By giving final whistle to all the rumors, Samsung has officially launched Galaxy Note 3 phablet at the IFA 2013 in Berlin. The new Galaxy Note 3 features a design with extremely slimmer bezels and sharper angles on its rounded edges, marking a slight departure from Galaxy device design language thus far. It’s thinner than its predecessor and lighter (168g), despite offering a larger screen at 5.7-inches. It also offers more battery life than the Galaxy Note 2, and there’s a new and improved S Pen, too. Plus it supports faster, and more “seamless LTE” with multi-band support.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 comes with a 5.7-inch full-HD Super AMOLED display, but weighing at 168g and 8.33m wide, is both lighter and slimmer than the Samsung Galaxy Note II. The Galaxy Note 3 will come in two variants. The LTE variant will be powered by 2.3GHz quad-core processor and the 3G version will be powered by a 1.9GHz octa-core processor.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 offers with 3GB RAM and a 13mp rear camera alongside 2mp front camera. It is powered by 3,200mAh battery and runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. As rumoured, the Galaxy Note 3 will be available in 32GB and 64GB variants, both variants come with support for up to 64GB of additional external storage.
Connectivity options on the Note 3 include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, GPS/ GLONASS, NFC, Bluetooth v4.0 (LE), IR, and MHL 2.0. It comes with various sensors like Gesture, Accelerometer, Geo-magnetic, Gyroscope, Proximity, Barometer, Temperature & Humidity, and Hall Sensor.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 specifications:
- 151.2mmx79.2mmx8.3mm
- 5.7-inch SuperAMOLED 1080p display with 368 ppi pixel density
- 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 processor, or 1.9GHz Samsung Exynos Octacore depending on market
- Android 4.3
- 13mp rear camera, 2mp front camera
- 3GB RAM
- 32 or 64GB storage
- MicroSDXC card storage expansion
- Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi 802.11ac, LTE Category 4
- 3,200 mAh battery
- LED/IR combo
Samsung was emphasizing craftsmanship with the Galaxy Note, which features a stitched leather rear cover (available in black, white and pink). It also has a metallic rim running around the edge, and there’s a flip wallet accessory available in 10 different colors that also features a larger S View window cover for checking messages, making calls and accessing more info at a glance without having to activate the whole display.
The new S Pen is designed to work with the larger screen. Samsung called it the “key” to unlocking Note features and power. There’s a dot on-screen that appears when you can activate “Air Command,” which is a tool wheel that provides quick access to memo, scrapbooking, screenwriting, and a finder search function. There’s also something Samsung calls “circle,” which uses a circle drawing gesture to capture content you want to save to your scrapbook, as called up via Air Command.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Availability
Samsung says the Galaxy Note 3 will launch in market starting from September 25 in more than 140 countries around the world. Anyway the Galaxy Note 3 is available for pre-order from AT&T and Verizon .
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Price
Verizon is offering the Note 3 for $299.99 with a new two-year contract and $699.99 out of contract. The Note 3 is also available for $29.16 per month with Verizon’s Edge program. There's no word yet on the actual market price.
Apart form the Galaxy Note 3, Samsung also unveiled the Galaxy Gear smart watch and Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition. You can read more about the Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch from here.
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