Samsung has finally unveiled the second sequel of the one of biggest brands of the company, The Galaxy Note 3. The company revealed the original phablet, the Galaxy Note, two years ago in the same place which is now a very popular lineup. The new smartphone features a bigger 5.7-inch screen as expected with a more utilized and enhanced S-Pen. The bezels of the latest phone are slimmer than the previous notes and come with rounded edges to make it look sleek and stylish. Let’s see what the latest phone has to offer.

Features

The Galaxy Note 3 offers a larger screen with SuperAMOLED 1080p display and an even bigger battery to make sure you get to play with it for a long time. When the first phone came out back in 2011, a phone with 5.3-inch screen seemed funny. However, times have changed since then and a big 6-inch screen phone is nothing nowadays. The users get 386ppi in the screen which is a lot more than the previous two phablets. The third Note is 1.3mm narrower, 1.1mm thinner and slightly taller than the Galaxy Note 2. It’s nice to see how the company managed to trim down the size while giving it a larger display.

One of the biggest changes we noticed while looking at the phone is its back side. The back cover is now showing a leather finish instead of glossy plastic and it feels way more comfortable to hold it now. Moreover, you don’t have to worry about fingerprints now. The Galaxy Note 3 will be available in two different models, one will feature a 2.3GHz Snapdragon 800 chipset and the other one will feature a 1.9GHz Exynos Octa-core SoC.

Both the models will feature Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, 3GB of RAM, 13-megapixel real camera and a 2-megapixel front camera, optional 32GB or 64GB storage, MicroSDXC card storage expansion, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi 802.11ac, LTE Cat4 and IR LED. The rear camera supports capturing UHD and full HD videos.

Software

It looks like Samsung didn’t try to offer new features here but mostly focused on improving the existing features to make things easier for users. The area where we saw some great changes was the S-Pen area which is the main attraction of Galaxy Note lineup. When you pull out the S-Pen from the device, it opens a semi-circular menu using a new feature called Air Command. The menu shows Action Memo, S Finder, Screen Write, Scrapbook and Pen Window.

The Multi-Window feature is also improved in the latest Note and users can now save app combinations in the Multi-Window bar to get quick access. A new drag-and-drop function supports dragging pictures, videos and other items to the other window you are running using Multi-Window. It’s a great way to share things easily.

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
• 13 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel 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

Release Date

We don’t know how much the upcoming Galaxy Note 3 is going to cost when it’s available. However, we do have a date to look forward to, September 25. We’ll let you know once we get more information about price and US carriers release date.