iPhone 6 Plus vs. Galaxy Note 4: The Big Bang

5 November 2014
Apple did the unthinkable while predictable Samsung delivers again. Right or wrong, this is a fight of old versus new, the Galaxy Note is in its fourth generation while the iPhone 6 Plus is Apple's...

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  • 07 Nov 2014

Dot-WiFi, 06 Nov 2014did u read the article or not ? Update: 9to5Mac reports ... moreLol. Stretching for anything as usual.
Try actually using one or talking to people that really do....Or again all the user issues the article talks about.
Only users with more than 500 apps? And you believe this?????? Lol. You really need to wake up.

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    • 07 Nov 2014

    Jason Melling, 06 Nov 2014Let's get something straight right now, a 5.5" screen ... moreLet's get something straight....Yes it is. Fact.
    Especially when the device is larger than a 5.7inch display device.

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      • kkx
      • 07 Nov 2014

      AnonD-299124, 06 Nov 2014Except performance. Dual core beating quad core? Thats just sad.Except that does not happen. Especially with day to day real usage....
      What's sad is your excuses and denial

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        • 07 Nov 2014

        Sanlitun, 05 Nov 2014As someone who has used both devices I can not really agree... moreYou are blind or never actually used the displays. And of course you won't notice a huge difference in sharpness in the display until you are viewing higher quality content.
        And the colors are way more off on the G3.
        And when you put the N4 in basic display mode it's the most natural display. It's gamma error is only about 0.2. And the white point is one of the most accurate.

        And for music playback is most definitely not a lot better on the iphone.

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          • 06 Nov 2014

          Anonymous, 06 Nov 2014Why is the Note 4 even compared with the iPhone 6 plus?To make the iphone users feel more secure.

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            • 06 Nov 2014

            Dot-WiFi, 06 Nov 2014*no memory expansion - u put 10000 movie and song did u lis... moreLOL, im sure you said why do i need a 4" screen, 4.7" screen, phablet screen... If there is a good feature on another phone, just admit it... it makes you look a lot smarter.

            If the iPhone introduced removable batteries or sd cards you would be raving about them.


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              • 06 Nov 2014

              Anonymous, 06 Nov 2014Except in some benchmarks and in OIS and in Slow-Motion vid... moreYup..that's what I meant by "almost".

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                • 06 Nov 2014

                Akira, 06 Nov 2014"*no memory expansion - u put 10000 movie and song did... moreThey are just Both a pile of crap,
                Errrrrrr... I mean~
                Both excellent phones, Nourishing your everyday works in their own special way

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                  • 06 Nov 2014

                  As you guys can see, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 wins 13 times in this comparison and Apple iphone 6+ wins only 5 times. and there was just one draw. So The Note 4 Rocks!

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                    • 06 Nov 2014

                    Really always Samsung beats Apple but as always Apple fan boys try to say they know more.LOL

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                      • 06 Nov 2014

                      have a glass of water mate :)

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                        • 06 Nov 2014

                        Dot-WiFi, 06 Nov 2014*no memory expansion - u put 10000 movie and song did u lis... more*no memory expansion - u put 10000 movie and song did u listen and watch all ?

                        I carry about 5 movies in case I get bored. I usually have them in one device (my phone), and I also carry a tablet. Whenever I feel like, I can pop the sd card from my phone to tablet for bigger screen to watch movies. Instead of using data or wifi, I can quickly drag and drop large number of files (vids, photos, docs) by swapping SD cards with most any device. Very good for files that are large which takes a long time over wireless connection.

                        *no user changeable battery - why ? ur battery always explode? or maybe ur phone really need lots of battery...some people prefer power bank than change battery

                        Power bank has wires and it sticks out of the device = Cumbersome. But this is purely preference of the person. Having the option to be able to exchange batteries AND having the option to be able to use power bank is better than just having 1 option to use power bank in my opinion.

                        *no multi-window function - u play games while watching utube ? how many people used multi window?

                        I use it to copy paste contents from web to doc. I guess you wouldn't think to do anything productive if all you think to do is play games on your phone.

                        *no infrared remote control function - is that really important in people life ? why ? no infrared cant get lte coverage ?

                        Heard of universal remote controllers???? Many people own TVs at home I believe.

                        *no active digitizer pen - we got 99sen stylus pen... still works.. spen dint feel like writing on paper u know

                        I've tried both. While I wouldn't benefit from S-Pen either as I'm not much of a noter or a doodler, the 99 cent stylus definitely didn't feel like the S-Pen. Just simply incomparable.


                        Judging from your comment, you just don't like having options or know that other options exist because you don't have them.

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                          • 06 Nov 2014

                          AnonD-5197, 06 Nov 2014I guess you haven't read the review then. Lol Came strai... moreLol no. That was actually Freeze Game's comment (verbatim) but I just switched the words in the order they should've been ;)

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                            • 06 Nov 2014

                            Hi GSMArena,

                            Thanks for your great reviews. I have been your reader for quite a long time.
                            Some things I want to notice you in the comparison between Galaxy Note 4 and iPhone 6 Plus in the video category, which are:
                            - You said the FoV of Note 4 is slightly bigger, but the video (and the cropped picture) showed that its FoV is significantly bigger.
                            - Note 4 use the real OIS, but because it's cramped in a small sensor, it can handle minor-to-small variation only (which helps in stabilizing the photo only), so intentional shaking will make the video whobby. iPhone 6+ is reported to use software IS only, that's why it crops a significant amount of FoV traded for anti-shake. With a good coded software, it's surely better than OIS.

                            Regards.

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                              • 06 Nov 2014

                              Anonymous, 06 Nov 2014To all the people saying iphone lag a lot, i got iphone 4 a... moreBro how come u lie so straight. Ur iphone 4 doesnt lag only reason is you hardly use it except few calls. Just do show up as a iphone owner.

                              Owned all generation of iphone. Only iphone 5s occassionally lagged while I open multi tab in chrome. But in iphone 6 its not the case. Other iphones except 5s and iphone 6 I faced lagging as hell. I am heavy user and if any Apple fan is heavy user he would agree with my opinion.

                              I will honestly acknowledge truth regardless I am Apple OS fan and this is the sole reason of buying all generation Apple phones.

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                                • mSu
                                • 06 Nov 2014

                                How come from the iPhone advantages are missing:
                                - 64 bit architecture,
                                - timely OS updates,
                                - touchID,
                                - tailored, better quality apps,
                                - better performance?
                                Anyway, I for one love my iPhone 6, and iPad 4. I don't care to hate another phone, like some losers do here in the comments.

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                                  • 06 Nov 2014

                                  Dot-WiFi, 06 Nov 2014*no memory expansion - u put 10000 movie and song did u lis... moreNow ipain doesnt offer those feature thats why you are explaining that you dont need this or that. But in 2024 when iphone will offer those feature then you will say what an innovation lol.

                                  Then in 2024 Sammy will offer foldable display. And you ifans will still debate blindly saying that you iphone 6 plus had fold feature(lol bendgate) in 2014.

                                  People plz let Apple become a true competitor with others. Your blind support keeps their flagship phones inferior in soecs n damn costly.

                                  I wouldnt complain about iphone if they are priced accordingly. Premium price but what we are getting. I wouldnt mind paying $800 for note 4 but for iphone 6 I'll never pay that much.

                                  In 2015 even a $300 phone will have same specs as iphone 6 same 64bits. Then what explanation Apple will give. From iphone design also going super ugly. Honestly look at gold color iphone 6. Looks like cheap chinese brand mobile with big bezel.

                                  I bought iphone 5s besides my android phone only to try 64 bit phone as it was first. And design of 5S was cool.

                                  I am feeling sorry that ifans are killing Apple slowly by praising whatever s*** they are offering. Truly an innovative company turned bad because of ifans.

                                  Sorry if I am wrong. Judge honestly. Peace...

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                                    • 06 Nov 2014

                                    thenerd, 06 Nov 2014you made a mistake of taking your own opinion and making it... moreGoogle Korea iPhone Note 4 sales!

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                                      • 06 Nov 2014

                                      GSM thanks for starting the war here. now anyone who openly declares how much they like any samsung phone will be hounded and trolled by iphone owners and those who align themselves to apple. its going to be hard now since our note has proven its worth in daily usability. ok just to keep the peace i say iphone wins, so there there ifans your iphone is the best of the best its got the smoothes os, best camera, best screen with the the best resolution in the phablet market, and the best a8 processor.

                                      to my sammy droids, i say its just another day another obvious victory. theres no need to boast, nothin to see here just a note 4 mugging an iphone 6 so move along now. PS do you note?

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                                        • 06 Nov 2014

                                        Im not a fan of big sammy, but as long as iphone does have the capability to: expand its memory, no-need-to-sync-to-itunes-and-convert-videos-upon-transferring, have a universal bluetooth ability, maybe increase the image resolution to at least 12mp, have a 4k video recording, have a remote control ability, and lastly, have its battery increased to at least 3000mah. then maybe, i would consider buying one.