You know the Samsung System Note was one of our top picks a year ago, isn't that so? Indeed, the Samsung System Note II, a 5.5" cell phone or phablet is far superior. It has a greater presentation, a much speedier CPU than our US first gen Note, a superior camera and more S Pen highlights. The Note II is accessible on all real US bearers, with a $299 sticker with contract ($369 on T-Portable). The inquiry is: however the Note II is unquestionably highly enhanced, does it have what it brings to rival other substantial Android cell phones that have ventured up their amusement since the first Note sent?
Samsung System Note II
Specs Initially
The Sprint, AT&T and Verizon renditions have LTE 4G alongside 3G, while the T-Versatile model has 3G HSPA+ (which T-Mo calls 4G and is nicely quick). A quick Samsung Exynos 1.6GHz quad center processor controls the telephone with 2 gigs of RAM. Different goodies incorporate NFC, double band WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, a front 1.9MP camera and back 8MP camera with BSI sensor and quick lens (same as the brilliant Cosmic system S III camera). The telephone has 16 gigs of inner stockpiling and there's a microSD card space too. Also, yes, the incredible 3100 mAh Lithium Particle Polymer battery is removable: go Samsung!
Samsung Universe Note II
The Samsung Universe Note II and the Samsung Cosmic system S III.
Configuration and Ergonomics
Samsung System Note II
In this audit, we take a gander at the Sprint, T-Versatile and Verizon renditions, however all Note II variations have indistinguishable equipment (other than cell radios and logos) and transporter included applications. The Note II is accessible in white or titanium, and in either case its done in Samsung's darling amazingly lustrous plastics. The telephone is a tad bit taller and ever so marginally smaller than the first gen Note, so its not any more hard to hold in one hand. That said, this is an extensive telephone, however not as ungraceful as the 4:3 perspective proportion LG Instinct on Verizon. It makes the Samsung Cosmic system S III look dainty and the iPhone 5 appears like a smaller than normal telephone.
This is a dangerous telephone, and paying little respect to shading you get the same ultra-reflexive plastic that needs to sneak past your fingers or slide off uneven surfaces. It's a touch irritating, and adding a case to enhance grasp makes the telephone considerably greater and heavier. We cherish the telephone, however we'll continue nagging Samsung's gleaming completes that shout plastic until they move forward.
Samsung System Note II
The iPhone 5, Samsung System S III, World Note II and LG Instinct.
The telephone has two capacitive catches for Menu and Back, and an equipment catch for Home (the Verizon form has a most tragic Verizon Logo put on the Home catch). The smaller scale USB port is on the base, and according to regular for Samsung the force catch is on the upper right side while the volume rocker is on the left. The microSD card space is under the back cover (no compelling reason to uproot the battery to swap a card) and the smaller scale SIM card is under there also.
Samsung Cosmic system Note II
Wide Screen Experience
Samsung Cosmic system Note II
The Cosmic system Note II has a 1280 x 720 showcase (down a bit from the first Take note of's 1280 x 800 presentation) yet its greater at 5.5". You're really getting the same determination as the Universe S III and other top of the line Android telephones, yet everything on screen is extended to fill the greater showcase. That implies bigger page content that is discernable without zooming, and films that are immersive on the colossal showcase. At 264 ppi pixel thickness is decreased from the 306 ppi GS III, yet the Super AMOLED HD show still looks sharp. Samsung has enhanced the showcase to an uneven RGB stripe (bye-bye Pentile Lattice, however this is still not a long way from Pentile's uneven sub-pixel shading stripe). Despite the fact that the pixel thickness isn't fiercely high, features and photographs look exquisite, regardless of the possibility that content isn't as dangerously sharp as on higher PPI telephones and tablets. Those of you who read loads of books would most likely still incline toward higher thickness showcases to the Note II's whether you have great eyes. In the event that you don't and hence support bigger content sizes, you'll presumably like the Note II better. Shading bordering isn't an issue. Hues are exceptionally immersed contrasted with IPS shows, yet numerous people appreciate loads of shading immersion alongside the high differentiation and profound blacks of Samsung's Super AMOLED HD shows.
Samsung makes utilization of the wide screen and S-Pen with custom programming, like that found on the Note 10.1 tablet. There's S-Note for note-taking, complete with equation and penmanship acknowledgment. What's more, there's an one next to the other application view for select applications like the web program, email, S-Note and feature player so you can see and utilize two applications on the double. Indeed, the window opening is customizable so you can have the web program fill 2/3 of the screen and S-Take note of the remaining 1/3. It's a splendid utilization of the huge showcase, however despite everything it bodes well with 10" tablets. As of this written work, the T-Versatile, Sprint and Verizon models have the next to each other application highlight, and AT&T ought to offer it as an OTA redesign soon. Finally, Samsung's conspicuous drifting feature player is ready, so you can play a feature in a resizable, straightforwardness flexible window on top of any application or the home screen.
Since numerous other Android cell phones are infringing on the Note II's wide screen act, the product and S-Pen are essential pieces that situated the Note II separated from the opposition. However, suppose it is possible that you don't discover part window perspective luring or maybe you don't have a requirement for the computerized pen, there's the 4.8" Samsung Universe S III, 4.7" HTC One X and One X+ and the extra large screen LG Optimus G. Is there a spot for the Universe Note II? For the individuals who love an extra large screen for bigger content and for watching features, the answer is surely yes. Yet, for some people, the more pocket and hand inviting 4.5" to 4.8" cell phones running at the same determination will do the trap for less cash and pocket land. The Note II, not at all like the first Note, is no more the most elevated determination cell phone, and different cell phones have infringed on the first Note's screen size. Who's the present determination pioneer? The HTC Droid DNA on Verizon with a 5", 1920 x 1080 Super LCD3 show.
Call Quality and Information
As noticed, the Sprint, AT&T and Verizon adaptations have 4G LTE, while the T-Versatile rendition (fortuitously the nearest to the worldwide form) has HSPA+, which is actually a quick kind of 3G, however both T-Portable and AT&T call it 4G too. Why doesn't T-Versatile's Note II have LTE? Since that bearer as of now does not have a LTE system. The LTE forms gave the normal transfer and download rates contrasted with different cell phones on their separate systems. T-Versatile's form did and their other HSPA+ handsets, which is great in the Dallas region, and here and there as quick as LTE. Sprint's LTE system is in its early stages, however we're among the first markets here in Dallas, and we saw download paces of 9 Mbps and transfer rates of 3 Mbps by and large. AT&T has the quickest information organize in our general vicinity, and we found the middle value of 19 Mbps down and 6.8 Mbps up. Verizon replied with 12.6 Mbps down and 5.1 Mbps up. Every one of the four variations have the portable hotspot highlight, so you can utilize the telephone as a rapid remote modem for your tablet or portable PC (contingent upon your information arrangement). Website pages stack rapidly and Google Play Store downloads are quick.
Voice quality on every one of the four variations is useful for both approaching and active voice. Calls sound clear and our call beneficiaries and we could undoubtedly see one another. The telephone played pleasantly with our auto's implicit Bluetooth and an assortment of Motorola, Samsung and Jawbone Bluetooth headsets. Given the telephone's size, its reasonable you'll need to utilize a Bluetooth headset.
Pull and Execution
The cell phone keeps running on Samsung's intense 1.6GHz quad center Exynos CPU with MALI 400 representation. It gobbles up benchmarks, it snickers at 3D tests. The Note II scored 6,001 on Quadrant, which is quicker than more seasoned Tegra 3 models and it just falls somewhat behind Qualcomm's S4 Expert quad center CPU and more than marginally behind the fresher Tegra 3 in the HTC One X+. On GLBenchmark 2.5 it beats everything with the exception of the HTC Droid DNA. This Android cell phone won't feel moderate a year into your agreement.
Camera
Like the Cosmic system S III, the Note II has an indistinguishable 8 megapixel camera that can shoot 1080p feature. Despite everything we noticed some presentation issues in brilliant open air shots where the camera rendered cloudy pictures, yet the new HDR highlight assists significantly with that. Committed picture preparing chips are the following huge thing in top of the line telephones (the HTC One X has one as well), and that considers to a great degree fast shot times. Once more, similar to the Universe S III, HTC One X and HTC One S, you can shoot photographs while at the same time recording feature however there's no moderate movement alternative like that of the One X and One X+. There are a lot of impacts to play with: presentation, full scale mode, face location, grin discovery and display. This is an exceptionally proficient camera.
Feature quality is magnificent at 1080p and 30fps: feature is sharp and bright with smooth movement and little in the method for blockiness. The constant self-adjust some of the time chases when a few subjects are in movement without a moment's delay, yet by and large its awesome stuff.
Samsung System Note II
Specs Initially
The Sprint, AT&T and Verizon renditions have LTE 4G alongside 3G, while the T-Versatile model has 3G HSPA+ (which T-Mo calls 4G and is nicely quick). A quick Samsung Exynos 1.6GHz quad center processor controls the telephone with 2 gigs of RAM. Different goodies incorporate NFC, double band WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, a front 1.9MP camera and back 8MP camera with BSI sensor and quick lens (same as the brilliant Cosmic system S III camera). The telephone has 16 gigs of inner stockpiling and there's a microSD card space too. Also, yes, the incredible 3100 mAh Lithium Particle Polymer battery is removable: go Samsung!
Samsung Universe Note II
The Samsung Universe Note II and the Samsung Cosmic system S III.
Configuration and Ergonomics
Samsung System Note II
In this audit, we take a gander at the Sprint, T-Versatile and Verizon renditions, however all Note II variations have indistinguishable equipment (other than cell radios and logos) and transporter included applications. The Note II is accessible in white or titanium, and in either case its done in Samsung's darling amazingly lustrous plastics. The telephone is a tad bit taller and ever so marginally smaller than the first gen Note, so its not any more hard to hold in one hand. That said, this is an extensive telephone, however not as ungraceful as the 4:3 perspective proportion LG Instinct on Verizon. It makes the Samsung Cosmic system S III look dainty and the iPhone 5 appears like a smaller than normal telephone.
This is a dangerous telephone, and paying little respect to shading you get the same ultra-reflexive plastic that needs to sneak past your fingers or slide off uneven surfaces. It's a touch irritating, and adding a case to enhance grasp makes the telephone considerably greater and heavier. We cherish the telephone, however we'll continue nagging Samsung's gleaming completes that shout plastic until they move forward.
Samsung System Note II
The iPhone 5, Samsung System S III, World Note II and LG Instinct.
The telephone has two capacitive catches for Menu and Back, and an equipment catch for Home (the Verizon form has a most tragic Verizon Logo put on the Home catch). The smaller scale USB port is on the base, and according to regular for Samsung the force catch is on the upper right side while the volume rocker is on the left. The microSD card space is under the back cover (no compelling reason to uproot the battery to swap a card) and the smaller scale SIM card is under there also.
Samsung Cosmic system Note II
Wide Screen Experience
Samsung Cosmic system Note II
The Cosmic system Note II has a 1280 x 720 showcase (down a bit from the first Take note of's 1280 x 800 presentation) yet its greater at 5.5". You're really getting the same determination as the Universe S III and other top of the line Android telephones, yet everything on screen is extended to fill the greater showcase. That implies bigger page content that is discernable without zooming, and films that are immersive on the colossal showcase. At 264 ppi pixel thickness is decreased from the 306 ppi GS III, yet the Super AMOLED HD show still looks sharp. Samsung has enhanced the showcase to an uneven RGB stripe (bye-bye Pentile Lattice, however this is still not a long way from Pentile's uneven sub-pixel shading stripe). Despite the fact that the pixel thickness isn't fiercely high, features and photographs look exquisite, regardless of the possibility that content isn't as dangerously sharp as on higher PPI telephones and tablets. Those of you who read loads of books would most likely still incline toward higher thickness showcases to the Note II's whether you have great eyes. In the event that you don't and hence support bigger content sizes, you'll presumably like the Note II better. Shading bordering isn't an issue. Hues are exceptionally immersed contrasted with IPS shows, yet numerous people appreciate loads of shading immersion alongside the high differentiation and profound blacks of Samsung's Super AMOLED HD shows.
Samsung makes utilization of the wide screen and S-Pen with custom programming, like that found on the Note 10.1 tablet. There's S-Note for note-taking, complete with equation and penmanship acknowledgment. What's more, there's an one next to the other application view for select applications like the web program, email, S-Note and feature player so you can see and utilize two applications on the double. Indeed, the window opening is customizable so you can have the web program fill 2/3 of the screen and S-Take note of the remaining 1/3. It's a splendid utilization of the huge showcase, however despite everything it bodes well with 10" tablets. As of this written work, the T-Versatile, Sprint and Verizon models have the next to each other application highlight, and AT&T ought to offer it as an OTA redesign soon. Finally, Samsung's conspicuous drifting feature player is ready, so you can play a feature in a resizable, straightforwardness flexible window on top of any application or the home screen.
Since numerous other Android cell phones are infringing on the Note II's wide screen act, the product and S-Pen are essential pieces that situated the Note II separated from the opposition. However, suppose it is possible that you don't discover part window perspective luring or maybe you don't have a requirement for the computerized pen, there's the 4.8" Samsung Universe S III, 4.7" HTC One X and One X+ and the extra large screen LG Optimus G. Is there a spot for the Universe Note II? For the individuals who love an extra large screen for bigger content and for watching features, the answer is surely yes. Yet, for some people, the more pocket and hand inviting 4.5" to 4.8" cell phones running at the same determination will do the trap for less cash and pocket land. The Note II, not at all like the first Note, is no more the most elevated determination cell phone, and different cell phones have infringed on the first Note's screen size. Who's the present determination pioneer? The HTC Droid DNA on Verizon with a 5", 1920 x 1080 Super LCD3 show.
Call Quality and Information
As noticed, the Sprint, AT&T and Verizon adaptations have 4G LTE, while the T-Versatile rendition (fortuitously the nearest to the worldwide form) has HSPA+, which is actually a quick kind of 3G, however both T-Portable and AT&T call it 4G too. Why doesn't T-Versatile's Note II have LTE? Since that bearer as of now does not have a LTE system. The LTE forms gave the normal transfer and download rates contrasted with different cell phones on their separate systems. T-Versatile's form did and their other HSPA+ handsets, which is great in the Dallas region, and here and there as quick as LTE. Sprint's LTE system is in its early stages, however we're among the first markets here in Dallas, and we saw download paces of 9 Mbps and transfer rates of 3 Mbps by and large. AT&T has the quickest information organize in our general vicinity, and we found the middle value of 19 Mbps down and 6.8 Mbps up. Verizon replied with 12.6 Mbps down and 5.1 Mbps up. Every one of the four variations have the portable hotspot highlight, so you can utilize the telephone as a rapid remote modem for your tablet or portable PC (contingent upon your information arrangement). Website pages stack rapidly and Google Play Store downloads are quick.
Voice quality on every one of the four variations is useful for both approaching and active voice. Calls sound clear and our call beneficiaries and we could undoubtedly see one another. The telephone played pleasantly with our auto's implicit Bluetooth and an assortment of Motorola, Samsung and Jawbone Bluetooth headsets. Given the telephone's size, its reasonable you'll need to utilize a Bluetooth headset.
Pull and Execution
The cell phone keeps running on Samsung's intense 1.6GHz quad center Exynos CPU with MALI 400 representation. It gobbles up benchmarks, it snickers at 3D tests. The Note II scored 6,001 on Quadrant, which is quicker than more seasoned Tegra 3 models and it just falls somewhat behind Qualcomm's S4 Expert quad center CPU and more than marginally behind the fresher Tegra 3 in the HTC One X+. On GLBenchmark 2.5 it beats everything with the exception of the HTC Droid DNA. This Android cell phone won't feel moderate a year into your agreement.
Camera
Like the Cosmic system S III, the Note II has an indistinguishable 8 megapixel camera that can shoot 1080p feature. Despite everything we noticed some presentation issues in brilliant open air shots where the camera rendered cloudy pictures, yet the new HDR highlight assists significantly with that. Committed picture preparing chips are the following huge thing in top of the line telephones (the HTC One X has one as well), and that considers to a great degree fast shot times. Once more, similar to the Universe S III, HTC One X and HTC One S, you can shoot photographs while at the same time recording feature however there's no moderate movement alternative like that of the One X and One X+. There are a lot of impacts to play with: presentation, full scale mode, face location, grin discovery and display. This is an exceptionally proficient camera.
Feature quality is magnificent at 1080p and 30fps: feature is sharp and bright with smooth movement and little in the method for blockiness. The constant self-adjust some of the time chases when a few subjects are in movement without a moment's delay, yet by and large its awesome stuff.
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