no alternatives in the market of smartphones “, -. GSMArena
” If you like stylus and Galaxy S7 line design, Note7 unite to you the best of both worlds. If the stylus you do not like, it is better to stay on the S7 edge “, – Ken Yong, VentureBeat
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