Samsung has launched the first ever waterproofed Note. The Note 7 is tough, big and beautiful. Galaxy Note 7 has an amazing 5.7-inch QHD (1440 x 2560 pixels and 518 ppi pixel density) Super AMOLED capacitive display with dual-curved screen so you can do more, better and faster.  The display has Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The Note 7 is IP68 certified which means it’s dust proof and water-resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes.

Once again, S Pen promises a ballpoint pen-like experience. The stylus can leave notes on the Always-on screen. There is a translating tool which easily translates the text on the go. Since, the big Note is waterproofed the S Pen can be used underwater too! Other features of the S Pen include text magnifying glass, GIF creator and Air Command.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is powered with Snapdragon 820 chipset (Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo) which will be available only in the US and the other variant with Exynos 8890 (Quad-core 2.3 GHz + quad-core 1.6 GHz) will be available globally.There is Adreno 530 or Mali-T880 MP12 GPU options. The new Galaxy Note 7 comes with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage which can be expandable up to 256 GB  via microSD. “The Note 7 is Powerful” The smart phone will run on Android 6 Marshmallow but will be upgraded to Android Nougat 7.0 in the near future.

The 12 MP dual-pixel camera is borrowed from the Galaxy 7 which features a f/1.7 aperture and OIS and can record 2160p videos. The primary shutter also features 1/2.6″ sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama. The secondary camera is again same as of Galaxy S7. The 5 MP front facing camera features a f/1.7, 22mm, dual video call, Auto HDR.

Samsung has made Note 7 more Secured by adding an Iris scanner to its bunch of all other sensors including fingerprint sensor,  accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO₂ sensors. The Iris scanner can be used for protecting and securing your important files. To authenticate your iris, Galaxy Note 7 relies on a highly advanced iris scanner that’s hidden within the phone’s slim body.

“to think big You don’t need a big smartphone, You need a smartphone that thinks big”

The bigger Note packs a 3500 mAh battery which is 500 mAh than the previous Note. The smart phone is equipped with the wireless charging technology found in the recent Galaxy phones. The Note 7 is Samsung’s first device which comes with USB Type-C. The port supports On The Go and quick charging.

The updated Gear VR was also launched alongside Note 7. It has USB Type-C but the new Gear VR is also compatible with previous galaxy devices as Samsung offers Type-C to micro USB connector for the ease. You can also use other older accessories like older charger to your new Note with the help of same connector.

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 will be available in Blue Coral, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium, Black Onyx colour options. Note 7 is available to pre-order for CAD 1049.99 without any contract or for CAD 549.99 with 2 year contract at Bell Canada. In United States it’s available on T-Mobile and Verizon for pre-order. It is expected to arrive on 19th August.