Yesterday, I was able to attend the test session demo samples Note 7 to the Samsung office. I usually do not do phone surveys, and yet, once I was given the opportunity to touch the device before the start of sales, why not use it?
Of course, the full test per hour (and that is how much I had time) can not be made, not only in the network soon will be hundreds of thousands of identical phone reviews, so I will talk about what is usually no concerns, and performance measurement and the hunt for pixels other leave (at iXBT.com will soon be a full review, the sample already in the works).
So. . The first brief impressions
design
-. I’ll start with the most important thing for me. At the moment I live for a long time, and together with the Galaxy Note5. And everything is fine. But to operate it with one hand and extremely extremely difficult. Men are easier, and I the length of the fingers is not enough – you have to periodically perform acrobatic stunts. Drop or not to drop, but the stylus on the subway one day died a heroic death. Here’s how it looks (photo on the left, if anything, is done already at Galaxy Note7). And the first thought on meeting with Note7 (pictured right) was: “It’s ironic, but it really is better in your hand! Hooray!”. Yes, I know that the phrase “in the hand” – this is not quite right, but still says so.
It would seem that the horizontal dimension of only 2mm less, but the difference is critical.
An additional advantage to the ergonomics are symmetrically curved display and the back wall.
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The device will be sold in Russia in several colors: black, white, gold. I fingered it gold, and glossy body immediately became stained-unpresentable. But, say, normal people use cases and protective films. I really do not uzhilas neither the one nor the other.
Unfortunately, the most beautiful color ( “blue coral”), we will not get to start, once it appears, but exactly when – unknown.
on the screen this time the glass Gorilla glass 5. As always, very impact-resistant, can withstand pressures of up to 210 kilograms. This does not guarantee survival after a meeting with asphalt, but to sit on your phone, you can safely. It is said that it will not bend.
Protection against water and dust IP68 (up to 1.5 m dive to half an hour). And, it is waterproof and pen and a slot for him. You can draw in the rain or in the bathroom, but only a pen. Samsung Galaxy S7 already allows taking pictures under water (double-click on the “Home” launches the camera, shooting is performed with the volume buttons), but here with a pen can be more and change settings mode. The main attraction of the evening, of course, was as follows:
As many as half an hour, you can draw pictures, take notes – everything at that fancy enough
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Speaking of S Pen
The first thing Wacom child happily tried upihat slot up or down, but unlike Note5, here it is physically impossible to do, so that nothing breaks. The sensitivity of the pen was pressed against 4,096 degrees in 2048 in Note 5, the tip diameter was reduced from 1.6mm to 0.7mm, which adds a realistic feel. Unfortunately, S Pen from Note7 Note5 and are not interchangeable – became a new modification to 2.6mm shorter. Not very clear why, for the sake of convenience, because I wanted to do before the pen a bit longer. Although, as I say, it is clear of course – to be able to sell more accessories instead of lost, of course
Telephone traditionally notifies the absence of the pen, but you can disable notifications
<. strong> Why do it
S-Pen entrusted with many functions. And some of them you will not otherwise implement.
– traditionally a convenient recording function on the screen is off practically saved me from having to take meeting notes, not to mention the ability to quickly scribble a phone number, address, time, whatever. Now the kit is added to the function «Always on display». Allows you to fix the screen memo, made the pen on the screen is off (a shopping list, for example). Later, it can be accessed directly from the lock screen. Note will be on a black background, that the plan will allow the minimum spend battery
-. Notes and pictures. While drawing, you can choose a brush, pencil, marker. The colors are mixed in drawing, even reproduced the effect of “soiled the pen”, when you cross the brush of the same color of another track. It feels nice, but need more time to experiment. Well, if I were a real artist – would be even more interesting.
– The “minimize the application.” The tool can be added to the context menu of the pen. It allows, without exiting the current application quick peek necessary information. Open the application with the necessary information (phone, address, picture), turn – at the bottom of the display remains small square (for example on the top picture), which takes place only at a time until you move the pen at him. It is convenient when working with the cards, filling in questionnaires, conducting ideological disputes on the Internet
-. Translator – a complete tool for the pen that works through Google Translate. The main emphasis is on the fact that it is possible to transfer characters from the image. But the need to communicate with the Network
-. Creating a gif-animation firmware from any video. The function of the pen “smart choice” – “a gif animation” allows you to select the screen area, within which will be conducted in the transformation of the video animation. Another nice thing.
Security .
-So, what all the paranoid waited. iris scanner. Now, to get your confidential data, hackers have not cut your finger and pick out the eyes, and this will agree, is much more difficult.
Why is this necessary? Fingerprint can be transformed over time, plus a dirty, wet fingers greatly complicate the identification process. And the cold will have to remove gloves. Iris-scanner saves from all these problems. But One. To unlock the fingerprint phone, I just click on the button “Home”, and then just hold your finger on it – you will need to activate the device less than a second (well, if all is well). To use the activation of the eyes, you need to click on “Home” to brush away the screen up, and only then take a close look at your phone’s eyes. Fires also instantly recognize, but need additional action. In addition, the scanner is triggered at a distance from the face and 35-40sm you (suddenly) to look at the screen, which is not always convenient. Fortunately, the available option of combining methods unlock the phone, so you can use the one that is more convenient and faster at the moment.
The lenses and glasses will not prevent the recognition, but the sunglasses and colored lenses will not work. If you’re squinting, ask to open your eyes a little wider. Animal eyes are not recognized. Photos are not recognized as thermal sensors.
In the shop, by the way, is unlikely to try because of the marketing function version of software has been removed.
In the process of development and testing is still a lot of options to apply iris scanner – Samsung Pass, for example. Policy regarding the use of this function, third-party applications is not yet clear.
camera
(Next photo made Samsung Note 7 )
12 megapixel main and 5 megapixel front, the maximum aperture of f / 1.7 (at Note5 f / 1.9). Not a very large number of megapixels, very interesting, as it will affect the quality of images taken in low light, as the evening and night photos are not the strongest side Note 5. As previously Galaxy S7 AF uses Dual Pixel Canon’s technology. Officially, the market will come to the phone camera modules, like Sony, and Samsung.
With regard to control the camera, the buttons became smaller. To switch between cameras, now we need to hold the screen up or down. “Modes” open swipe to the left, to the right is a filter.
” Live webcast “works with the service” Youtube Live “. You need to register an account “gmail”
From the left eye control only Smart Stay.
Now the front-facing camera allows you to make animated Wide selfie for a big company. You can swing your arms, blinking at the wrong time, ape and build horns – all will move in the photo too. The motion on the pictures can be turned off – then we obtain the usual wide-selfie. The traditional problem lies only in the fact that no live pictures or animated selfie except on another Samsung you see not succeed – social networks such things still do not understand
-. Slow Intelligent Scene enable impressive jump to the phone – it will decide which frame the most dramatic. They promise that this function will go on Note5
-. Battery advised not compare with the Galaxy S7, but with Note5, so as not to fall out of the scope of a single line. Then it turns out decent growth with 3000mA h to 3500mA h
-. Charge rate, despite the use of USB Type-C, will increase compared to Note5 only 10 minutes and will be 100 minutes. For wireless charging with fast charging will get 140 minutes. Comes with cable USB Type-C 2.0, USB Type-C 3.1 cable can be purchased separately to speed up the data transfer rate
-. MHL-cable is not expected. Affect wireless trends
-. Slot Hybrid – will have to choose between two SIM card or external memory
– The set will be two adapters – with USB-Type-C to a USB and on the microUSB and So of acquired technology change have only Gear VR. But at the new connector is detachable, so that they are suitable for all phones.
As for the RAM, the 6GB version will appear only in the Chinese market, the other is waiting for 4Gb LPDDR4.
Internal Memory UFS2.0 (Universal Flash storage) 64Gb with possibility of extension for another 256Gb (in July 2016 the company introduced the memory card of its own production on the UFS standard). Unfortunately, this is a soft limit on the ability to use a memory card similar to the interior, for example, for the installation of the application.
Interface
Select the network wifi, bluetooth connection and other options available now possible directly from the quick access toolbar (arrow next to the icon opens a drop-down list)
In addition, the curved screen Edge UX also has its functional shell.
About the bread and circuses
sAMOLED display Resolution QuadHD (2560×1440), which corresponds to the density of 518 dpi.
to Russia, which is not available running online service Amazon Instant video option to view video in highly dynamic range (HDR), Samsung added in Note 7 software features improved video to near HDR quality – youtube, a standard browser and standard player all-play video chipset will improve special mDNIe. Finished the HDR-Video is only available from Amazon.
Note7 will maintain API Vulkan, but games under him is not a lot.
Additional features
– Samsung Pay – the exact date of occurrence is not in Russia, but is sure to be (well, of course, so we believe). The main advantage – the smartphone will simulate tape card, can simply bring the device to the terminal, the system does not support PayPass (saleswomen already causing guards).
– Smart Switch will allow a cable to quickly move all data on the phone until the wifi passwords
-. The phone can facilitate owls life with blue light filter, which will provide a more comfortable viewing in night and give the screen a detrimental effect on the ability to sleep.
What else
About the flagship of the price we have already said everything. This is the saddest thing that there is. But ergonomics, design and constant work on Samsung included in its functions compensate for almost everything. Note5 saved me in many emergency and travel, and at work – I think, Note7 will cope with it better. While I personally, of course, wait “blue coral”. Of course, from the Galaxy S7 (Edge) device for filling distinguishes only the presence of the stylus and iris-scanner. The scanner has certainly require improvements – yet it is rather amusing toy. So the phone is suitable for those who know exactly what they will need a stylus (or want to try it in action).
In general, here is here I left a brief acquaintance with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. You can specify additional questions in the comments. And, yes, the editors have come sample a smartphone, he was given at the mercy of Dmitry Shepelev, so our traditional review of all charts and other interesting things too, will wait for it to iXBT.com
UPD.
The device can be used at ambient temperatures from 0 to 35 ° C. Thus the device can be stored at -20 to 50 ° C. Storage devices at lower or higher temperatures can damage it or reduce battery life
iris scanner eyes (he is set to Note 7) and retinal scanner eyes -. Are similar, but still different technologies. To scan the Net, the scanner will have to bring a very close eye, which is not convenient for daily use. The process of reading the iris lets you keep your phone at a comfortable distance of 30-40cm, no special sign is not required. In fact, you take it off the table, press the button “Home”, whisk up the screen, look at the top of the screen (it turns on the front camera and the need to reconcile the image of his eyes with two gray circles, kotrrye appear at the top of the display). It operates almost instantly, with the second and third times get a look in the right spot will not hesitate. appears when recording scan of the sample, in which the Sun asked not to hold the phone to your eyes closer than 10 inches
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power / lock key located on the left the edges, near the volume rocker (for M1, it was at the top at the end). 
At the top end is 3.5 mm jack. 
