All You Need to Know About the New Galaxy Note 7

A lot of smart phone enthusiasts are waiting for the release of the new Note 7 which Samsung revealed in their Samsung Unpacked 2016 Conference; a periodic conference in which Samsung reveals their new products.  Here’s a brief overview of some of its specs.

Physical Tour:

It Comes with a very classy design. The finishing touches are phenomenal which can be noticed by any owner of the previous note devices.

It’s the first device to come with a bent screen on the edges and the first to also be symmetric whichever you look to it.

The front  glass and the rear metal plates completely blend in with each other creating a highly polished surface.

The S-PEN:

The thinnest of the S-Pens so far making drawing and writing more natural.

You can also take notes without the need of unlocking the phone. All you need to do is use Screen-off Memo and if you want, you can use the memo you wrote as ” Always on Display” to use as a sticker.

The new S-Pen also comes as water and dust resistant. Yes, you can write underwater as both of the Note7 and the S-Pen are both water resistant!!

Security:

For the first time in smart phone industry, Samsung has implemented the ” IRIS Scanner” which allows the use to unlock the phone with an  IRIS scan.

Samsung has also facilitated securing files via ” Secure Folder” feature which will enables the user to use two phones on one device. A separate yet secure apps can be managed and accessed with multiple login accounts very easily.

Performance:

The Note7 comes with a 64GB and a micro SD expansion slot allowing up to a 256GB of external storage.

Hybrid SIM changeable without turning off the phone.

Battery: Non-Removable 3500 mAh battery with USB type-C for charge supporting fast charging.

CPU: Quad-core 2.3 GHz Mongoose + quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53

GPU: Mali-T880 MP12

Ram: 4GB RAM

Thickness: 7.9 mm

Display: Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors,1440 x 2560 pixels (~518 ppi pixel density) with protective corning Gorilla Glass 5

OS: Android OS, V6.0.1 ( Marshmallow)

Primary Camera: 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, OIS, LED flash.

Secondary Camera: 5 MP, f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR.

Sensors: Iris scanner, fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer and heart rate.

Colors: Coral Blue, Platinum Gold, Silver Titanium and Black Onyx.