Smartphone Galaxy Note 7 listening device

Inititally it seemed like a bit of a gimmick, but it's become a useful tool for many - rather like Apple Pencil has become alongside the iPad Pro. As before, you can convert handwriting to text, access shortcuts and write memos. Now you can even pin a memo to the always-on display we first saw with the Galaxy S7 — maybe a door code or something else important you need to remember.

The tip has been narrowed from 1. You can even use it to mix colours on screen so you can more easily paint or sketch with it. We tried mixing colours together. We've previously tried this with the Apple Pencil and this time, as before, it's a weird sensation. The S Pen does have some new features this time around. It is even easier to access the best of the S Pen with Samsung Notes, a new unified app enabling you to jot down handwritten notes, draw, or edit memos from one place.

The whole device is waterproof, following on from the example set with the Galaxy S7. Samsung has had to work hard to get the device protected, because it needed to protect the S Pen and the slot it slides into as well. The device is IP68 rated and, as you can see here, it's perfectly able to stand up to the rigours of immersion. Samsung has refined the interface so it's easier to use with the Note 7, especially with one hand, while there's a Smart Switch app for moving phones - though we didn't use this as Google transferred everything across from our other handset - and Samsung Cloud with 15GB of free space for all.

Aside from the waterproofing, the Note 7's headline feature is that it now comes with an iris scanner! It's great to see awesome tech like this arrive in consumer devices.

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It works without issue providing you don't wear glasses it can work with glasses, but it's not recommended and provided you hold it high in front of your face. Looking down at it doesn't tend to work. You'll also get blinded each time by the red iris scanner in the top left of the phone.

We found that, after a while, the novelty wore off and we weren't using it to unlock our phone that much. After all, holding the phone up in front of your face takes more time than just wiping your fingerprint across the home key to unlock.

Or, arguably, taking the time to tap in a four digit PIN. There's also a secure folder which can be unlocked with your iris. The Galaxy S7's camera got a lot of decent reviews, especially in low light. We'll be testing this over the coming days. Even though we've only spent a little bit of time with it so far, the Galaxy Note 7 is a masterpiece, like the S7 Edge our current favourite phone on steroids.

It's a serious device for serious productivity and should only be considered if you'll use the S Pen for notes and memos. Otherwise, you're just not using it to its full capability. We'll bring you more details and observations over the coming days - as well as testing out the camera. Liked this? Check out the latest on the iPhone 7 Plus.

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Visit our corporate site. All rights reserved. England and Wales company registration number T3 Smarter Living. The wife of the owner of the phone, Sarah Green, told Reuters her husband had replaced the device about two weeks ago, after getting a text message from Samsung. On October 10, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap, the company decided to temporarily halt production of the Galaxy Note 7 following talks with safety regulators as the replacement handsets also pose a significant fire risk and health and safety issue. This decision has now been made permanent.

Youtuber Ariel Gonzalez shares images of his Galaxy Note 7 phone after it set on fire. Samsung and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a formal recall, meaning that every Galaxy Note 7 unit needed to be returned immediately. An official investigation revealed reports of 13 burns and 47 reports of property damage directly related to the recall.

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Figures suggest a total of 1. Samsung advised customers to contact the network operator or shop where they purchased the original device. Alternatively, owners should be able to receive a full refund at their point of purchase. When returning the devices, users were told to power down their device and Samsung has been sending out "fireproof" packing with special gloves to to ensure the safe return of its now obsolete device in.

Some Note 7 owners weren't ready to give up their device, but unfortunately due to the issues Samsung had to force them. People in New Zealand who haven't returned the phones and have decided to continue to use them aren't being given a choice going forward. Samsung has told customers it will disconnect their service. From November 18, anyone with a Note 7 in the country will not be able to connect to any network: meaning no data, texts, or calls — although the devices will still connect to Wi-Fi networks. Customers are returning Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 phones after a battery issue has caused the phones to set on fire.

This comes at a particularly crucial time in the smartphone market as Apple recently announced its new iPhone 7 range and Google has revealed it is making its own smartphones, the Google Pixel , in-house for the first time. The battery problem in the Note 7 may be down to wider competition in the smartphone market. For Samsung to recover its reputation, Michalik believes it needs to underscore this current episode and move on.

We consider VR to be one of the next big emerging areas and Samsung has a strong position there, which puts them far above the competition in that space," said Michalik. The company was forced to file a revised operating profit estimate of 5. Samsung also slashed its third-quarter sales estimate by four per cent. Recently, the firm reportedly issued a copyright takedown for a parody video that showed a Grand Theft Auto 5 mod in which a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was used as a weapon.

The YouTube link no longer plays, and instead an error message is shown in its place. An anonymous source, who works for a US wireless carrier, told the site that a customer came in with an exploded Galaxy S7 Edge, which was given to him as a replacement device. A spokesperson for Samsung told WIRED it was unable to comment on the specific incident until it has been able to examine the device. It appears that overall, Samsung customers are not happy with the recent turn of events.

It was announced on October 25 that more than Galaxy Note 7 owners in South Korea have filed a lawsuit against Samsung over its handling of the device's recall process. The plaintiffs want compensation from Samsung for the the costs they had to bear to visit shops to exchange their phones, for the time they had to wait to transfer data from the faulty device to the new phone, and also the pyschological harm from using the product. Another Galaxy Note 7 owner, this time in Flordia, US, has reportedly sued Samsung after his phone exploded in his pocket , causing severe burns on his right leg.

Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 saga appears to have reached an end after the company says it is 'truly sorry', in an open letter to its customers. In the letter, Samsung admitted it fell short on its promise to offer "best-in-class safety and quality" in its products. It apologised for not living up to customers' expectations or its own standards with the faulty Note 7 device. Moving forward, Samsung said it is "fully committed" to identifying and addressing the battery problems the Note 7 faced, which caused the phone to burst into flames when charged. It will share the findings once the investigations are completed.

The letter ended by stating: "We will listen to you, learn from this and act in a way that allows us to win back your trust," and was signed by Samsung's European president and CEO, YH Eom. The company is now looking towards a "new start" after problems with the smartphone. As part of this new start, Samsung appears to be moving on from the faulty device and is preparing a compensation program for Note 7 owners to get their hands on the new Galaxy S8 device. The phone is set for release in March , and customers are set to receive the new device for free or at a discounted price.

No details have been released about how the company will carry out the compensation program yet. By Jeremy White. By Andy Vandervell.