Samsung created a new category when it launched the galaxy note while naysayers where initially critical of its ungainly size it did manage to attract a large number of consumers who were looking for a device that integrated the big screen of a tablet with the portability and convenience of a smartphone it even inspired other device makers to launch similar devices though it’s been hard for them to offer a differentiating features
the galaxy note strength is the s pen the intelligent style that accompanies the device and allows users to do more than just navigate the user interface and scribble notes with the note 3, Samsung claims to take the experience at the next level we try to find out if its still the best phablet in the market .
build /design
the Samsung galaxy note 3 retains the same design that gave the note series to smartphones their own identity when we first lay our hands on the phone it reminded us of the original note the note 3 looks much similar to first generation note then the note 2 which more curved .
the note 3 is essentially made of plastic but Samsung has cleverly disguised the finish of certain elements to give the smartphone a premium fit and finish depute its huge size the phone does’t feel heavy and fits in the pocket in a better manner if u compare it with the Sony xperia z ultra.having said that it’s still ungainly when it comes to singe handed operation though Samsung has tried to find solution fo it.
note is available in three colors jet black, classic white, and blush pink, and black phone
the front of the phone still features a physical home button and two capacity touch button for menu and back controls the different sensors, front camera notification light and earpiee grill sit above the note 3 screen.
the phone’s front panel is surrounded by a chrome frame which gives a premium feel the galaxy note 3, but the edge sport a faux metal finish with ribbed pattern.
the power button is on the right edge of the note 3 volume rocker on the left a 3.5 mm headset jack and infrared receiver on the top and a new USB 3.0 port sits at bottom along with small speaker grill and the slot for the s pen stylus its good that Samsung has placed the power button on the side and not on the top, in the line with other larger screen phone but if u have small hands you’ll still find the location a little cumbersome
display
the galaxy note 3 is in a way Samsung’s other flagship device other than the galaxy s4 all flagship device now tick the full hd display check mark and keeping with the trend Samsung has also upgrading the screen to full hd the screen also bigger by 5.7 inch
the galaxy note 3 comes with 1080*1920 pixels packing 368 pixels per inch.
the display was not very reflective and sunlight legibility was great the viewing angles on this devise is excellent. note 3’s big full hd display enhances the user experience by leaping and bounds.
software
the Samsung note 3 runs with android 4.3 jelly bean os, the major features of the note 3 hat integrates the spen, the Samsung note 3 offers a more enhanced version of the multi window that comes with support for launching instances of the same app it’s also been made flexible as you can place the multi window bar either side of the screen
camera
the note 3 a 13mp rear camera that takes excellent shorts
in daily and good artificial light low light shorts are an area of weakness picture come out the rare camera is capable of recording 1080p video and preform well
performance and battery: with android 4.3 the overall experience of the navigation through the interface was extremely impressive tanks to all the power under the hood the hood we did not experience any lag at all on this note 3 the galaxy note 3 offers the chrome in additional to the default browser the default browser does not offer a reader mode for reading the text heavy web page we are able to pay full hd clips on this note 3 through some formats including mov, were, not supported negatively the speaker outlet on the phone is good quality sound average volume level.
calling quality in ths device is god and the phone is able to cellular network even in the weak signal areas. if you are fine with the last year’s hardware and don’t want to shell out a lot of money the note ll is still available and with the software updated offer a good phablet experience other devices you can look at the include the sony z ultra though it doesn’t offer a good camera experience and feels little awkward to carry due to it’s dimensions to weight ratio