The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is looking to continue in the same vein as the original Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note 2, offering you a phone which could almost be mistaken for a tablet and wants you to believe it's both.
Let's
get one thing straight before we dive into this review though, the
Galaxy Note 3 is only going to appeal to a narrow segment of users, it's
certainly not going to have the broad appeal of the Galaxy S4, nor catch the eye of the fashion-conscious iPhone 5S purchaser.
The
Note 3 isn't pretending to be anything it's not. It knows it's a big,
some may say huge, smartphone and Samsung understands that form factor
won't be for everyone.
That said, with big size comes big
price, and the Galaxy Note 3 will set you back a wallet-busting $800
SIM-free though the hefty price tag can be softened to around $299 if
you choose to pick the Note 3 up on a two year contract.
In
terms of competition there's not a great deal which compares to the
Samsung Galaxy Note 3, but its closest competitor is currently the Sony Xperia Z Ultra which boasts a massive 6.4-inch which dwarfs even this handset.
A quick glance over the Galaxy Note 3 tells us it does
exactly what we thought it would do: takes over the mantle as the
world's most powerful smartphone, although the advantage is a lot
smaller this time.
First up we have to mention the
display - it's grown again since the 5.5-inch offering on the Note 2 to a
palm busting 5.7 inches complete with a full HD, 1080 x 1920 Super
AMOLED display.That's the same
resolution as the Galaxy S4, but as the screen is larger on the Galaxy
Note 3, the pixel count isn't as great at 386ppi, so it's not quite as
pin sharp as its smaller brother. It still looks pretty impressive
though - and so it should for the price Samsung is asking.
We're still waiting for Samsung to embrace the full metal chassis we've enjoyed on the HTC One and the iPhone 5, but it is trying something slightly different with the Note 3.
The
Galaxy Note 3 has retained the metal frame from the Galaxy S4 running
around the edge of the device providing a rigid body and a more premium
look, but it's on the rear where Samsung has tried something new. Lay the Note 3 face down, take a quick glance at the handset and it appears the rear is made of leather.
It
isn't, of course, it's that famous plastic Samsung is so fond off. The
finish is textured to give it the appearance of leather and this
actually provides some much needed grip.
Those stitches
running round the outside of the back cover? Well that's just a pattern
formed in the plastic. It may not be everyone's cup of tea and it looks a
bit tacky upon closer inspection, but the Note 3 does feel like a
solid, well built device. On
the plus side, the plastic cover can be removed giving you access to
the Note 3's sizable 3,200mAh battery as well as the microSD slot which
is cleverly stacked on top of the microSIM port - allowing Samsung to
save some space.
Somehow Samsung has managed to make the
Galaxy Note 3 slightly smaller than its predecessor, measuring 151.2 x
79.2 x 8.3 mm. That's still quite a sizable device, but considering it's
got a slightly larger display, beefier processor and more powerful 13MP
camera it's an impressive feat.
Those of you blessed
with smaller palms will still struggle to hold the Note 3 in one hand,
especially when typing is involved, but thanks to its reduced weight
(it's 168g, down from 183g on the Note 2) it's certainly the most
manageable Note smartphone to date. The
sheer size of the Galaxy Note 3 means you'll be constantly shuffling it
up and down your palm as you try and reach the volume rocker and
power/lock keys located towards the top on the left and right sides of
the handset and the menu keys below the screen.
While the
buttons are responsive, we found we tended to employ our second hand to
help us out when moving from the power/lock key down to the home, menu
and back buttons.
Under the hood of our review unit sat
an insanely powerful 2.3GHz quad-core processor, although a select few
markets will be treated to an octa-core option which houses two
quad-core chips. You
also get 3GB of RAM and the option of 32GB or 64GB of internal storage
in the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, while the latest version of Google's
operating system - Android 4.3 Jelly Bean - runs merrily on top of all this.
From
the front you'll note there's a pleasingly slender bezel running down
either side of that monster 5.7-inch display, while below you get the
customary physical home key flanked by two touch keys - menu on the left
and back on the right.
You can't see the touch keys when
the Note 3 is idle, as their backlights are only displayed when you
unlock the handset or tap the area they're located in. They
are incredibly responsive though, and you don't have to worry about
getting your finger right on the logo, the area of recognition is wide
enough to pick up even the most misguided stabs.
Apart
from the questionable leather-effect rear the Samsung Galaxy Note 3
offers up little in terms of design. Sure it looks a little more premium
than the Galaxy Note 2, and it does feel well made - but at the end of
the day it's a little uninspiring.
Those with petite
palms or a penchant for skinny jeans will struggle with the size of the
Note 3, but if you've been taken with its predecessors then you'll be
happy to hear this is the best looking Note smartphone to date.
Pricing and availability Shipping now and hitting
US carriers in force in October 2013, the Note 3 costs $299.99 on
Verizon (in stores 10/10), AT&T (in stores 10/4) and Sprint (in
stores 10/4). T-Mobile (available now) sells the device for a lower
$199.99 up front, but you're on the hook for 24 monthly payments of $21.
U.S. Cellular have also said it expects to scoop up the Note 3 soon.
What's new in the Note 3 The Note 3 represents a
massive upgrade over its previous Note counterparts. In a nutshell, the
Note 3 has a bigger 5.7-inch full HD screen; revamped S Pen features and
S Note app; a thinner, lighter chassis; huge processor speed bump; and a
built-in news app powered by Flipboard technology.
Design and build Samsung's overarching
theme of refinement is clear in the Note 3's physical appearance. In my
view, it's much more elegant and sophisticated than both Notes that came
before it. Measuring 6 inches long by 3.1 inches wide and a mere 0.33
inch thick, the Note 3 is only a hair taller and wider than its
predecessor. Even so, this new Note is thinner despite boasting a larger
screen (5.7 inches compared with 5.5 inches).
Along with
shaving off a few fractions of an inch, Samsung has also lightened the
device by five-tenths of an ounce, which puts the Note 3 at 5.9 ounces.
But even as the sleekest Note yet, it still dwarfs flagship phones like
the HTC One, Galaxy S4, and Motorola Droid Maxx, all of which were big boys in their own right. On the other hand, the Samsung Galaxy Mega with its gargantuan 6.3-inch screen makes even the Note 3 seem a reasonable size.
The Note 3 is very thin despite its large footprint.
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Designwise the Note 3 also takes huge departures from the smooth,
plastic, and oval frame of the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Notes before it. The
Note 3 has a rectangular chassis ringed with flashy faux-chrome edges
that are ridged, and the handset's patterned backing is designed to
imitate the feel of leather. This leatherette back along with the Note
3's silver highlights evoke images of Samsonite briefcases from the
1960s. Further channeling this retro fashion accessory vibe are fake
stitches that run along the back edge of the handset.
Though the Note 3's back is crafted from plastic, Samsung does its best to convince you it's leather.
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These design modifications aren't just for show, either. The Note's
textured rear surface handily resists fingerprints and offers a sure
grip. Now I'm sure many people out there will find this new look for the
Note 3 a tad over the top, even chintzy -- the phone's back is plastic,
after all, and only patterned to imitate leather. Still, all this gives
the Note 3 a very handsome and distinctive look, especially compared
with the slippery and truly cheap-feeling plastic chassis of the Note 2
and original Note.
There's no getting around the Note 3's large size.
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Also on back is the Note 3's 13-megapixel camera lens and LED
flash. Removing the back cover reveals other welcome touches,
specifically a high-capacity (and removable) 3,200mAh battery plus a
microSD card slot. Interestingly, and no doubt to save space, the
device's SD card slot sits directly on top of its micro-SIM bay. That
means you'll have to remove the battery to add more storage.
The S Pen is tucked away in the bottom edge.
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The Note's S Pen stylus lives in a receptacle on the phone's bottom
lip. The device sports just three physical buttons, though: a tiny power
key on the right edge, a thin volume bar placed on the left side, and a
large oval home button below the screen. Flanking either side of this
are two capacitive keys for Menu and Back.
Above the display
you'll find a 2-megapixel front-facing camera for self portraits, video
chat, or simply to amuse the kids. The Note 3's top edge houses its
3.5mm headphone jack for wired audio.
Also living on the Note
3's bottom edge is what at first I thought was a proprietary port.
Instead it's a combination Micro-USB connector along with one of the new
USB 3.0 jacks. USB 3.0 offers faster charging times and data transfer
rates (up to 10 times quicker) over the older USB 2.0 standard, but
you'll have to own a compatible PC.
The bottom edge sports one of the new USB 3.0 ports.
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Interface The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 rocks the latest version of Google's mobile operating system on board - Android 4.3 Jelly Bean - and of course the Korean firm has slapped its TouchWiz overlay over the top.
Only
a handful of smartphones are actually running Android 4.3 at the
moment, with the latest instalment of Jelly Bean limited mainly to Nexus
devices for now - so it's pleasing to see it make its way onto a
non-Google branded handset.
With a 2.3GHz quad-core
processor and 3GB of RAM under the hood the Galaxy Note 3 is giving our
laptop a run for its money in terms of power, and unsurprisingly Android
is one smooth operator thanks to this.
This means
skipping through homescreens, scrolling through the app list and
generally dicking around with the notifications bar, settings menu and
myriad of widgets is seamless.
If we're picky the
transition of returning to the homescreen after pressing the physical
button below the display is a touch slower than the other movements, but
it's certainly not an issue. While general operation is noticeably quicker than its predecessor (the Galaxy Note 2) there's no obvious step up in performance when you compare the Note 3 to the likes of the Galaxy S4 or HTC One.
We've
pretty much hit the top speed for navigating operating systems now and
even though the Galaxy Note 3 has a massive processor squashed inside
its plastic and metal frame, there isn't really any way for it to show
off in the everyday interface.
Applications open
promptly, holding down the home button furnishes you with the
multi-tasking menu in next to no time and we could happily have over ten
applications all fizzing around in here with no effect on performance.
There's a few options surrounding the lockscreen and these can be found in the "Device" section of the Settings menu.
From
there you can choose whether or not you want the time, date and weather
displayed along with a personal message and app shortcuts when you hit
the power/lock key on the right of the Note 3. You can have five shortcuts on the lockscreen and these can be customized to any applications installed on the Galaxy Note 3.
Samsung appears to have merged its water-ripple unlock effect from the Galaxy S3
and the shard of light from the Galaxy S4 to provide what it's calling a
"watercolor" effect when you drag your finger across the lockscreen.
It
may not be anything special, but it's an attractive animation which we
spent time just playing with, partly because the Note 3 can detect your
finger even when it's not touching the screen.
This
allowed us to hover our digit over the handset and still create the
effect on screen, without unlocking the Note 3. Sometimes it's the
simple pleasures in life which are the best.
Get past the
lockscreen and you're greeted with several widget-heavy homescreens as
standard. We deleted a lot of the widgets as they simply got in the way
and we had no need for them - although with the vast selection on board
you'll probably find a couple of things you'll want.
As
with many Android handsets these days you can edit the number of
homescreens you have, with a maximum of seven on offer, by simply
pinching the display. The 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display
itself is as bright and colourful as you'd expect from a Samsung device,
yet the quality isn't quite as good as the One, S4 or LG G2.
It
may be full HD, but due to the Galaxy Note 3's larger screen the pixel
density isn't as high and on comparison with other flagship handsets
it's lack of clarity is noticeable.
If
you don't have another top of the range smartphone nearby though you
probably won't have any complaints with the screen on the Samsung Galaxy
Note 3.
Pull down the notification bar from the top of
the Note 3 and you'll see Samsung's usual quick settings bar persists
here - allowing you to toggle features such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and NFC
without having to visit the main settings menu.
We're big fans of quick settings and we've even seen Apple adopt a similar setup in iOS 7 with the inclusion of Control Center - but Android is where is happened first.
Hit
the button in the top right of the notification panel and you'll be
able to see all the quick settings available. There's a massive choice,
with 22 options provided on the Galaxy Note 3.
You can
edit which ones display in the bar on the main notification page by
clicking the pencil icon at the top of the screen and then dragging and
dropping the settings you want instant access to.
Thanks
to those impressive innards multitasking is no problem for the Samsung
Galaxy Note 3. To see which applications you currently have running hold
down the home button and the familiar column of thumbnails will appear.
You
can swipe across any particular thumbnail to close the application, and
there's a close all button in the bottom toolbar along with a link to
Google Now and the Task Manager.
From multitasking to
multi-window, hold down the back key below the screen and you'll notice a
little tab appears half way up the left side of the display.
Click
this and a slender column of apps will appear. You can drag and drop
these onto the screen to open them. Instead of having just one open
however, you can drag two apps onto the screen and they will share the
space 50:50. Not every application is available to screen
share, so you may find the choice a little limited depending on what
you want to do, but it's a nice feature which works well.
We've
already mentioned about the Note 3's unwieldy size for one handed use
in the introduction, but dive into the main settings menu and under
"Controls" you'll find the "One-handed operation" option.
Hit
this and you're severed up with various ways to customise the interface
on the Galaxy Note 3 to improve usage if you commonly use just the one
hand to hold your phone.
The Note 3 can adjust the
position of the keyboard, dialling keypad, lock pattern and even the
calculator to make things easier if you've only got one hand free.
We
found this was a helpful feature, although the keyboard became smaller
and thus we needed to ensure we were hitting the correct keys as travel
between them was greatly reduced.
There's still the issue
of actually being able to hold the Note 3 in one hand and for some of
you that just won't be possible, with two hands required for a steady
and secure experience.
S Pen
The S Pen, which has been given another overhaul in terms of
design and software capabilities on the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, is
hidden in its own dedicated slot in the bottom right of the handset.
Now
Samsung doesn't like to use the word "stylus" when talking about the S
Pen, as it's much more than just a simple pointing device - but to all
intents and purposes that's exactly what it is, an elaborate stylus.
Draw
it out and the Note 3 vibrates and plays a little sound to let you know
it's on its way. It's not always easy to slide the S Pen out, and we
found it was harder to hook than on the Note 2. You'll need to have some
nails to dig into the top of the pen to pull it free. We
were a little perplexed when we unboxed our Galaxy Note 3 to find a
small plastic bag with a pair of tweezers and four tiny pegs inside.
There was no indication as to what these were and we spent some time
looking for holes on the handset to stick them in.
It
finally dawned on one of our colleagues that these were in fact spare
nibs for the S Pen, and the tweezers where there to remove the current
nib inside the stylus. A short, sharp tug and your used nib is free -
make sure you fully engage the new one before wielding the stylus around
though, or you'll find it flying out.
The top of the S
Pen is metal, but that ribbed finish only accounts for a quarter of the
stylus - the rest of which is rather cheap feeling plastic. The
button still resides two thirds of the way down the S Pen, giving you
some extra functionality above the generic tapping of icons and
scrawling of notes.
Writing on the Galaxy Note 3 with the S Pen is by far the smoothest experience we've had with any of the Note smartphones.
The
S Pen glides a lot easier across the screen, the responsiveness of the
Note 3 is excellent and with the display being so near to the glass,
this is as close as you'll get to actual handwriting on a mobile phone. Of
course it's still obvious that you're dragging the S Pen over a sheet
of glass and not a piece of paper, but we're unlikely to every get the
same physical experience on a smartphone - just make sure you don't
write too big, otherwise you'll run out of space pretty quickly.
As
you'll see below Samsung has added lots of functionality for the S Pen
on the Galaxy Note 3, but we can't help but feel a lot of it will purely
be ignored by users.
Sure
most of these features are interesting, but we didn't experience a
great deal of value add. They were cool to show off to our friends at
the bar, but when it came to day-to-day operation we found the old ways
were the best. Finger, tap, done.
Air command
When
you've draw the S Pen from its Galaxy Note 3 cubby hole you'll notice a
circular pop-up menu appears on screen labelled "air command."
There
are five options here, and hovering the S Pen above each one on the
screen, without touching it, will highlight it and display the name of
the action.
The options are Action memo, Scrap booker,
Screen write, S Finder and Pen window and don't worry we'll explain what
all this means.
If you're already wielding the S Pen in
your hand and want access to the air command menu, just click the button
on the stylus while holding it over the Note 3 screen and it will
reappear.
Action memo
Tap
Action memo and the Note 3 will pop up a note taking window for you to
scrawl on. There's a tutorial bubble over the top when you first select
Action memo giving you a brief overview of what you can do here.
In
simple terms, Action memo lets you quickly note down things such as a
phone number, email address or physical address and the Galaxy Note 3
can then convert your handwriting into actual text and link you to the
dialer, messaging screen or map.
We were surprised at how
accurately the Note 3 was able to read our poor handwriting, with
mobile numbers and email addresses proving no issue.
Postcodes
seemed to outwit the Galaxy Note 3, but we could get a pretty accurate
location on a map by writing the first line of an address with the S
Pen.
It's a clever setup from Samsung, but we're not sure
if it really speeds up the process of noting down someone's number,
address or email. You have to draw the S Pen out of the Note 3, select
the Action memo icon and then ensure you're handwriting is at least half
decent enough for the phone to recognize.
Scrap booker
The
second option in the air command menu is scrap booker, which allows you
to draw around whatever is displayed on screen and save it for later.
It's
more than just a simple screenshot tool though. Fire up the browser for
example, circle an image in an article with the S Pen and the Galaxy
Note 3 will cut that image out and save it to the Scrapbook app along
with a link back to the website.
You can add notes to each scrap you collect and organize them into various different folders.
The
concept is nice, but in practice we struggle to see when we'd actually
use the scrap booker feature, with websites easy to bookmark and the
screenshot function allowing us to capture whatever's on screen without
having to mess around with the S Pen.
Screen write
Samsung
is obviously keen for people to capture what's happening on screen on
the Galaxy Note 3, as screen write takes screen capture to another
level. Tap the option in Air command and the Note 3 will
take a screenshot of whatever is on screen at that time, and shoves you
directly into an editor where you can use the S Pen to write/draw/doodle
on top.
There are some potentially useful scenarios
where you might employ screen write, such as annotating a map,
highlighting points on a webpage or simply defacing a picture of your
boss.
You can change the colour of the ink, and the style
of brush, pen or pencil to give you various effects, plus crop and
rotate are also present.
S Finder
S Finder is
less complex than the previous few offerings here, offering up a search
functionality for content stored on the Galaxy Note 3.
Not only will S Finder search the handset for a word or phrase, it will also do a web search to offer you up even more results.
As
well as selecting S Finder from the Air command menu you can quickly
launch it by holding down the menu touch key below the screen.
It's
hardly a breakthrough feature and its reliance on the S Pen is very
minimal, but if you're looking for a particular item on the Note 3 and
can't locate it then S Finder may well come in handy.
Pen window
The
final option in Air command in Pen window which allows you to draw a
window of any size you please on the screen and then select an app from a
pre-determined list to fill it.
If you draw a window too
small the Note 3 will automatically resize it to the smallest
dimensions allowed - which is about a quarter of the screen.
There
are eight pre-installed apps which can be displayed in one of these pop
up windows; calculator, clock, YouTube, Phone, Contacts, ChatOn,
Hangouts and Internet.
Some applications downloaded from
Google Play will also be added to Pen window, in our case WhatsApp also
made an appearance in our line up.
Once you've selected
an app you can move the window around the screen, resize it, make it
full screen and close it - as well as actually use the app and continue
to navigate around the phone using the rest of the remaining screen
space.
You can have as many of these pop up windows open
as you like, but we see absolutely no reason why'd you want more than
one clogging up your screen at a time.
Key features
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE; quad-band 3G with HSPA; LTE (N9005 only)
5.7" 16M-color 1080p Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen; Adobe RGB mode
Smart volume and Adapt Sound features for the music player
Main disadvantages
N9000 model (Exynos) lacks LTE and 2160p video capture
Large size makes single-hand operation problematic
No OIS
No dedicated camera key
No FM radio
Shared camera interface makes framing tricky
Besides putting the Exynos-powered model in question, the list of
disadvantages is grasping at straws - Samsung went all out with the
Galaxy Note 3 and may well have created the best Android device to date.
Yes, it's large but ask anyone who has used a 5.5+ inch device - it
takes a while to get used to, but after that regular phones feel like
tiny toys. And it's not that big - it's the same size as the Note II except thinner and lighter. Samsung Galaxy Note 3 visits us at the office
The phone launches with the latest Android version available - 4.3 Jelly Bean - on which Samsung has grafted its government-approved
security feature called Knox. Samsung is aiming hard for the "bring
your own device to work" business crowd that BlackBerry and its secure
services have now lost.
It helps that Samsung decided to quell the "glossy plastic"
complaints with a surprising move to a faux-leather look that feels
almost like the real thing - instead of being tacky, it adds a touch of
class.
Samsung also invites power users to the Galaxy Note 3 with tons of
bespoke features, customization options, easy expansion with a removable
battery and card slot, not to mention two of the most powerful mobile
chipsets available. The 2160p (or UHD) video capture is nearly unique
and with millions of Note 3s to be sold, Samsung is setting up nicely
for its UHD 4K TVs.
As you can see from the bulging list of features, we have plenty of
ground to cover, so let's get started with a peek at the design on the
next page.
Battery life
The modest increase in battery capacity was a bit of a question mark
hanging over the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, considering the screen
resolution has more than doubled. Yet, the 3,200mAh battery powering the
whole thing (up from 3,100 in the Note II) did quite well. The
power-efficient Super AMOLED screen was made to count in video-playback
and helped the Note 3 achieve an excellent score despite the huge estate
to light up. Talk time is great too, web browsing the only element
where the Note 3 failed to show a meaningful improvement over its
predecessor.
Anyway, with an overall rating of 75 hours, the Note 3 is well ahead
of the other phablets we've tested so far. What this number means is
that the Note 3 should manage three full days on a single charge if used
for one hour each of calls, web browsing and video playback daily.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 rocks the latest version of Google's mobile operating system on board - Android 4.3 Jelly Bean - and of course the Korean firm has slapped its TouchWiz overlay over the top.
While general operation is noticeably quicker than its predecessor (the Galaxy Note 2) there's no obvious step up in performance when you compare the Note 3 to the likes of the Galaxy S4 or HTC One.
You can have five shortcuts on the lockscreen and these can be customized to any applications installed on the Galaxy Note 3.
The 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display
itself is as bright and colourful as you'd expect from a Samsung device,
yet the quality isn't quite as good as the One, S4 or LG G2.
Thanks
to those impressive innards multitasking is no problem for the Samsung
Galaxy Note 3. To see which applications you currently have running hold
down the home button and the familiar column of thumbnails will appear.
Not every application is available to screen
share, so you may find the choice a little limited depending on what
you want to do, but it's a nice feature which works well.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 rocks the latest version of Google's mobile operating system on board - Android 4.3 Jelly Bean - and of course the Korean firm has slapped its TouchWiz overlay over the top.
While general operation is noticeably quicker than its predecessor (the Galaxy Note 2) there's no obvious step up in performance when you compare the Note 3 to the likes of the Galaxy S4 or HTC One.
You can have five shortcuts on the lockscreen and these can be customized to any applications installed on the Galaxy Note 3.
The 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display
itself is as bright and colourful as you'd expect from a Samsung device,
yet the quality isn't quite as good as the One, S4 or LG G2.
Thanks
to those impressive innards multitasking is no problem for the Samsung
Galaxy Note 3. To see which applications you currently have running hold
down the home button and the familiar column of thumbnails will appear.
Not every application is available to screen
share, so you may find the choice a little limited depending on what
you want to do, but it's a nice feature which works well.
Sure
most of these features are interesting, but we didn't experience a
great deal of value add. They were cool to show off to our friends at
the bar, but when it came to day-to-day operation we found the old ways
were the best. Finger, tap, done.
Tap
Action memo and the Note 3 will pop up a note taking window for you to
scrawl on. There's a tutorial bubble over the top when you first select
Action memo giving you a brief overview of what you can do here.
The
second option in the air command menu is scrap booker, which allows you
to draw around whatever is displayed on screen and save it for later.
Tap the option in Air command and the Note 3 will
take a screenshot of whatever is on screen at that time, and shoves you
directly into an editor where you can use the S Pen to write/draw/doodle
on top.
S Finder is
less complex than the previous few offerings here, offering up a search
functionality for content stored on the Galaxy Note 3.
The
final option in Air command in Pen window which allows you to draw a
window of any size you please on the screen and then select an app from a
pre-determined list to fill it.
Tap
Action memo and the Note 3 will pop up a note taking window for you to
scrawl on. There's a tutorial bubble over the top when you first select
Action memo giving you a brief overview of what you can do here.
The
second option in the air command menu is scrap booker, which allows you
to draw around whatever is displayed on screen and save it for later.
Tap the option in Air command and the Note 3 will
take a screenshot of whatever is on screen at that time, and shoves you
directly into an editor where you can use the S Pen to write/draw/doodle
on top.
S Finder is
less complex than the previous few offerings here, offering up a search
functionality for content stored on the Galaxy Note 3.
The
final option in Air command in Pen window which allows you to draw a
window of any size you please on the screen and then select an app from a
pre-determined list to fill it.
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