Samsung Galaxy Note Review: S Pen Wins the Race!

Author: Brenda | Posted: 08.05.2012

Samsung Galaxy Note has now become an old phone for many even though it was launched several months earlier in the smartphone market. The phone has one very distinct feature due to which it was much hyped in the market. The Samsung Galaxy Note GT-7000 comes with a stylus which has received a pen-like appearance and not just like those common stylus’ which were available earlier. The phone not only had this stylus feature, but also comes with several other good features and catered widely to the businessmen who can easily make their job done. However, if you are wondering whether or not to buy this phone then we would recommend you to browse through the cellphone reviews and also consider the Samsung Galaxy Note price. You will get an insight of how worthy this phone is for you.

Design

Samsung Galaxy Note comes with a 5.3 inches of HD Super AMOLED display with 1280 by 800 pixels of resolution. The screen provides great quality viewing and slides smoothly into the pocket. The stylus of this smartphone has been named as ‘S Pen’ which is very useful for those who seek to make notes or to draw images on their own. All you have to do is to hold the S Pen just like you hold a pen and start drawing over the smooth screen of this device. The phone is very comfortable in hands and holds elegant look overall. The screen is too big that reminds us of the tablet and so the company has marketed this smartphone as a tablet or a phone?

Below the big screen, you can find a middle button with two touch sensitive buttons on both of its sides. The rear of the phone has got smooth curves from four ends and places a camera at the top middle of the phone with flash. Below the camera, you can find the name of the company as Samsung that make the phone more worthy in terms of Samsung Galaxy Note price.

The phone measures 146.85 mm x 82.95 mm x 9.65 mm and weighs 178 grams.

Camera

Another good feature about this smartphone is its camera that gives dramatic views, images and videos. The picture quality is improved by the LED flash equipped next to the camera. The Samsung Galaxy Note has also received a secondary camera with 2 megapixel sensor for video calling or for conference. You can even shoot HD video and can store multimedia files in its 16 GB internal memory.

Connectivity and Convenience

You can make notes, phone calls and can even doodle whenever you want. The phone comes with built in earpiece, mic and Bluetooth headset that gives full convenience to the users. The phone support Bluetooth 3.0+HS and Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n. Check out various Samsung Galaxy Note price and cellphone reviews to get to the core of this device. A 3.5 mm headset jack has also been provided to let the users enjoy a good quality sound from Samsung’s headphone. Moreover, a microUSB connector is available with its jack at the bottom of the phone. At the left side of the phone sits its attractive S Pen.

Memory

The phone has internal memory of up to 16 GB and 1 GB RAM. For additional space, Samsung has provided a microSD card slot where you can include an expandable memory of up to 32 GB.

Apps and S Pen

Various apps are provided by Samsung to make the experience lively. Hello Crayon is a unique app designed by Samsung for users to enjoy the elegance of using S Pen and creating images the way they want. This app even can be used by children who like drawing images. So, once again you get a chance to enjoy your childhood by designing something and storing it in your phone. Another app that the company has added is Hello Color Pencil which is quite similar, but comes with a choice of colors and options. Hello Chalk is also provided to double the user experience.

Software

The Samsung Galaxy Note runs the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system that has now become older as the latest 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update has been launched and is used by several other companies. Even Samsung has launched its first Android ICS OS based smartphone called Samsung Galaxy S III that will never allow the user to carry on with the older version.

Performance

The phone is run by a 1.4 GHz dual core Samsung Exynos processor which is faster than many of its competitors in the market. Full suite sensors are available along with barometer, accelerometer, compass, proximity, and light. The phone also sports GPS with A-GPS system and GLONASS. The phone runs EDGE, GPRS and LTE with 900, 1,800 and 1,900 MHz speed. HSPA supports with 21 Mbps plus 850, 900, 1,900, and 2,100 MHz.

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy Note has received a powerful 2,500 mAh battery that gives long battery backup even if you use several apps at a time. It can run on full change for around 9 hours and 36 minutes.

Price

Samsung Galaxy Note was launched in the market for Rs. 34,990 and offers good features along with high speed data.

Verdict

The phone not only looks amazing, but also offers several good features including its beautiful S Pen that add to the convenience of the users. You can opt for this smartphone, unless you desire to get the latest update of Android and several other latest technologies that easily come at this price range.



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