Samsung Galaxy Note III Announced

Tears of joy are running down the cheeks of phablet fans worldwide today, as the third edition of the phone that created the category was just announced by Samsung at the IFA expo today.

It is dubbed Galaxy Note 3, runs Android 4.3 with Samsung's Nature UX overlay, and will throw its weight into quite the different phablet environment than what it was used to the last two years.

New S Pen

Against the formidable competition of gigantic phones like the Sony Xperia Z Ultra the Note 3 wields a new S Pen stylus with increased functionality, dubbed Smart Freedom. The new S Pen pops up a circle with five actions to choose from when you press its button - Action Memo, Scrapbook, Screen Write, S Finder, Pen Window - and there is a much enhanced Multi Window mode now, letting you switch seamlessly between applications without closing the window, drag and drop stuff into the open ones, and you can even draw your own app window with the stylus via the Pen Window function, with a size and shape of your choosing.

Design

There is stitched leather material on the back, quite the bold move by Samsung, and the handset is not wider than the Note II, for example, at 151.2 x 79.2 x 8.3mm, despite the larger screen, while it weighs the reasonable 168g. There will be official cases in nine different colors, and the S View cover now has a much larger window opening for more information pouring in.

Specs

We get a 5.7" Full HD Super AMOLED display - a feast in its own - as well as all the flagship bells and whistles we'd expect this season, and even more. Blazing 1.9 GHz Exynos 5 Octa or 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 chipsets will be inside, depending on the market, and 3 GB of RAM are above and beyond anyone's offerings. The handset starts you off with 32/ 64 GB storage plus a microSD slot (up to 64GB).

The 13 MP camera on the back seems to be directly borrowed from the S4, ensuring some of the top quality images coming from an Android phone, plus it comes with high-CRI (color rendering index) LED flash. Depending on the model, the camera can record 4K Ultra HD video (we are guessing with the Snapdragon version), or 1080p video with 60fps. In addition, Ultra High Quality Audio (~192KHz, 24 bit) support is present, just like on the LG G2.

As for radios, the Snapdragon version of the phone will support 6 different LTE bands, there is WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS / GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth v 4.0, IR LED (Remote Control), and MHL 2.0 port for wired connectivity.

A hearty 3200 mAh battery is keeping the lights on, which should be plenty for the phablet, with only a few other handsets out there sporting similar or larger capacity, and Samsung cited 40% more video playback than the previous Note, which is quite the achievement. The handset will arrive September 25th in more than 140 countries worldwide.

On 2013-09-04 19:54:27, emerson_shei wrote:
Confirmed: Camcorder 4K (@30 FPS) !

On 2013-09-04 19:59:35, Tsepz_GP wrote:
4K @30FPS + 3GB RAM confirmed!
What a beast!

On 2013-09-04 21:46:40, rikken wrote:
Note III lighter and thinner than the Z1 a few millimeters longer but has a 0,7 " larger screen

On 2013-09-04 21:46:40, rikken wrote:
Note III lighter and thinner than the Z1 a few millimeters longer but has a 0,7 " larger screen

On 2013-09-04 21:57:35, Away wrote:


Now, try wondering why...?

Because it's a Samsung thread, I suppose I'll have to give a generous hint.

Materials.

Good luck holding it in landscape.

On 2013-09-04 22:00:19, rikken wrote:


Do you really believe one needs luck to hold it in landscape

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is currently the fastest smartphone (phablets included) on the market right now. There’s a noticeable performance lead over the Snapdragon 600 competitors and it even outruns the Snapdragon 800 competitions by a hair.

"I spent just a short amount of time with the new Galaxy Note 3 following Samsung’s press IFA press conference on Wednesday, and I can already say it’s an improvement over its predecessor in almost every way. When I reviewed the Galaxy Note II last year I called it the best phablet on the planet and truth be told, not much has changed since then.

In other words, the Galaxy Note 3 is already the best phablet on the planet and it hasn’t even hit store shelves yet."

On 2013-09-05 07:21:14, Dups! wrote:
I much prefer softer and rounded corners than the hard edges Sony employs.

The Galaxy Note 3 is the industry’s first mobile device that comes with a whopping 3GB of RAM (and lots of software features to make use of all that RAM). However, there’s another feature that might be the first on a mobile device that’s debuting with the Note 3 – a USB 3.0 micro B port for file transfers and charging.

It’s not a feature that’s been talked about much, but it offer multiple benefits. First, speed of file transfers with a USB 3.0-enabled PC will be faster, a welcome change from the slow speeds we’re used to on smartphones right now. The other benefit will be when charging – USB 3.0 provides up to 900mA output current, higher than the 500mA of USB 2.0, so you won’t have to worry about extremely slow charging when charging from your PC. In fact, there’s also a 1.5mA mode on USB 3.0, though that makes concurrent file transfers impossible, so it remains to be seen if there’s an option for both on the device or whether the 900mA mode is permanent.

Oh, and if you’re worried about losing that micro B USB 3.0 cable and having no way to charge or manage files on your device, don’t be. Similar to those backward-compatible USB 3.0 flash drives, the Note 3 will allow you to connect a standard microUSB cable as well, so Samsung has every base covered.

Few hours have passed since Samsung went official with the exciting Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy Gear, and all major U.S. carriers have already come forward with announcements about the two devices. Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint have confirmed that they will carrying the Note 3 and Gear. Pricing or release dates weren’t mentioned, but in the case of the latter, both devices should launch in the U.S. at or sometime after September 25th, the day when they will be launched in 149 countries around the world.

T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T have put up pre-registration pages for receiving alerts on availability (see the links below), but Verizon will go one step further and open up for pre-orders this Friday (we hope pricing is revealed that day as well). U.S. Cellular is also being said to carry at least the Note 3, though there’s no official word on that yet.

Introducing the new Samsung GALAXY Note 3 which shares a smarter large screen experience and new S Pen features that help to make everyday tasks easier and faster.

With a smaller footprint and lighter chassis, yet housing a generous 5.7″ Full HD Super AMOLED display, the GALAXY Note 3 provides a stunning viewing experience. The GALAXY Note 3 is powered by a 2.3 GHz Quad-Core processor, 3GB of RAM, 3,200 mAh battery and runs on Google’s Android 4.3 Jelly Bean OS.

The GALAXY Note 3 also features a textured back cover and delicate stitching that delivers a premium look and feel.
http://youtu.be/ylP4DDwXZb8

http://youtu.be/DZK_3J2oGgk

On 2013-09-06 14:41:14, randomuser wrote:
Strange nobody here mentioned that only the S800 ( LTE ) model does 4K video recording, Exynos variant does not (1080p only).

I remember some people claiming how Exynos was superior to Qualcomm Snapdragon in every way and yet now they try to hide this fact.



"Looks like the Exynos version is not powerful enough for 4K capture"

Anyway,

Photo and Video samples here

http://www.gsmarena.com/here_[....]es_from_ifa_2013-news-6738.php

On 2013-09-06 10:33:59, rikken wrote:
For me it will def be the Note3 The Ultra is too large imo and I don't think it is very pocketable. I don't like the square shape, it's sharp edges and the lack of a camera flash

On 2013-09-06 15:54:29, Tsepz_GP wrote:
none has as solid product as Samsung.

On 2013-09-04 22:34:36, etaab wrote:
Roll on it, my S3 hasn't had an update in months !