Samsung on Thursday launched its flagship device the Galaxy Note 7 in India at Rs. 59,900. The Galaxy Note 7 will become available in India from September 2 and will be available in Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium, and Black Onyx colour variants.
“The Galaxy Note7 combines productivity and entertainment, and strong security features. Powering a robust ecosystem, it is the ideal device for those who want to achieve more in life. Life moves faster than ever now so we created the Galaxy Note7 to move with users – helping them get things done more easily wherever, whenever,” said DJ Koh, President of Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics.
Samsung continues to defy boundaries of engineering with the Galaxy Note7 to perfect the user experience through innovative design. Every edge, surface and detail of the device’s design has been refined to provide a comfortable grip and easier one-handed operation, while remaining durable with Corning Gorilla Glass 5. Although the Galaxy Note7 features a large-screen, the unique front-to-back symmetrical dual-edge curve remains balanced and light with the sleek feel users have come to love from the Galaxy series. The curved screen lets the Galaxy Note7 add the powerful Edge Panel for one-tap user access to applications, news and functions.
The Galaxy Note7 is equipped with the advanced camera introduced on the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge The dual-pixel sensor technology, wide aperture and fast auto focus work together to create sharp and beautiful photos even in low-light environments.
In addition to 64GB of internal memory, the Galaxy Note7 offers expandable storage and microSD support up to 256GB. The Galaxy Note7 is equipped with a 3500 mAh battery, easy Power Management UX through Smart Manager, and charges quickly using the new USB-C port. Refresh the Galaxy Note7 wherever you find wireless charger, especially on Samsung’s Fast Charge Wireless Pads.
A new line of accessories will be available to complement the Galaxy Note7, including the new S View Standing Cover, a light and portable cover that can be used to prop the device at a 60-degree angle for easy viewing of content, as well as an IP68 water resistant Backpack for on-the-go charging.
The Galaxy Note 7's highlight features are its iris scanner, the first time Samsung has introduced the feature on one of its smartphones, apart from the improved S Pen stylus and dual-edge 5.7 inch QHD (1440 x 2560 pixels) Super Amoled display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The smartphone (and the S Pen stylus bundled alongside) is also IP68 certified for dust and water resistance, just like the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge from earlier this year. As with previous flagship models, the phablet packs a fingerprint sensor on the home button and is also compatible with the Samsung Pay mobile payment service.
Running Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with Samsung's own skin atop, the Galaxy Note 7 variant in India is powered by a Samsung Exynos 8890 Octa SoC (four cores clocked at 2.3GHz and four cores clocked at 1.6GHz), coupled with 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM. Some regions including the US will receive a variant powered by the Snapdragon 820 SoC (two Kryo cores clocked at 2.15GHz and two Kyro cores clocked at 1.6GHz).
As for optics, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 sports a 12-megapixel rear camera with Dual Pixel technology for better low-light photography, phase detection autofocus (PDAF), optical image stabilisation (OIS), an f/1.7 aperture, dual-LED flash, and Auto-HDR feature. The front camera on the other hand sports a 5-megapixel sensor with an f/1.7 aperture.
For Connectivity Samsung Galaxy Note 7 include - 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS/ A-GPS, NFC, MST, and USB Type-C. Sensors on board include an acceleromenter, ambient light sensor, barometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, and a proximity sensor. The smartphone weighs in at 169 grams, and measures 153.5x73.9x7.9mm. |