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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone - REVIEW

2016-08-27
hey everyone Jimmy with Jim's review room jumping right into this since we have so much to cover I'm pleased to show you guys Samsung's best phone out at the moment the Galaxy Note 7 I personally paid for this at the whopping price of eight hundred and forty nine dollars with tax it was roughly around nine hundred so my pocket is definitely hurting right now and quickly looking at the price sheet Samsung looks to be the most expensive but once you adjust the phones to Samsung's 64 gigs of internal storage the iPhone is equivalent and the Moto Z are a bit closer in regards to price I'll place my links in the video description below as prices do fall over time click on my links and they'll give you the most updated prices in real time so without further adieu on channels here to help you make a purchase decision welcome everyone to jim's review room go over the physical features first for a large phone it's frankly the most comfortable the same 5.7 inch screen returns but the curved edge display now comes standard and I'll detail those features later what's key to make this one of the best big phones to hold in your hand is the rear is also curved creating a very smooth and seamless grip versus the sharper edges on the more traditional phones you can say now it's not a feature that would make this an absolute buy but a feature I think that's very much notable the back is made of glass in the front now features Gorilla Glass 5 and from watching the YouTube channel jerry-rigged everything the note 7 front glass seems to be more shadow resistant but it's scratch resistance has dropped by several levels based on Jerry scratch tests I would recommend finding a screen protector now very similar to the s7 and the s7 edge we're getting expandable storage which is a huge plus we're also getting that same ip68 water resistance in which I tested for you guys here and even with the s-pen out water getting into the S Pen slot here phone still works perfectly fine my first test when I pulled this out the water the timer had reset for some odd reason but I did a second test back-to-back and phone lasted another 30 minutes confirming the water resistance now what else is new here we're moving away from USB 2.0 and onto USB type-c which I'm totally thrilled to hear this is the newest standard as USB type-c theoretically should be crazy fast at a huge difference between USB 2.0 that we're all familiar with now my latest computer build Forge it does have the latest USB 3.1 gen2 type-c to be really technical here and testing the speed for file transfers sadly with my test it didn't seem any faster transferring the same 1 gigabyte video file my Samsung s7 which has the same processor and RAM as the note 7 both phones performed at a very similar speed they've been plugging my phone into my computer and accessing my photo files which are located on the phone itself nothing microSD card still waiting for these photos to load this shouldn't be the case especially with this new type of technology now the only real benefit I guess for the note 7 then is a type C cable the wire itself is real stable and can be inserted in any fashion since we're talking about this charging port here recharging from a 1% battery for 15 minutes gave me about 20 percent 30 minutes gave me about 34% and at an hour around 66% and to fully charge the note 7 it had taken me about an hour and 30 minutes to an hour and 40 minutes each time and that's what the screen off of course and the always-on display showing now as for a better life pretty impressed with how much I'm getting off of this so far as phone has been lasting me about a day and a half with my personal normal use I guess you can say now screen on time lowest I've ever gotten so far was three and a half hours and there's one particular day I was able to get six which is crazy but I've been averaging around four to be my medium or mental road number the last notable feature is the iris scanner used to unlock your phone that's a brand new feature here I do like it for the most part and when it does work it's simply fast sometimes so fast that you don't even see the scanner come up but the scanner in general you do have to hold it up to your face at a certain distance and with my very amateur way of measuring here and some good days I can get about 20 inches away from my face or for those outside of the US about a half a meter away and the worst case scenario it does require me to be as close as 16 inches for it to work nonetheless it does work and it works great but the action of just pulling the phone back and forth and sometimes you're required to open your eyes a bit wider does make some users self-conscious not to mention if you do wear glasses it does impact its performance a bit so I'll leave that up to you guys it definitely does work but it's honestly subjective and how you feel about that now the fingerprint scanner makes a return and it works as fast as my s7 it's quick it's accurate and yes you can have the iris scanner on the fingerprint scanner as well and or login with your pattern or numeric pin you don't have to choose one or the other all three of them can work you just have to set it all up only one and only thing that I've really desired on the note 7 that still hasn't made it back since the note 4 glory days is the IR blaster I can understand the enclosed non removable battery but that IR blaster has to be one of the most underrated features to have and as for reviewers as where consumers like you guys we got to keep reminding them and keep inviting these manufacturers this feature needs to come back but let's take a look at the camera here hands down just like the s7 this has to be one of the fastest performing autofocus systems on the market it feels significantly faster if you use the note 7 and then use another brand or simply an older Samsung phone you can say the video as proof that difference in speed really makes a difference in the user experience now to take you some random photos here compared to some be competition the note 7 is more vibrant it's clearer and it does perform usually better in low light performance you and taking a look at the note 5 oddly I notice that the note 5 would take slightly ever so slightly more saturated colors or images compared to the note 7 and the s7 as well but you probably can't even tell unless you actually put both images side-by-side like what I'm doing here now as for a processing power the Samsung s7 and the note 7 has the same chip offer and currently snapdragons latest available the 820 I did encounter any issues and the phone itself it's still fast enough for the average consumer still doesn't feel as slick as the Nexus 6p but still is an enjoyable experience but getting onto the screen Samsung has been known to offer very vibrant displays here and if you're familiar with Samsung they simply look great to the average consumer if you already own the s7 or the note 5 they look nearly identical when placing them side-by-side but getting into the edge screen I love this feature it clears up my home screen by adding most of my used or frequently accessed apps on the right here and when you're not in use the menu does hide away frequent apps contacts tasks CNN news the weather or just some of the edge apps you can install on here and there's several more that's available through the online store for purchase and prices ranges by a dollar or two and now the very last feature that I want to discuss is the S Pen itself I noticed there had to be a bit more pressure to get the pen out versus the note 5 but that's not a deal-breaker at all but something I didn't notice though the new pen has a much more narrow tip and does feel more so like a ballpoint pen and offered a slicker and smoother experience not to mention the sensitivity has doubled offering different widths in calligraphy when you do press down harder now the following feature is a feature that should have been on these note phones long time ago here but when you're in a crunch when you're on your lockscreen take out the pen you can jot down important numbers names on license plates emergency like info all without needing to unlock the phone itself now it saves write on your screen so no matter what it's always in front of you as well another feature gifts or gifs however you pronounce here is another new feature using the smart select tool any video that's playing whether it be YouTube Instagram Facebook videos you can select that area and make a 15 second clip a little choppy from my experience but a little neat feature too a snippet of a video to your friends or family ASAP now it does come in handy in those situations you can also translate with the s-pen by just hovering over the word once translation is activated there's tons of languages available that will speak the English word however for you to hear whichever language that you chose once you tap it it brings you to the app and then there you can hear the audio it's unfortunately an additional step you have to take to listen to something besides English into bed you can't translate entire sentences on-the-fly either and the last feature that does come in handy although it seems so miniscule when you're writing a note here holding down that action button on the side of the s-pen will allow you to erase simply letting it go we'll have you back to writing again no this feature was not previously featured at all for some reason so in the end here I know I didn't cover every single aspect but honestly hope my test and honest opinions from my experiences here gives you an idea of how the notes have been performed in my opinion yes pricey indeed but Samsung does it again by being a Swiss Army knife of phones they also streamlined and made some things more intuitive likely jotting a note down when your phone is locked or having been erase your button helps tremendously the waterproofing was missed last go-around any note 5 and it's honestly playing catch-up to its smaller brother the s7 but that's no way of knocking the phone at all if anything I'm just glad it's finally back or finally here to offer peace of mind overall a solid performer I saw a set of features and no question solid performance all around so guys please help share this video here like and subscribe if you haven't done so already be sure to add me on to Facebook Twitter or Instagram at both of my accounts that you see on your screen you guys take care now see in the next one bye you
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