Existing programs
The apps we haven't named yet but are standard on the device are Calculator, Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, Flipboard, Photos, Galaxy apps, Gallery, Voice Search, Google Now, Google+, Hangouts, Clock, Maps, My Files, Music, PEN.UP, scrapbook, Play Music/Movies/Books/Kiosk/Games, S Health, S Note, S Planner, S Voice, smart remote, voice recorder, video and YouTube.
It seems that Samsung chooses to moderate the overkill of pre-installed apps a bit. As far as we are concerned, this is a good step. Some of the well-known Samsung applications can still be downloaded via Galaxy Apps. However, updating such apps is a bit confusing due to the overlap with Google Play.
Sometimes Google learns from Samsung and sometimes Samsung itself tries to reinvent the wheel and implement it on its devices. For example, S Finder and S Voice show a lot of similarities with Google search.
Extras
The existence of the fingerprint scanner had already been reported, but we will elaborate a little further on its functionality. Three fingerprints can be registered for the scanner. After registration, the fingerprint can be used to unlock the phone, login to websites, verify Samsung account and pay with PayPal. Because you have to swipe your finger over the start button very precisely, we find the function for unlocking the device too cumbersome. It also requires a lot of fingertip to do this with the same hand that is used to hold the device.
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For S Pen, in addition to Air Command and Write Input, there is also Air View to display information samples for text and images enlarged by holding the pen above the screen. In addition, the pointer can also show additional available actions and a number of feedback and disconnect options can be adjusted. Apart from that, you can also use the pen as an alternative to your finger.
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We only found out about the existence and function of the two sensors next to the flash on the back of the device when we studied the S Health app. One can measure your heart rhythm and the other is to determine oxygen saturation of your blood. The S Health app can easily monitor the number of steps taken in the background, but this is not very accurate and the app is otherwise rather confusing. The fact that it starts beeping that you haven't been active for an hour is also a bit annoying. Especially when the device is on the charger.