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welcome to another tech debate the show where we examine controversial technology topics and you decide the outcome I'm Juan Carlos Pagnell senior editor pocketnow.com joined this outing by the man the myth the legend mr. high made Iveta out on the East Coast how's it going out there sir I'm doing good but I'm going to need to find you another introduction because I'm already been the madam the man the myth and the legend for how long you know it but it works for you right I mean this is this is a good moniker for you I feel so this this week we've got in light of samsung's upcoming announcement we're taking a look at the father of the phablet and this debate premise is the Galaxy Note is not a Productivity phone now do you agree with that premise do you disagree with that premise remember your answer because that's going to impact the voting at the end of this video I will be attacking this premise mr. high mighty betta you are going to be supporting this premise and just in the interest of continuity because you attacked the last premise I'm going to be going first on this on this debate - to support my lovely note here and to defend it against this terrible terrible clickbait tea title that we've created for it so it's totally age before beauty this time please go ahead you know what I'll support that because I'm younger and you're very pretty so there you go good I've got the time already excellent we got two minutes on the clock yes I do all righty let me know when it's safe to go three two one now multimedia phones smartphones screens are getting really big but very few devices do a good job of justifying why we need to use both hands to operate our mobile technology I mean you know some of the more outlandish giant screen creations here but one phone has consistently been ahead of that discussion and it's the phone that started off the big-screen trend that is the Galaxy Note now we have an excellent reason to use two hands when operating a mobile device and that largely comes down to the s-pen I know there have been a bunch of you know manufacturers Steve Jobs your fingers the perfect way to interact with digital media but there are times you need finer point control than the fat pad of your finger you're trying to scrub through text and you can't get to the beginning or the end of a word you need to cut images out of a website or you need to draw or you need to doodle you need to edit this is where S Pen really shines and it's the signature feature for productivity for a vast majority of people who need to get work done on the go I myself I'm a video professional I need to cut video upload and the note represents maybe probably the best all-in-one package for that I can shoot video from the camera record off of the mics or off of a headset and then when I'm going through my video editing app I have the best possible implementation for navigating my video timeline this is a second more unique experience that only the note can create and on that I believe I have made my case and I will see the rest of my time to mr. Rivera oh my god I get an extra 20 minutes 20 seconds you're so nice okay I'm very I'm very cost-efficient there now for for your defense of the premise mr. Rivera I will be timing you on my Galaxy Note 5 I love you know looking at that that's a blue important no it's the white one it's not as pretty all right so are you ready to go I've got two minutes on the clock please go ahead all right we are starting in three two one so the biggest question is what is the size of your demographic one how many people actually edit video on the go or actually sign documents on the go which is actually the only productivity feature that I was ever able to use on a Galaxy Note so bear in mind I've been using the Galaxy Note since version 2 I have been a big fan of the note for a couple of things that have gotten lost ever since the Galaxy Note 5 for example I didn't really want a large phone I wanted better battery life and back in the day you would only get better battery life from a gal note the other reason really it was a really cumbersome phone like it had the first of all the size was an ergonomic at all and then the second problem with the Galaxy Note is because it includes a lot of productivity software and this I believe is the key the key is the productivity software Samsung does a really good job with their apps the big problem is these apps don't talk to anything and so I would always have this problem where I would start jotting notes on the Galaxy Note but then these s notes would not sync with any services or when they did start syncing with services like Evernote at some point and that actually lasted for very little the problem was that they wouldn't sink backwards like it wasn't a two-way sink I couldn't start something in my computer continuing on the note and so you know it just completely defeated the purpose because very little services actually took advantage of the software I guess the only service that right now it takes advantage of the software is actually Microsoft tools like for example OneNote is able to take advantage of some of these doodles and scribbles but this actually only started happening until the galaxy note5 and again the experience wasn't really the same I'm not saying that there is 30-second warning I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with the option of having the s-pen I consider it great to have it there I consider it an added value I just don't feel that it helps me beat any better than how fast I can type on a keyboard so I'm definitely not going to be scribbling notes that's just one thing that I'm never going to be doing and that's just my perspective I feel that it's not more productive than your standard smartphone except for the fact that the S Pen is something nice to have that's me and clear two seconds to spare excellent all right those are great points now it's time for a rebuttal we're going to clock up a minute on the clock so that we can respond to the talking points from each competitor in this debate mr. Rivera do you have a minute on the timer for me sir yes I do sir three actually one go I'm really glad you brought up demographics because it's something that I wanted to touch on is I feel fine point control can benefit pretty much anyone now no one's going to say that the the note is an all rounder phone this is a top-tier expensive premium productivity device but if you're a creative professional find point control is where it's at and most phones can get most things done for most people but if you really want to take your game up and not interact with documents like when you mentioned Microsoft services you're going through an Excel spreadsheet that's really tricky on the pad of your finger when you click an alarming red sheet and then also interacting with those individual cells I will concede probably not the best battery life but if you want the best horsepower Vanguard features fine point control stylus is the way to go and the note is the only game in town all right 15 seconds to spare you're good man Wow all right I'm trying to keep us on point here you know and when I'm on point really pun unintended but pun achieved okay let me get a minute on the clock for you sir are you ready to reply for your one-minute rebuttal I'm ready all right three two one so I come from the days of the Pocket PC where the stylus is mandatory I get your point I do agree that the fine point is something that is actually beneficial not in every case but it is I just I feel that a productivity tool should be able to be a tool I never have to worry about the battery life on my drill whenever I'm fixing something or the most really good ultrabooks what makes an ultrabook an ultrabook it makes its the battery life the biggest part with the Galaxy Note ever since the note 5 is a non replaceable battery that you sadly you know you don't get a better battery life when compared to other smartphones what makes the BlackBerry key one so special is really not the keyboard I don't care about the keyboard or the feel I care about in fact that that battery life is epic really battery life is for me the most important thing I hate carrying an iPhone 7 plus in the city I have a large phone and have to be carrying a battery pack because I can barely scratch the day with it I think that's the biggest problem that for a Productivity tool to be a tool a lot of basic things need to be at ran like battery life all right and clear so a ladies and gentlemen there you have it the pros and cons the attack and defense of this premise the Galaxy Note is not a Productivity phone now it's time for you to decide whether or not the premise is true or false in the upper right hand corner of this video you're going to see a poll there going to be 4 options and definitely reads throw this read through those options because it all comes down to the title of this video did you agree with the premise and do you still agree did you agree with the premise but then you changed your mind and now you disagree did you disagree with the premise and still disagree or did you disagree with the premise and now we've changed your mind and you now agree definitely vote in that poll those are your four options that will help us see who was more persuasive during this debate and then also to answer the controversial question surrounding the note is the note a Productivity platform mr. Rivera I want to thank you for your time it's always fun to hash out these ideas with you thank you thank you for having me of course as always folks thanks so much for watching be sure to subscribe to this channel for future debate topics we've got some lamby's coming up on things like headphone jacks some politics it's going to be some fun stuff to dig into and really get into the nuance the nitty gritty as always helped us out with a share on your favorite social networks for pocket now I'm Juan Carlos bag now I am Jaime medieval I'm at some gadget guy on Instagram on Twitter hi I'm Alan discord leave it on Twitter hi Matt leave it on Instagram and we will catch you all on the next debate