#Handy note 8 Bluetooth
This unlocks everything when a paired Bluetooth device is within range. Then there’s the usual round up of pins, patterns and best of all, smart lock. The front camera also does facial recognition. Like the Galaxy S8+, the Note 8 comes with a variety of options for unlocking. This is shareable with social media platforms that supports animated gifs. Using the Stylus, you can make animated gifs that shows stroke-by-stroke any writing you create. For whipping it out to knock out a quick shopping list, this is hard to beat. The killer stylus feature on the Note is its ability to allow you to write on the lock-screen. Thanks to some well-integrated apps, it offers a combination of power and usability. Samsung have done an amazing job of integrating the S-Pen into the Note 8. Roomy storage aside, the big drawcard is its S-Pen stylus. Samsung have also upped the amount of RAM bundled with the Note 8 to 6GB and it comes with 64GB of storage by default. This means that when driving, Google maps and the Samsung music player can launch with a single tap. Not only can it run two apps side-by-side, but you can save two apps to run in split-screen mode via a single new app icon. Overlaying this is the latest iteration of Touchwiz.Ī particularly nifty interface tweak is its ability to handle split-screen multitasking. About the only thing missing is a kitchen sink. On the wired connectivity front, there’s a USB-C socket and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
The Note 8 supports Bluetooth 5, gigabit 4G and 802.11AC WIFI along with NFC, wireless charging. There’s also plenty happening on the connectivity front. Its battery lasted a day and a with heavy use and close to two days with typical/moderate use. This gives it the chops to multi-task in split screen mode and even better, to run cool – even when under load. The non-US version of the Note 8 uses Samsung’s in house developed octa-core Exynos 8895 CPU. Wireless fast charging is also supported. This should confer it with a small measure of durability, but a case is still a must. Its screen and rear is Corning Gorilla Glass 5. This makes it water resistant in 1.5 metres of water for up to 30 minutes. There’s also a flash/heart rate sensor and awkwardly located fingerprint scanner. Here you’ll find twin cameras (more on those later). Spinning the Note 8 around reveals a continent-sized back. Pressing and holding brings up a handy contextual sub menu. Like the S8+, The Note 8 also has a virtual home button, and it’s also pressure-sensitive.
It’s one of the best smartphone displays currently available.
#Handy note 8 plus
It’s brilliant, offering dazzling brightness levels, bold and saturated colours plus deep blacks. The Note 8’s AMOLED screen also deserves special mention. It also feels less slippery than the S8+.
That said, the Note 8 isn’t ideal for one-handed use (especially if you don’t have baseball catcher mitts for hands). These combine to give the user a comfy grip and less edge screen grief compared to the S7 Edge. There’s less screen on its curved edges as well as a small metal ridge down both sides. Speaking of which, Samsung appear to have taken some learnings from the S8+ and applied them to the Note 8. This translates into the Note 8’s chassis being similar in size to the iPhone 7 Plus. It may have plenty of screen due to its edgeless design and tiny top and bottom bezels, but while it is big, it is not unwieldy. Like the S8 and S8+, the Note 8 is tall rather than wide. The most noticeable aspect of the Note 8 is its super-sized display. The Note’s large screen and stylus have seen it develop a devoted following. Phablets have since become the norm, and big-screened phones are everywhere. They kicked the Phablet genre into life back in 2011, with what at the time seemed like a massive 5-inch screen. XXL-sized phones are something Samsung have proved adept at. That aside, the Note 8’s roomy screen, stylus, superb cameras and battery life make it more than capable of righting the historical wrongs of its predecessor. Mention the Galaxy Note 8 and it is hard not think of the Note 7, which proved to be a little too hot to handle. In fact, PAT PILCHER gives this large-screened beaut one of his highest ratings. It’s safe to come out now, Samsung’s new Note 8 doesn’t catch fire or explode.