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Samsung launches Galaxy Note 7 with an Iris scanner and smarter S Pen

Samsung finally took the curtain off the new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone at its Galaxy Note Unpacked 2016 event, held in New York City. The seventh iteration of company's popular Note series smartphone is touted as the 'world's most intelligent smartphone,' and be available starting on August 19 in Blue Coral, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium and Black Onyx colour variants. The South Korean giant has not mentioned anything on its pricing and launch market details, but we expect the company to come up with an official announcement in the upcoming week.

The Galaxy Note 7 is the most advanced Note series handset from Samsung and will fight the likes of Apple iPhone 6S plus and other big screen flagship devices. To make sure it delivers on every front, Samsung has equipped the phablet with the best of hardware and features. The highlight of the smartphone is the 'Iris Scanning' technology that was first seen on Galaxy tab Iris tablet. You can unlock the device by just looking into the front camera.

When compared with the previous generation Note phablet (Note 5), the Galaxy Note 7 also offers water and dust resistivity (IP68) and can survive in water at a depth of 1.5 meters (about 4.9 feet) for 30 minutes or less.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 sports a 5.7-inch Quad HD dual edge Super AMOLED display delivering a resolution of 1440x2560 pixels. It also features Mobile HDR technology that shows brighter colors and deeper blacks. Besides, the display is also protected by recently unveiled Corning Gorilla Glass 5.

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Samsung is shipping the Galaxy Note 7 with an Exynos 8890 octa-core processor or Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 quad-core chip (depending upon the region). The CPUs are paired up with 4GB of RAM and a base storage of 64GB with microSD card support that allows you to further expand the internal memory by up to 256GB.

Samsung has also made sure that the Galaxy No te 7 does not compromise on security. The phablet gets company's enterprise-level Knox platform paired up with a fingerprint sensor home button and also an Iris scanner to take the privacy to next level. Besides, Samsung has also added a 'Secure Folder,' a dedicated space that can be locked using biometric sensor to store your confidential information.

Coming on to the camera, Samsung Galaxy Note 7 gets the company's top-performing 12MP sensor with an f/1.7 aperture on back. It's loaded with OIS and dual-pixel technology for faster autofocus in low light conditions. The front has a 5MP camera for selfies with the same f/1.7 aperture. There are a ton of modes for both front and back cameras, including software-stitched wide selfies.

A Note device is just incomplete without a stylus and the Galaxy Note 7's companion- the S Pen is completely redesigned to take productivity to next level. It now recognises 4,096 different pressure levels and supports three new functions - gl ance, zoom and translate. Moreover, S Pen also gets IP68 certification to match the phone's water and dust resistivity. So you can actually take the Note 7 under water to make notes.

Besides, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is the company's first device with USB-C technology, which means that the upcoming Galaxy S8, S8 Edge and next generation devices will ship with Type C USB port.


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