Samsung galaxy note7
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is a phone that's designed for a very specific user base: those who want a larger screen but are craving a stylus too. That's not to say others might not get some benefit from it, but it's mostly centred around the functionality of the S Pen.
The S Pen is, indeed, back again, and comes with more features and tricks to justify its existence. I'm still not sold on the point of it, but there are those out there who crave its unique feature set, it seems around 50,000 signed a petition to bring the Note 5 to Europe, for example.
(By the way, if you're confused about the naming, the Note 6 moniker was skipped over so Samsung could bring its S and Note ranges onto the same numbering system, rather than making its yearly heavyweight phablet look last-generation before it's even announced
Key features
The Note 7 does feel like an incremental improvement over the S7 Edge, taking in some updates to the S Pen and making the new phablet feel more business-like and, well, grown up.
One thing I love on the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge was the always-on display, which showed a static image of a clock, calendar or image so you don't need to keep switching on the phone to simply see routine updates. And with the S Pen you can now write directly onto the almost-blank screen – it's like you've always got a piece of paper and a pen to hand
Your scribbles can then be pinned to the front screen as a reminder, or saved to your notes for looking back at later – not having to open the Notes app every time you want to jot something down seems to be a real win here.
There are some new always-on display images to check out, such as space images – and the good news is that these have already come to the S7 range, via a recent update.
The main changes to the S Pen's toolbox are adding a GIF maker, the ability to instantly translate text, the option to magnify the screen and – for some reason – the ability to paint directly from the Notes app and then blend those colors as if they're real oils.
The latter feature is a neat trick, although it doesn't feel like something that's going to change the world – I'm thinking the notes section is going to be more used as a to-do list rather than an entertainment centre – but I'm really impressed that Samsung is still looking to enhance this area, and keep making it more attractive to a wider selection of users.
The Magnify option feels rather pointless; I get that it can be used to help accessibility, and that's a great thing, but so much of this phone's UI is small and precise to make use of the S Pen's direct input, so it doesn't feel that user-friendly in that case.
It's the same with Translate – it's a cool feature to have, but there are equally good apps out there which can do the same thing. I'm on the fence with this one, as I'll be interested to try it out and see how often it really does come in handy.
The GIF maker is another contentious issue. My colleague loved the idea, as it gives you a granular level of control frame by frame, and you can add stickers and other pictures over the top for the ultimate in social network sharing
But you can only use it to pull GIFs off video, not capture the screen as you're working, which feels more like the sort of business-like implementation you'd expect here – it's a shame that's missing.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is - like the Galaxy S7 - IP68 rated, which means you can lob it around i the dust and water. However, the screen has been retooled to support the S Pen even underwater, meaning that with water drops all over the screen you'll be able to take some notes.
Iris scanning
It's hard to know precisely why Samsung decided to bring iris scanning to the Galaxy Note 7 – it feels very much like a luxury addition when there was already something good there. The fingerprint scanner is present and correct, and is as swift as ever: press the home button to wake the phone and you're already into the main display – exactly what you want to see
I suppose if you have wet fingers A LOT (wait... what are you actually doing? You're not a dolphin trainer) then this could be a good alternative – or if you could use it by simply lifting the phone up to your face, without having to wake it first. But as it stands, it feels a little bit like a feature for the sake of it.
That said, you can put a fun cartoon mask on the iris-scanning screen if the night-vision eyes scare you too much
Camera and battery
The camera is largely the same as the one found on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge – which means a 12MP snapper with optical image stabilisation and the customary bump on the back to allow for the larger sensor.
It takes the sort of great pictures you'd expect from a Samsung handset, and as fast as you'd expect, and you can flip between the modes really quickly with a flick of the finger. The South Korean brand has been working hard to make the user interface more one-hand-friendly, and you can easily flip between filters and the front-facing camera now
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