After weeks of rumors increasingly insistent, Samsung today unveils its new PHABLET, the Galaxy Note 7. As foresaw, there will be no Note 6, Samsung preferring stalling the name of his favorite instrument on the current range of Galaxy S7. Alone accounting for 18% of Samsung’s revenue in the smartphone, this model suffers big screen one of its most important developments.
We first noticed its design and finishes just as successful. Like the Galaxy S7 Edge, both side edges of the screen are curved at the front but more original, the back also. The grip is therefore excellent despite the size of the 5.7-inch screen. The smartphone will be available in black, blue and gray with a mirror finish on the back, always prone to fingerprints.
animated GIF Creator
The stylus called S Pen by Korean manufacturer, delivers new interaction with the Galaxy Note 7. Just extract the device the usual menu with the various uses is automatically displayed. The first you notice is the ability to write directly on the lock screen. We can thus enter a note very quickly, but also enhance Always a custom design On Display to keep it constantly displayed on the standby screen.
Two new pen features have also caught our attention. The first is to translate any word of a text in the language of their choice, simply by hovering the stylus; not even need to touch the screen.
The other is more original: it allows to design an animated GIF from any video. For this, we framed this video using the stylus, you press “record” then sharing the results, for example on social networks.
Unlock by iris recognition
It is also noted that the application for drawing was improved. It simulates the typical color mixing when using a brush.
Finally, last novelty related stylus, you can write on the screen even when it is wet. Incidentally, the Galaxy Note 7 is the first model in the range to be waterproof (IP68), like the Galaxy S7.
As for safety, Samsung still drives the nail with his Knox system. It allows to encrypt a folder then placed his sensitive files or applications. To unlock, several options are available: code, pattern, or fingerprint, new this year, the iris recognition. for it placed its eyes to the front camera of the phone, handling is done in a split second and works even when wearing glasses or views of sun, thanks to infrared system used here.
in terms of pure technical features, the Galaxy Note 7, which works with Android 6.0.1, offers solid: eight-core 64-bit processor engraved in 14 nm (four 2.3 GHz, four 1.6 GHz), 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage.
5.7 inch curved screen uses a Super AMOLED panel Quad HD (for high resolution of 518 pixels per inch), while the camera offers a resolution of 12 megapixels (5 front) and the battery delivers a high capacity 3500 mAh. The set reached a low weight of 169 grams.
The Galaxy Note 7 will be available on September 2 and pre-order from 16 August. Customers who reserve it from that date will receive gift in the new Gear VR headset. No price has been disclosed yet, but the latest rumors gave a price of 849 euros to be confirmed by the manufacturer.
A new version of Gear VR headset
Samsung took the opportunity to introduce the new version of the Gear VR, a virtual reality helmet. Made for the Galaxy Note 7, it still remains compatible with previous models (Galaxy Note and Galaxy S). Among the novelties, we notice a new look blue / black, improved comfort (it is easy to wear with glasses) and lenses enlarged to improve the field of vision.
The control and touchpad buttons are accessible more easily and the manufacturer has also added a button “home” to easily return to the home menu. Finally, the interior is now completely black to prevent reflections.
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