Early thismorning,the weather around my place was so bad such that I ended up spending almost three hours in a nearby Samsung shop.I and the owner who goes by the name Regina xxxxxxx spent all the time discussing the new Galaxy Note GT-N700.She gave me a sample and when I saw it,I realized the device is not a small Tablet like i had anticipated but a verylarge phone,views which were shared by Regina.Immediately,i wanted to find out if the device would fit in my pocket and it was not disappointing as such.The Galaxy Note has avery beautiful 5.3 inches AMOLED touchscreen and is a fully functional phone andcomes with a stylus, dubbed the S Pen which I learned from the seller that itwas advanced smart pen comfortably tucked in at the bottom right of the devicethat lets users take notes, doodle and mark-up screenshots and maps.
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While comparing it with other Samsung products,thisone has a large and bright as well very sharp screen.I was amazed how thedisplay on this device works.The gadget proves to haveamazingly good touchscreen sensitivity and it has 1.4Ghz dual-core processor runningon Gingerbread and frankly is a very fast response speed.The Note social Hubcombines all social networking feeds and e-mail messages into one single appand updates from Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn make up the social network feedand user can even sync with Microsoft Exchange server as well as other web-mailaccounts.
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The S Planner organizer can be synced withGoogle Calendar, Microsoft Exchange and Facebook while S Choice has a selectionof Samsung apps and one of the best is Zen Brush because it is a drawing app thatlets you to paint and write.One of the most remarkable thingswith the Note was to use the device very much like how I use a regular notepadand the S Pen is indeed a useful tool.While testing,it was easy for me tomark-up webpages and screenshots with the S Pen and S Memo software and therewere two ways to make a screen capture.One wa is to depress both the power andhome button simultaneously while the other one is to depress the little buttonon the S Pen while tapping on the screen.
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However,while doing latter,screenshot was automatically placed in an editor where I was able to save, mark-up and select a part of the image.This was very fascinating indeed. was also able to importentire screen shot and other selected images to the S Memo app to further addannotations to it and at time simply use the image i selected in my memo.Foryour information,S Memo comes with eight different backgrounds and I was ableto choose from yellow notepad paper, blue lined paper.One of the most interestingthing was that there is a music manuscript background for those who want tocompose music which is pretty cool.S Memo also provided me with a wideselection of pen settings ranging from pen, pencil, paintbrush and highlighterin various colors that made my doodling experience more enjoyable.
It is humongous for asmartphone, so for the men,i don't know if it will sit comfortably in our frontpockets. For our lovely ladies, they will definitely have no problems carryingit in their handbags as it is thin and lightweight.The Note size and WXGA is1,280 x 800-pixels,the resolution that makes the device very impressive for viewingphotos and videos.The main advantages of having a Super AMOLED screen are abrighter display, less sunlight reflection and reduced power consumption.Also, Idid not like was the fact that screen takes up most of the front of the phone,leaving narrow spaces on top and bottom of the device.
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There is a physical Homebutton at the bottom of the device and two touch-sensitive buttons on eitherside for Back and Options. On top is an earphone grill, followed by the2-megapxiel front-facing camera.The 8-megapixel camera and flash is at theback, where the speaker is. As the speaker is located at the back, it's bestnot to put the device flat on the table when listening to music or watchingvideos.Also,the Note did not impress me with its vibrant display as I was alsopleased to learn that it holds its own when it comes to photo and videocapturing.
The Note comes with VideoMaker and Photo Editor that allow us to make simple edits to our video clipsand photos respectively.Without any doubt in my mind,the device is the besttravelling companion when i can listen to music while reading my favouritenovel or my most adored magazine as it is suitable gadget in catching up on the latest newsor browsing my favorite Economist magazine.This is even made easier becauseSamsung's Readers Hub allows users to easily download online newspapers viaPressDisplay,Magazines via Zinio and books via Kobo.
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In conclusion,theSamsung Galaxy Note is truly an all-in-one device that's lightweight andportable.However,I cannot hold the gigantic smartphone up to the ear toreceive a call because at this age and era it is extremely embarrassing.Regina told me this new larger form factor might just become the norm inthe near future.Samsung Galaxy Note is simply a large gadget with beautifuldisplay and light in weight with packed features.Unfortunately,I would not dare to hold this huge handset up to my ears as people may think am oldfashioned.
I barely spent ample time with the tablet but the Note is ableto house a large 2,500mAh lithium-ion battery and this means that despite thesize of the screen, battery life is decent for a device of its size.I was toldby shop owner that a fully charged battery could last me a day and a half totwo days with minimal usage, but I would definitely have to charge it daily incase of heavy usage like gaming or video playback.I’d rather charge it daily becausea day without rock videos is like a day without food for a mason.
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