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11 Oct 2013

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 - The Phablet Everyone Desires

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is the latest phablet from the Korean manufacturer. Its predecessor – the Galaxy Note 2 was one of the company’s bestselling devices till date, so it was only a matter of time before Samsung launched the Note 3. Let us find out more about this spectacular Android device.

Design:

With a thickness of just 8.3 mm, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is slimmer than its predecessor, which is quite incredible considering the fact that it sports a larger display and a higher capacity battery. The entire construction of the phone is done using polycarbonate, but the back panel has a faux leather finish which offers excellent grip and keeps away fingerprint smudges.

By keeping the weight down to 168 grams, Samsung has also managed to keep the Note 3 pocket-friendly and easy to handle for long durations. In terms of color options, you get to choose from Jet Black, Classic White and Blush Pink.

Specifications of Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Display:

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 boasts of a gorgeous 5.7-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen which packs in 1920 × 1080 pixels for a pixel density of 386 ppi. It has excellent contrast levels, top-notch colors and wide viewing angles which help deliver an impeccable viewing experience especially when you're watching HD content like 1080p videos or high resolution photos.

The large nature of the screen also helps you experience better multi-tasking, high-end gaming and web browsing effortlessly.

Camera:

The phone comes with the same 13 megapixel rear-facing camera as the one available on the Galaxy S4. However, the Note 3's camera supports 2160p video recording at the rate of 30 frames per second, which isn't possible on the company's flagship device. Other than that, you'll be able to capture high quality images of up to 4128 X 3096 pixels as well as record videos of 1080 pixels at the rate of 30 frames per second.

All the other innovative features like Dual Shot, simultaneous HD video and image recording, geo-tagging, Share shot, Beauty Shot, Panorama, smile shot, etc. are all present in the camera interface. The other camera at the front has a 2 megapixel sensor which allows users to make video calls at 1080p @ 30 frames per second.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Chipset:

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 runs on the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset which accommodates a quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait processor, Adreno 330 graphics unit and 3 GB of RAM.

In select markets around the world, the company will also launch another version featuring a Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset along with two quad-core Cortex processors, Mali-T628 graphics processor and 3 GB of RAM. Users also get 16/32/64 GB of internal storage which is expandable by up to 64 GB with the help of a microSD card.

Connectivity:

The phablet supports all the usual connectivity protocols like GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE, Wi-Fi, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, NFC and Infrared. The highlight on this front is the microUSB v3.0 support, which makes it the first phone to offer such a feature.

Operating System:

The handset is equipped with Google's latest Android v4.3 Jelly Bean operating system and Samsung's TouchWiz 5.0 user interface. The Multi Window feature allows you to view and operate two applications at the same time, so you'll be able to multi-task easily. Other features and apps include S Translate, Scrapbook, Smart Stay, Smart Rotate eye tracking, S Voice, S Travel, Action Memo, S Note and much more.

Battery life:

The battery inside the Note 3 is a 3200 mAh standard Li-Ion unit which can be removed and replaced easily by opening up the back panel. According to Samsung, the battery has a rated stand-by time of up to 380 hours and talk time of up to 21 hours on high-speed LTE networks.

  Faizan Ahmad

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