Samsung Galaxy Note 3, Gear launched in the Philippines

SM Aura Premier, BGC – Samsung has officially launched in the country last night the 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 3 and its camera-equipped companion smartwatch, the Galaxy Gear.

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To give you a recap, the Note 3 and the Gear went official on September 5 during Samsung’s Unpacked 2013 event in Berlin, and it was just yesterday that the said devices were officially launched in the Philippines.

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We have already posted a number of articles about the Galaxy Note 3 this month starting from the IFA announcement in Berlin so we’re just going to sum them up for your convenience:

* Samsung Galaxy Note 3 becomes official!
* Samsung Galaxy Gear companion device unveiled
* Hands-on at IFA: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 N9005
* Samsung Galaxy Note 3 now in stores for Php36,990
* Galaxy Note 3 at Php36,990, Galaxy Gear at Php13,990

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005 specs:
5.68-inch full HD Super AMOLED display @ 1920×1080 pixels, 388ppi
Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 2.265GHz quad-core
Adreno 330 Graphics
3GB RAM
32GB, 64GB internal storage
up to 64GB via microSD card
LTE Category 4 150Mbps
WiFi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.0
NFC
IR Blaster
GPS w/ aGPS support, GLONASS
13MP rear camera, BSI sensor
1080p @ 60fps
1.9MP front-facing camera
1080p video @ 30fps
3200mAh Li-Ion battery
8.3mm thin
168 grams
Android 4.3 Jellybean

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As mentioned in the earlier article, the Galaxy Note 3 LTE 32GB model will sell for Php36,990 and the Samsung Galaxy Gear will retail for Php13,990. In addition, the Note 3 Flip Cover will retail for Php1,699 and will be available starting October 4.

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To spice things up a bit, Samsung is offering a “First Day Promo” wherein buyers of the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear can get Special Discounts amounting to Php3,000 while the Flip Cover will get a discount of Php500.

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The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 First Day Promo will run on September 28, 2013 only during mall hours at Samsung Experience Shops in SM Aura, SM Mall of Asia, SM City Cebu, SM Consolacion, SM Davao,and SM Lanang. For more details about the promo please visit Samsung PH’s website here.

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Samsung Galaxy Gear + Note 3 unveiling

Sometime on the first week of September, I had the extraordinary experience of checking in at the club floor of the Dusit Thani Manila in Makati. The funny thing is that my three year old daughter enjoyed the hotel room more than me. While she slept soundly on the heavenly bed, mommy was working at 2 am to catch the live broadcast of IFA, Europe’s biggest consumer electronics show in Berlin.

What I stayed awake for: the grand reveal of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 & Galaxy Gear, on sale starting Sept. 25 in some global markets like the US and India.

Samsung Unboxed 2013

And here was Lucy happy in the room with her yaya. Nothing like a new environment to excite a kid :)

Lucy in Dusit

Anyway, all I can say is that the new Note 3 is The Bomb! Even the tech writers can’t help but exclaim ooh’s and aah’s about Samsung’s newest offering. If you already own a Note, there is the usual upgrade on features but it is really on the software innovations that Samsung impresses. More after the jump….

Note 3

Appearance-wise, the new Galaxy Note 3 looks really attractive with its faux leather cover at the back & nice stitching details on the side. There’s also the choice between these colors: black, white and pink!

And here are its worthy assets: a 13 megapixel camera, 5.7 inch Super AMOLED display, 2.3 GHz quad core processor, thinness of only 8.3 mm and official weight of 168 g.

But probably this smartphone’s most outstanding feature is Air Command which is more like a launching app best used with the built-in stylus or S Pen. Just hover the pen on the screen or even just jot down or doodle on it and you will have access to relevant apps like Action Memo, Scrapbook and the S Finder.

This official Samsung video is quite long, but will give you an idea what the new gadgets (Note 3 + Galaxy Gear) can do. Useful if you’re eyeing for an upgrade or would like to have these for Christmas…yay!

As for me, am really excited about the Galaxy Gear because I like the idea of wearing my gadget and knowing Samsung technology, I can also sync it with my present phone (or rather, phablet), the Galaxy Mega.

Galaxy Gear

This device is expected to retail for US$299 but am loving what it can do: enable hands-free calls on your watch with the built-in speaker and you will also be able to draft memos or messages and set alarms with simple voice recognition. Not to mention, it has a fitness tracker and other apps.

The Galaxy Gear smart watch has 4-gigabyte internal memory, 512 megabytes of RAM and weighs 74 grams. It comes in a range of eyecatching colors like Rose Gold, Oatmeal Beige, Jet Black,Mocha Grey, Wild Orange and Lime Green.