![]() ![]() Not everyone likes the curves on Samsung’s newer phones, however. Once again, we’re left wondering how Samsung could possibly improve on this display. Graphics and images are crisp and clear on the Note 7, blacks are deep, colors are vibrant and the contrast is outstanding. Plainly put, you won’t find a better display on any smartphone. Then, the next Samsung flagship comes along and proves that it is indeed possible. ![]() Each time Samsung launches a new flagship phone we wonder how a screen could possibly get any better. It speaks to Samsung’s consistency in this key area. It’s gotten to the point where we take them for granted, which I suppose is a good thing. Samsung’s smartphone screens have been best-in-class for years now. That display - a new 5.7-inch Super AMOLED panel with quad HD resolution and a pixel density of 518 ppi - is absolutely stunning. At 153.5 x 73.9 x 7.9 mm, the new Note 7 is narrower, thinner and marginally shorter than the Galaxy Note 5 despite having the same size screen. Like this year’s Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, the new Galaxy Note 7 features a similar design to its predecessor but offers further refinements… and those refinements are deeply appreciated. Subsequent flagship handsets like the Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge all featured similar designs, and now the Galaxy Note 7 takes things to a whole new level.Īs an aside, yes, Samsung skipped the “Galaxy Note 6” name and went directly to 7 in order to better align the Note series with its Galaxy S lineup. Samsung used all glass and aluminum construction that felt fantastic in the hand, and the device had a sleek design to match. The Galaxy S6 marked a huge turning point for Samsung the phone’s design and build were finally on par with its performance. Samsung has always had the performance part nailed, but the company’s phone designs were uninspired and their plastic housings looked and felt cheap. A truly good high-end smartphone offers top-notch performance as well as a sleek design and premium materials. Until last year, Samsung’s flagship smartphones were a regular source of disappointment for me and many others. Samsung gets it, and the Galaxy Note 7 is the latest reminder that the world’s top smartphone vendor by shipment volume is also the best in the business when it comes to phablets.īefore we get into what makes the Galaxy Note 7 a great phablet, we need to discuss what makes it a great smartphone. Having all that extra space enables a wide range of new and useful features, and they can dramatically enhance the user experience. What is perhaps most interesting about Samsung’s approach to phablets as it compares to Apple is that Samsung recognized right out of the gate that there was so much more that could be done with a larger canvas on a smartphone. It wasn’t the first company to sell an oversized smartphone with a large display, but there’s little doubt that Samsung almost singlehandedly popularized the category. Samsung took a different approach to the phablet market, which it helped establish back in 2011. Of course, people wanted iPhones with bigger screens and so in 2014, Apple finally made iPhones with bigger screens. Apart from optical image stabilization and a 1080p display, an iPhone 6s Plus is just a bigger iPhone 6s. ![]() Apple put no effort whatsoever into developing new features that make use of the device’s larger size. In a nutshell, Apple’s larger iPhone is just that: a larger iPhone. I have covered this topic several times in the past, so I’ll elaborate briefly before we dive in. UPDATE: The Galaxy Note 7 has been discontinued due to a serious safety risk. And with the brand new Galaxy Note 7, the company’s lead in the phablet market has only grown. When it comes to phablets, Samsung is still ahead of the pack. ![]()
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