Samsung Galaxy Note 4
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- Bratzilla
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- 29 Dec 2018
Jaycee, 28 Dec 2018Hi, I'm considering on rooting my Note 4 to get the newest ... moreHello. I'll answer your major questions as best I can.
1) Yes, you are correct about TouchWiz, at least regarding the major ROMs currently available. I was never a big pen user anyway, and I personally never liked TouchWiz, so no big loss for me, but you need to know this going in. Since all android phones are capacitive anyway, your touch pen will still work. I just used my S-pen with my phone, and thus far no problems - but again, I wouldn't say that the pen is "officially" supported (that is, developed specifically with that pen in mind).
2) I am not running the latest version of Android. I prefer to run the STABLEST late version - and right now, Android Pie ain't it. Lineage OS and Resurrection Remix (which is actually based on Lineage OS) are both focused on Android 8.1, and of the two RR is the more stable. So nah, not gonna jump to Pie until one of these two reputable ROMs supports it, and I would suggest you do the same.
3) I touched on this in the first point, but my S-pen does still seem to work. You just aren't going to get the functionality that is specific to TouchWiz. But the gains in performance and the fact that my phone now truly works like an Android phone and is no longer an overbloated Samsung product (that btw is no longer officially updated or supported by the manufacturer) is totally worth it.
Yes, I am loving my Note 4 with Resurrection Remix; it's smooth like butter. The Note 4 is still a fine piece of phone engineering, with excellent internals and build quality and I'd put it up against many new phones now. I highly recommend trying out RR if you feel comfortable doing that (backup your phone first of course, read carefully, etc.).
Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
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- Jaycee
- pA4
- 28 Dec 2018
Bratzilla, 28 Dec 2018FYI, this phone can be upgraded far beyond Android 6. Just ... moreHi, I'm considering on rooting my Note 4 to get the newest Android version, and seeing your review I wanted to ask you, since you've already done it, a kind of obvious question. Does this takes out TouchWiz interface? Is your note 9 running pure Android? If yes, the S-Pen works fine or have the entire phone lost functions?
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- Bratzilla
- 0cZ
- 28 Dec 2018
FYI, this phone can be upgraded far beyond Android 6. Just dug an old Note 4 (N910W8 variant) I had stored away. Rooted it and flashed with the latest Resurrection Remix ROM, and installed the Viper4Android sound kit. Runs AMAZINGLY on Android 8.1. Further proof that the phone manufacturers are lying to us all about obsolescence (and why they further handicapped phones by eliminating removable battery and the 3.5 mm headphone jack).
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- Yhk
- 24 Dec 2018
RaggedyMan, 19 Dec 2018Should I buy this or a Xiami Redmi 6? Please can you guide me?Xiami Redmi 6 deffo
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- Yhk
- 24 Dec 2018
Catherine the Great, 20 Dec 2018This phone is still used by many to this daysadly the android update screwed up the battery
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- Anonymous
- 4A{
- 24 Dec 2018
Catherine the Great, 20 Dec 2018This phone is still used by many to this dayIt's a great phone and now it's a bit older you can pickup a good condition used one for a great price. It's so good I have two and keep one as a backup.
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- Emmanuel
- PXw
- 18 Dec 2018
King, 13 Dec 2018i'm using this for several years now, but recently it's har... moreTake your pohne to a phone fixer they'll ned to change the pcb card that is conected to the charging port and when charging, don't use your phone untill is disconnected, otherwise the same history will happen again.
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- Anonymous
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- 16 Dec 2018
King, 13 Dec 2018i'm using this for several years now, but recently it's har... moreBattery Dying? Charger Dying? Try to check if either of them have problems or maybe both.
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- BIG HAND
- xja
- 14 Dec 2018
Samsung mot 4 the best smart phone I have ever used .
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- King
- PBb
- 13 Dec 2018
i'm using this for several years now, but recently it's hard to charge this phone. sometimes it charge and sometimes it not. is anyone here know how to fix it ? or just tell me what is wrong with this phone ? thanks b4
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- cuteebony
- SH7
- 06 Dec 2018
Snoopy, 06 Dec 2018Had this phone for 4 years, great value and one of the last... moreStock firmware is still your best bet. My note 4 still works like new. However, I almost gave up on it about 3 months ago after some serious restart loop and battery drain. I bought a new battery and I am totally surprised that all the issues have gone. This beast can still work for another 2 years. Lol
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- Snoopy
- SXy
- 06 Dec 2018
Had this phone for 4 years, great value and one of the last to offer replaceable batteries which is a must IMO. Was great with LineageOS Marshmallow, but then they decided to move on to Oreo and it was kinda buggy so I have to move on :(
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- Grand prime pro 2018
- fuZ
- 04 Dec 2018
Galaxy note 4 king of all note I will buy it
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- Anonymous
- Lwa
- 03 Dec 2018
Aym s, 02 Aug 2018I have a problem in my country to find original battery for... moreI bought mine on amazon. Not samsung. But works like new again. Aparently the samsungs are fakes.
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- Babuu
- NiB
- 02 Dec 2018
I just bought 6850mha battery from japan its working well full time with full usage
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- Mir
- y@W
- 25 Nov 2018
Anonymous, 25 Nov 2018 Is there any tip for save the battery..I have upgraded to ... moreOnce you upgrade your device software, Plz wipe cache partition and format your device.
Battery problems, lag problems will be solved.
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- Anonymous
- 7j{
- 25 Nov 2018
Is there any tip for save the battery..I have upgraded to 6.1 but still I have battery issue help me
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- adankatuo
- CGH
- 24 Nov 2018
Please how do i update my note 4's android version? Is there any software I could use to update my note 4's android version?