This is to reproduce the natural resistance of a pen nib on paper even when you’re drawing on smooth glass (a problem I solved on my original Note with a matte anti-glare screen protector).Īnd there’s more… Remember how I was overjoyed that since Ice Cream Sandwich, the Note can detect the pen hovering above the screen? Samsung have really run with the possibilities now and introduced various behaviours that occur in hover mode.
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I already think the S Pen is a surprisingly good art tool, but this puts it on a par with Wacom’s most sensitive professional graphics tablets.įurther, Samsung have had the good idea of giving it a slightly rubbery tip instead of the normal hard plastic. This sensitivity means the pen responds in a more natural way, creating an even more realistic brush stroke. But it’s now sensitive to 1,024 levels of pressure, as opposed to the original’s 256. The new S Pen is a little longer, a little thicker. I mean I’ll probably buy one eventually, but I’m not excited. All-round improvements, but nothing that completely sells me on it.
This may make it a little easier to hold in the hand, while giving it proportions that look more like the phones we’re used to. The upshot is that the new Note is slightly narrower than the original, but noticeably longer. This has been achieved simply by trimming 80 pixels from its width, so the only thing that stops the screen actually being smaller than the original is that the pixels themselves are larger now.Īnd therefore, their density slightly lower – which seems an odd decision in these days of retina screens, but the Note has plenty resolution to spare and it seems a sensible way to get more area without introducing weird pixel dimensions. The screen is larger diagonally, at 5.5 instead of 5.3 inches, but that is offset by a narrowing of the aspect ratio – from an unusual 16:10 to the widescreen-standard 16:9. There will also be NFC, the contact-communication technology that will allow you to exchange contacts and files, and (one day) make purchases, simply by touching your phone to things.Īs for that form factor – is it “even bigger” than the original, as many have said? It’s debatable. Not the “indestructible” glass of some rumours nor the flexible screen, but its reduced thickness will improve the pen experience. The screen will be covered with Gorilla Glass 2. We don’t know yet if it will meaningfully extend usage or if the more powerful processor will eat that all up, but I think there’s grounds for hope.īluetooth is upped to version 4, though I’ve no idea what real advantage that confers aside from keeping up with the iPhone. This is to be welcomed, as it brings a lot of smoothness and interface detail improvements.Īnd to go with this, there’s a significantly larger battery – 31,000 mAh instead of 25,000. One rumour to come true is that they went straight to Jelly Bean, the latest iteration of Android, rather than launching with the more established Ice Cream Sandwich. The real Note 2 improves on the original in more predictable ways: Higher processor spec (quad core instead of dual, 1.6 instead of 1.4 GHz) and more RAM (2 GB, up from half that). An interesting concept, possible very convenient to carry, but how are you supposed to write and draw on a bendy surface? For example, that the Note 2 would have a flexible screen.
And rumours of dramatic new features have raged over the last few weeks, though I for one am glad that most didn’t turn out to be true. So Samsung’s problem now is, how do they sell me another one? I could hang onto this phone for years if they don’t offer a significant step forward. A notebook and a phone and a Web browser – what more do you need to do anything? And all in a package small enough to bring everywhere.
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This is the greatest portable device ever invented. At right, the coming Note 2Īs you know, I love Samsung’s Galaxy Note with a fervour that borders on the erotic.
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