Gadgetory

size matters and in Samsung's eyes bigger is better why prod daintily at a tiny little screen when you can stretch your palm out across something that blurs the line almost completely between phones and tablets let's say hello then to the samsung galaxy note 3 the note 3 is every bit as enormous as its predecessor it's got a larger 5.7 inch display but with slimmer bezels the body size hasn't increased that means more screen with less bulge in your pocket still if you're used to the 4-inch iPhone 5 this will be quite a stretch to get used to the screen has a full HD resolution making even tiny texting webpages look crisp and clear it's one of samsung's Super AMOLED displays to which has incredibly vivid color and high contrast it's certainly a screen to keep you movie fanatics happy there's a host of software on board too to help you make the most of the s-pen samsung has updated its s note app to let you create little booklets of notes you can email people by drawing commands on the screen draw a little YouTube window into existence or draw around something on screen to take a screenshot of it it's running on the latest Android 4.3 jelly bean software which samsung has loaded up with a usual massive extras it's translator tool health app and usual multiple app stores are on board as is the Handy dual screen apps tool the vast quantity of preload of stuff does make it rather confusing though particularly if you're new to android it's powered by a quad-core processor or an eight-core one in some areas has clocked at a mighty two point three gigahertz it gave some astonishing result in our benchmark tests so rest assured that whatever you throw at it it'll be able to handle without hesitation around the back is a 13 megapixel camera it comes with much of the same functions found on the s4 including HDR and panorama modes as well as the Daft dual shot mode it's video camera is able to capture footage and an impressive 4k resolution at 30 frames a second that is some serious resolution but you will need a 4k display to play it back properly turn a resolution down and you can shoot 120 frames a second for some funky slow-motion acts physically it's easy to see the family resemblance to the rest of the galaxy line with the chrome effect speaker and shiny edging the back has a new lever effect coating to but don't worry vegans it's not real leather it feels quite nice and I think looks pretty smart too with its enormous size and price to match for galaxy note 3 really isn't going to be to everyone's tastes those of you who prefer the nostalgia of handwriting notes will appreciate the stylist while the immense power will come in handy to the super users and the game is among you if you're looking for a beast of a phone to finally replace your nakid old laptop this could be the device for you I'm Andrew Foyle cnet and this is a samsung galaxy note 3