A preliminary review of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 – Mobiltelefon.Ru

Galaxy Note 7 The announcement made a strange impression. From line Note accepted always expect more power and whistles than in the S-series, but in Note 7 improvements have turned out rather cosmetic. At first glance, this is the same Galaxy S7 edge in a larger case and with a stylus, but in fact, the device feels a little different. The smartphone will be available in Russia September 16, but we have already managed to spend a couple of hours Note 7 and to make a first impression.

Specifications Samsung Galaxy Note 7:
 

• Network: GSM / GPRS / EDGE (900/1800/1900 MHz), WCDMA / HSPA (900/2100 MHz), FDD-LTE (1, 3, 7), TD-SCDMA (34, 39), TD-LTE (40)

 

• The platform (at the time of announcement): Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, firmware TouchWiz

 

• Display: 5.7 “, 1440 x 2560 pixels, Super AMOLED, 518-ppi, glass Gorilla Glass

 

• Camera: 12MP, Dual Pixel, 1,4 mm, auto focus, flash, optical image stabilization, f / 1.7, video recording 4K

 

• Front camera: 5 megapixel, f / 1.7

 

• Processor: 8 cores (4 core 2.3 GHz and 4 cores at 1.6 GHz), 14 nm, 64-bit, the Exynos 8890 Octa 8

 

• Graphics chip: Mali-T880

 

• RAM: 4 GB LPDDR4

 

• Internal Memory: 64 GB (UFS 2.0)

 

• Memory card: microSD up to 256 GB

 

• GPS and GLONASS

 

• Wi-Fi (802.11a / b / g / n / ac), MIMO

 

• Bluetooth 4.2 LE

 

• NFC

 

• USB Type-C

 

• Two SIM-card (one hybrid SIM / microSD slot)

 

• The accelerometer, a geomagnetic sensor, a gyroscope, ambient light sensor RGB, proximity sensor, a barometer, a Hall sensor, a fingerprint scanner, a sensor measuring heart rate, eye iris scanner

 

• 3,5-mm jack

 

• Protection against water and dust IP68

 

• Battery: removable 3500 mAh

 

• Dimensions: 153,5 x 73,9 x 7,9 mm, / li & gt;
   
• Weight: 169 g

To get started is just to explain why the number 7 has appeared in the title instead of 6. The reason is simple: 7 more than 6. In the eyes customer model with a smaller number would seem not such an important and modern (S7 & gt; Note 6), so that this is done to facilitate communication between buyers and sellers. Why it did not bother the company earlier, when the Galaxy Note line representatives have always gone to the figure below the flagships of the series S – a mystery. The indirect cause of the number 7 in the title, you can try to find the announcement of the iPhone in the near 7 and 7 Plus. Under it even easier to bring the transfer of the start of sales in many countries in the middle and the end of September, because it is at this time fresh “apples” will appear on store shelves. Truth reasons no one knows, but these devices are in any case doomed to direct competition and the fall of us and you will find plenty of hot comparisons.

The second thing I would like to mention is the fact how the Galaxy Note 7 felt after S7 edge. Model Note 7 seems more convenient S7 edge, and he does not so much susceptible to accidental contact (although S7 edge with updates accidental touches almost no) due to lower screen is folded. The display itself has become larger than 0.2 “, so that the convenience of single-handed almost not affected – Note 7 is perhaps the most user-friendly smartphone with a screen size of

By the way, experts have called DisplayMate display Note 7 best. of all smartphones, and they are far from the truth. at least, this is the best AMOLED-display of all. they can be treated differently, but in the case of Note 7 carp possible unless severe flickering at minimum brightness, almost imperceptible in real life. When you angle the screen almost green and violet.

Questions is the display protection. the Note 7 became the first smartphone with a glass Gorilla glass 5, which actively resists chipping and cracking, but scratched a lot lighter than its predecessor. almost how plastic. display oleophobic layer also raises questions. during dating in quite a warm room, sliding a finger across the screen seemed somewhat far-fetched, not to mention the use of a stylus. the way Apple Pencil slides on the iPad Pro glass and then, as S- Pen glides across the screen Note 7 – two tremendous difference. Add to this once again a plastic protection for the finger scanner and get a very “plastic” feel of the machine for 65 thousand rubles. Do not get me wrong, it does not feel cheap, it has a nice weight and a cool metal frame, but the protective properties of the surfaces do not inspire confidence. Especially after the rollers with Gorilla Glass test 5. Fortunately, protective films, covers, cases and other accessories for the Note 7 will be more than enough.

The main feature was the Galaxy Note 7 iris scanner. The company calls it the most secure protection system, but whether it is more convenient to simply press a button with your finger under the screen? Not at all. The thermal scanner works quickly, but it requires extra action when you unlock. We must first turn on the screen, then svaypnut right and then bring the unit to the eyes. From the first time he can your eyes and do not recognize the speed and accuracy are highly dependent on your proximity to the machine and ambient lighting. If all is well, the scanner works instantly, but press the button under the display is still faster and easier. With lenses and glasses scanner also does not work very stable, can both recognize and not recognize your eyes, resulting in its usefulness will evaluate only the most persistent. In my opinion, this chip will use most of the owners a couple of times to surprise friends and then again back to the normal fingerprint scanner.

Much more like an updated interface Grace UX. Shell became lighter and airier, completely redesigned shutter notifications switch, settings, the camera application. Still localization in some places to modify, and then curves hyphenation and strange cuts do not look too good in such a device level. Edge UX Sidebar will not go away, despite a less curved display. S-Pen stylus is shorter, but was protected from water (as does the smartphone), 4096 degrees of depression and an updated pop-up menu to work with him. Using the stylus, you can now create GIF-animations in any video, as well as translate words when you move the stylus on the desired word. Most users Note 7 will enjoy the ability to create notes on your lock screen. It is enough to pull out a pen and you are ready to write on the display, but because Always On feature this manuscript will remain active for an hour. For emergency notes nothing better not to think. From software tokens can also be noted HDR-video player and technology to improve the quality of the video, but it is yet to be evaluated in practice later. With examples of photos you can see below.

Iron stuffing apparatus inherited from the S7, so here is the same chipset and the same camera, but the battery is compared to S7 edge a little thin. Fast charging via USB-C is to brighten up this deficiency. Many expect to see in Note 7 as much as 6 GB of RAM, but it is 4 GB, 2 GB of which is almost always busy and family services system. China will soon release a smartphone version with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal memory. Did she make it to Russia later in the most beautiful blue color, whose fate is now just solved the Russian office.

I can not say that after meeting with Note 7 became clear to me why you need this smartphone, when there is almost the same Galaxy S7 edge with just over a curved screen, a smaller size with a stylus and significantly cheaper. On the other hand, Note 7 will appeal to those who appreciate the pieces with the stylus in the series Note and uses them constantly, as well as looking for a convenient large smartphone. The issue of preservation appearance will leave open to detailed testing. Ask questions and in the full review we’ll try to answer them.

 

© Maxim Kurmaev. Mobiltelefon