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Galaxy Note 3 Androidmag.de 5

Great Smartphone

with lots of amenities.

to ignore customer requests them entirely, can not even afford a big player such as Samsung apparently: So many excellent devices of Koreans may be, were the subject material choice and there are numerous critical voices. With the score 3, the manufacturer is now the first step in a new direction: The back is, unlike previous models, and provided with a roughened noble leather look. Sure, the cover is made remains of a plastic mixture, haptically and visually the new look but is definitely a win.

Innovative & Proven

Basically, Samsung, however, remembers reinforced the good old days: The shape of the third offshoot reminiscent of the iconic first note, it is straightforward manufactured and less playful than its predecessor. So far, the note models have always grown, the Grade 3, however, remains about the same as the previous model and is thin even by a good millimeter. This has a positive impact on the feel: So far, no device of Note series was so comfortable in the hand, although two hands to operate the 5.7 inch cars already necessary. The processing is true: The battery lid holds rock solid, the volume rocker, the power button and the stylus fit perfectly in the first structured framework
New is the slot for the micro-USB charging cable. Samsung provides a special cable with a wider plug, with which also includes USB 3.0 transfers are possible for the first time, which should be about ten times faster than the previous standard. But do not worry, even “normal” charging cable still fit in the slot, the Grade 3 can thus be powered by any standard cable with power.

Although the score 3 compared to its predecessor has become even thinner, pleasant to use with one hand, it can not be yet.

In a league of its own

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Visually, we note a significant improvement over the score 2 – only arises the question, as it is with the hardware. And, no surprise, also here, Samsung flex its muscles: The Grade 3 is next to the LG G2 and the Sony Z1 currently the most powerful smartphone, the two devices will compete in a league of its own, as well as the outstanding benchmark value of 32 993 points proves. For comparison, the two competitors come to 34 794 (LG G2) or 33 943 points (Sony Z1). But the outstanding performance by no means surprising in view of Snapdragon 800 chip with a clock speed of 2.3 GHz per core. A novelty in the smartphone sector – - and Android in version 4.2 of the processor by lush 3 GB of RAM is supported. The update to the current version 4.4 holds true as certain.
Course has to be right the display with a high-end device. Samsung looks as expected on a Full HD panel with a size of 5.7 inches. In terms of black level, brightness and viewing angle stability is the AMOLED panel with the best that has ever been found in a smartphone space. Sensitive component of Corning’s Gorilla Glass 3
is protected so far as everything is perfect, only the battery could not completely convince us: While the 3,200 mAh battery takes users but one working to make ends meet, which is then also already to the occasion – with intensive use will the device after approximately twelve hours on the socket. No fracture, but also no outstanding improvement.

Samsung missed the back cover a classy leather look. Made it is, however, still made of polycarbonate.

New Stylus functions

What has improved significantly in any case again, is the integration of the stylus. As each staff model comes of course this candidate with the integrated pen. Samsung has managed the already very precise pin to refine: Entries recognizes the phablet more detail, transcripts, and fold marks perfectly. In addition, the pen were some new features donated. Worth mentioning here is mainly the function “Aktionsmemo”: Written texts, numbers, etc. listed detects the note thereby automatically, phone numbers, for example, this selects directly from your note, captured home pages open again without hesitation. In addition to the action memos you still are four other actions are available that open on the “Air Command” baptized Quick Launch toolbar, which automatically starts each time pulling out of the pen: you make directly screenshots, start the S Finder or open the S Pen window – a small box with some useful applications that you can directly open it again. Also new is also the “Scrapbook”, a kind of virtual book in which you store snippets of web pages, images, videos and other notes.

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further improved the S Pen: users are happy about a more precise detection and a host of new features

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camera

13 MP rear, 2 MP on the front: Samsung can not slouch even when the cameras. The images come in acceptable quality, but have definitely still room for improvement. Especially in poor exposure fights the camera with image noise. Impressive are the numerous effects and features: you shoot in slow motion, shoot pictures in HDR quality or shoot videos in 4K resolution. Construction and operation of the camera app are very similar to that of the Galaxy S4, all in all a faultless thing.

Connectivity & Tools

Not only the images out, even music, videos or documents to be shared with the score 3 in numerous ways: NFC, LTE, Bluetooth, DLNA: The latest Samsung phablet offers the full connectivity program. Of course, the usual gestures are back on board: Some of them are meaningful, such as “quick check”, the improved version of the feature “Quick View”, or Air View. Others, like Smart Scroll or smart pause rather less – simply because the features only work temporarily
Also annoying: the pre-installed bloatware.. The hotel checks the colleagues of HRS, most Samsung fans have now probably already made friends, but this is not more remains for a long time: Almost ten applications from different vendors can be found on the device that few of them have a real utility

means the round quick launch bar open easily and most of all quickly all major
S Pen functionality.

Samsung KNOX

Quite different is the situation at Samsung KNOX: The new tool helps to keep the work / life balance in the balance, quite simply, by creating a separate area for work matters. In practice, this looks like this: set up with the application a virtual safe for any professional contents a. Of course the memory is protected by a PIN and password. Start KNOX, the homescreen automatically switcht a protected view, the personal view disappears. You then have only access to stored in KNOX files even apps or photos disappear instantly.
At a loss neither thieving contemporaries still friendly Finder have a chance to get access to corporate or other important data. The protection goes so far that it is not possible to make a screenshot of KNOX -. A thoughtful thing without a doubt that will mainly provide businessmen a significant added value

Even the well-known pin applications such as the calendar or notes function were further improved in details.

Conclusion

Samsung picks up where it left off with the Note 2: The third version of the tablet is a further improvement of a sophisticated concept that finds its followers especially in student and professional field. In addition, the Grade 3 is a pioneer also in terms of hardware, currently can the Samsung phablet no other model candle. The only drawback – and equally the biggest advantage – that is the sheer size of the smartphone. Those who mind do not mind, receives from us an unrestricted buy recommendation.

• Excellent display
• Perfect S Pen integration

• Due to the size a bit unwieldy
• battery could be stronger

Current price on Amazon:

EUR 529.00

168 g

MicroSD USB Audio GPS HSPA + NFC Wi-Fi (a, b, g, n) Bluetooth 4.0

Dimensions: : 151.2 x 72.9 x 8.3 (in mm – height x width x depth)

display: Speed: Battery: processing: Features: Design: haptics: Camera:

Max 24466 Max 6661 Max 2390 Max 3100

Rating: 36/40