Beyond "benchmark boosting," the cảnh báo 3 needs some software solutions ASAP.
Ron Amadeo - Oct 1, 2013 1:00 pm UTC
Big is back! The pocket-filling Galaxy chú ý returns with a third iteration, & Samsung has one-upped just about every thành phầm on the cảnh báo II spec sheet with this sequel. While we see the return of the 2.3Ghz Snapdragon 800, the benchmarks aren"t just a carbon copy of what we saw with LG"s G2, thanks to some odd CPU governor settings.
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Specifically, Samsung appears to lớn be giving preferential treatment lớn benchmarking apps. Through some testing, we"ve found the CPU runs in a special high-power mode whenever a popular benchmark phầm mềm is loaded. But before we get into that, let"s talk about the device itself. The Note 3 is Samsung"s "everything but the kitchen sink" product, so there"s a ton to go over: the S-Pen, Touch
Wiz, multitasking, a new sub-pixel layout, USB 3.0, and of course, a screen the size of a small table.
| 1920×1080 5.7" (386 PPI) Super AMOLED touchscreen |
| Android 4.3 "Jelly Bean" |
| 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 |
| 3GB |
| Adreno 330 |
| 32GB or 64GB |
| Dual Band 802.11b/g/n/ac, bluetooth không dây 4.0, GPS |
| GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz HSPA: 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz LTE: up to lớn 6 different band sets (Dependent on market) |
| Micro-USB 3.0, headphones |
| 13MP rear camera, 2MP front camera |
| 151.2 mm x 79.2 mm x 8.3 milimet (5.95" x 3.12" x 0.33") |
| 168g |
| 3200 m Ah |
| $299 with 2-year contract |
| Removable battery, Micro SD slot, RGB Notification LED, IR blaster, 4K video clip recording. MHL 2.0 |
Let"s get the obvious out of the way—the phone is big as hell. The size of the cảnh báo family has always been extremely polarizing, và the cảnh báo 3 is no exception. While showing it lớn friends and family, it got reactions ranging from "joke-big" và "Zack Morris" khổng lồ instant gadget lust. The chú ý 3 is also quite the attention getter—whenever I take it out in public, a few people always come up & ask what it is. We"d advise against buying a big device like this sight-unseen. Either go experience it in a store, ask a friend, or (apparently) approach a stranger (at your own risk). The bottom line is that you should be familiar with the kích cỡ of the cảnh báo 3 before diving in.
Display
It may seem impossible, but the screen on the cảnh báo 3 has gotten even bigger. It"s up khổng lồ a whopping 5.7 inches, 0.2 inches bigger than the lưu ý II. The good news is that the extra screen space doesn"t come at the cost of a larger device. Samsung found room by slimming down the bezels. While the LG G2 is still the tiny-bezel champ, it"s nice lớn see Samsung improving here. Ultimately, the bigger screen makes the phone look even bigger, which is either really awesome or really not awesome depending on which side of the is-it-too-big debate you fall on.
The screen resolution has been boosted up lớn 1920×1080, và it still uses Samsung"s hyper-saturated AMOLED technology. The subpixel layout isn"t a normal RGB stripe, but it"s not an RGBG Pentile either. It uses something Samsung calls "Diamond Pixels," a new sub px layout that debuted in the Galaxy S4. This new layout alternates a row of large, diamond-shaped red và blue pixels (hence the name) with a row of tiny green pixels. You can see a macro shot of this layout on the right. Advertisement
The negatives of Pentile still remain. There are still 33 percent fewer subpixels when compared khổng lồ a full-matrix display. The lưu ý 3 display is definitely not as nice as something like the điện thoại htc One, which has a better subpixel layout & a higher px density (468 PPI for the One versus 386 PPI for the lưu ý 3), but it"s not completely outclassed either. There is still some checkerboarding on sharp edges from the missing subpixels. In the right image you can see how the checkerboard pattern shows up in the search app. The pixels are so small now, though, that this is very hard to notice.
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Design
This time around, Samsung has opted to lớn cover the back in a plastic faux-leather with pretend stitching around the perimeter. It sounds ridiculous, but it actually looks great. Along with the stylus, it really has a "Moleskin Notebook" vibe going. It doesn"t feel like leather at all; it"s just a textured soft-touch plastic. It"s a step up from Samsung"s usual glossy plastic, but the design here is still disappointing when compared to lớn the điện thoại htc One, Nexus 4, or anything táo has made in the last two years.
The S-Pen is still here, too. While Samsung is clearly trying to ditch the "cheap-plastic" feeling on the exterior of the phone, it hasn"t done anything to help the feel of the S-Pen. It"s made out of the chintziest plastic imaginable. It"s so light that it feels disposable, like something you"re supposed khổng lồ throw out after every use. I would have preferred something closer to the nice heft of a metal pen, but this is basically a hollow plastic tube with a button on it. It just seems odd using your $700 device with a 25-cent pen.
Samsung has changed a few things about the S-Pen functionality, the most significant of which is that the Back và Menu buttons can now be used with the stylus. On the lưu ý II, you had to use your fingers, but it"s still a bit of a silly problem to lớn try lớn use the clicky trang chủ button with the S-Pen. Trying to impart force through the pen & into the button is awkward, but Samsung seems more concerned with a consistent button layout across devices than choosing a more appropriate all-capacitive button layout.
The buttons now have so many functions that they"re often hard khổng lồ keep straight. For the home button, a single tap goes home, a long press opens recent apps, a double tap opens S Voice, and a single tap while already on the trang chủ screen will xuất hiện "My Magazine," a branded version of Flipboard. A single press of Back will, of course, go back, và a long press will xuất hiện the split screen ứng dụng drawer. A long press on thực đơn will xuất hiện Samsung"s search app. Got that?
The overall shape of the phone has been squared up when compared to the lưu ý II. It"s now a simple, effective rectangle with chrome accents. It looks great, & it"s a welcome return to sanity after the weird "pebble shape" of the Galaxy S III. Rather than the traditional smooth faux chrome ring, Samsung opted for one with grooves that provide for a better grip. I"m always a little nervous holding the chú ý 3 because it"s so huge, so anything that will make it easier khổng lồ hold is nice to lớn have. Advertisement
There"s nothing too out of the ordinary along the sides—a nguồn button on the right and volume buttons on the left. One of the most irritating things about Touch
Wiz is that Samsung disables the power + volume down key combination for taking screenshots. The only way to save a screenshot is to lớn swipe your whole palm across the screen & hope that it doesn"t trigger any cảm biến events or gestures. This may be more of a problem for journalists than anyone else, but journalists are people, too.
The đứng top houses a headphone jack, noise canceling mic, và IR blaster. One detail I really lượt thích is the chrome ring around the headphone jack, where most devices just abruptly cut a hole và leave it at that. The IR jack can be used to control your trang chủ theater provided you tải về a third-party remote app, which is handy to lớn have. Lượt thích the IR blasters on the G2, these work more like laser pointers than the wide beam of a traditional remote. You need to lớn know where the IR receiver is on all your equipment and hit within a foot or two of that area. Lazily pointing the phone toward your TV và pressing buttons won"t work.
The note 3 has Samsung"s trademark removable back và a Micro
SD slot. The back cover has been made to lớn be as thin as possible, so much so that first timers are usually afraid of breaking it. It"s quite flimsy, and if you didn"t realize the back was plastic before you took it off, you will definitely realize it afterward. Once the back is off, the 3200 m
Ah battery pops right out. With the cover removed, you can see several gold connectors around the top-left corner of the battery, which are no doubt for a forthcoming wireless charging back piece. Another interesting thiết kế touch is the layout of the SIM và Micro
SD slot—they"re stacked on đứng đầu of each other! Who knew Samsung would opt to save board space like this on a phone this large?
Ron Amadeo Ron is the đánh giá Editor at Ars Technica, where he specializes in app android OS và Google products. He is always on the hunt for a new gadget and loves to lớn rip things apart khổng lồ see how they work. He loves to lớn tinker & always seems lớn be working on a new project.
Mình thấy Viễn Thông A bao gồm chương trình tặng mua note 3 rẻ hơn FPT shop, Viettel , TGGD về giá. Ngoại giả được khuyến mãi cái sámung tab 3 lite nữa. Cho mình hỏi nên mua ở Viễn Thông A không zậy.
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uhm. Rẻ hơn 500k mà lại còn tặng ngay thêm cái laptop bảng samsung tab 3 lite nữa. Buộc phải đang phân vân. Sợ phải mua hàng đã xài rùi trả lại cho công ty
uhm. Rẻ hơn 500k cơ mà còn tặng kèm thêm cái máy tính xách tay bảng samsung tab 3 lite nữa. đề nghị đang phân vân. Hại phải mua hàng đã xài rùi trả lại mang đến công ty
dù dì cũng bắt buộc xem kĩ náy sau khi tách bóc seal tai cửa hàng . Tiếp đến kiểm tra kĩ về bản thiết kế vỏ hộp
