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Galaxy Note 7 Unlocks, Just By Gazing Into Your Eyes

By Bridget
04 August 2016   |   11:00 am
Samsung wants to keep it simple this time and unique all the same. That’s why the newest Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 includes several unique features which are an improvement on Note 5 and S6 Edge+. More so, coming in with a 5.7-inch Quad HD resolution display, the Note 7 is Samsung's answer to best the…

Samsung wants to keep it simple this time and unique all the same. That’s why the newest Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 includes several unique features which are an improvement on Note 5 and S6 Edge+. More so, coming in with a 5.7-inch Quad HD resolution display, the Note 7 is Samsung’s answer to best the 5.5-inch iPhone 6S Plus, if you know what I mean, the present features I am about to share, just makes life easier for you, and your phone a lot fun to use as well.

Moving forward, the Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7, comes with an ‘Iris scanner’, a ‘waterproof stylus’, a ‘built-in program to make GIFs’ and a series of features which make the device super secure and fanciful than the previous models.

Let’s take a closer look at what you can expect with the features mentioned above in the newest Samsung Galaxy Note7 and why it sort of stands out!

Iris Scanner

The iris scanner is probably the most buzzed-about feature to land on the Note 7, but Samsung isn’t the first to use it as a biometric security. Fujitsu, Alcatel and Chinese manufacturer ZTE already make phones with similar technology.

Galaxy Note 7 Unlocks, Just By Gazing Into Your Eyes

So how it works! Samsung has added a new infrared camera that scans your eyes using infrared light emitted from the LED on the front of the phone. So when using it, hold it about a foot away from your face and the phone will show how to line it up with your eyes. The data collected from the scan is saved and encrypted on the phone, and you can opt to unlock your phone or a specific app that way moving forward. Glasses and contact lenses (particularly coloured ones) can get in the way at times, so you might want to be careful with that one.

Waterproof writing

Just like the Galaxy S7 Edge, the Note 7 is waterproof for about a half an hour in up to 5 feet of water. The combination means that if you ever need to, you could write notes underwater and pin it to your lock screen. So my guess is that, with this water proof upgrade, you need not worry that your phone fell into water, as it has been built such that you can write on it while even in water, can you beat that level of water resistance?

Galaxy Note 7 Unlocks, Just By Gazing Into Your Eyes

GIF-Maker

For short clip video lovers, this is for you. Last year, Samsung made it easier for people to launch live-streams from their Note 5 via a feature, directly through the camera- this year, the focus is on GIFs. With the current Note 7, users will be able to take clips from YouTube or their own videos to create shareable GIFs without downloading any extra software. By the way, GIF is a Graphics Interchange Format that allows image files and supports both animated and static images.

Secure Folder

Like BlackBerry (BBRY, Tech30) and other device manufacturers, Samsung is placing an emphasis on security this year, for what reason I don’t know, but the Secure Folder in addition to the iris Scanner, just helps to boost security. So Samsung created a separate folder on the Note 7 called Secure Folder for your sensitive files. The new “Secure Folder” is protected by Samsung’s hardware-level KNOX security, and can be unlocked with an additional layer of protection by using a passcode, fingerprint or Iris scan.

Galaxy Note 7 Unlocks, Just By Gazing Into Your Eyes

Plus a few other beautiful features that the Samsung Note 7 comes with, but these are the basic ones we thought to highlight. And just so you know, the Note 7 also comes with a standard base of 64 GB of ‘expandable storage‘ — unlike the Galaxy S6 Edge+, which only came with 32 GB or 64 GB of fixed storage. Again, if you are someone, who doesn’t really fancy so much of the new iris scanner upgrade, you may just make do with your fingers for password inputs, since both do not necessarily take much time to accomplish, in which case you might also consider sticking with the Galaxy S7 Edge. But if you ask me, i’d say, give it a try, it is a welcome development. Tell you something else, you can start enjoying and placing orders just soonest; carriers are expected to start selling on August 19, so you might want to plan checking the Samsung outlets to find out the cost to have one!

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