Samsung Galaxy Note 4
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- AnonD-67395
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- 15 Oct 2014
A heart rate sensor on the back of the phone allows users to record their fitness using Samsung’s S Health app, along with steps and other activity-based fitness measurement. It works as advertised, but is more novelty than useful feature – heart rate monitors will only be useful when they are continually monitoring a user’s heart rate to see real changes, rather than ad hoc measurements.
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- AnonD-67395
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- 15 Oct 2014
The fingerprint scanner on the Note 4 lets users unlock the phone and log into various websites, services and apps using a swipe of the finger. It is accurate 95% of the time and is generally faster than taping in passcodes and passwords, using one of three fingers or two thumbs.
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- AnonD-67395
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- 15 Oct 2014
The Note 4 has a similar camera to the Galaxy S5 with added optical image stabilisation, which removes hand shake from photos and helps prevent blur in low-light conditions. Video is also made a lot smoother.
Images are generally sharp, with good detail and exposure. Low-light performance is also good, while Samsung’s camera app does a good job of balancing ease of use and manual adjustments.
Of note is the rear camera selfie mode, which locks onto the user’s face and vibrates until it captures a selfie. The heart rate sensor positioned just below the camera on the back can be used as a shutter button for front-facing camera selfies, while the new wide selfie mode is a cross between a panorama and a selfie, making sure everyone can fit in the picture.
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- AnonD-67395
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- 15 Oct 2014
The Note 4 has Samsung’s version of Android called TouchWiz, which includes a raft of small tweaks and changes.
Compared to the Note 3, Samsung has pared back on the confusing clutter. Gone are the useless gestures and power-sapping gimmicks, instead replaced by some useful features that are off by default but can be turned on when needed.
The option to increase the screen sensitivity to allow use through gloves is handy for the winter, while direct call that answers the phone when lifted to the ear is intuitive.
The biggest additions are around multitasking, allowing two apps to be used on-screen at one time. Multi-window only supported about half the apps I had installed including Chrome, Evernote and Gmail, but Twitter, Google Docs and Dropbox were notable exceptions.
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- 15 Oct 2014
The Note 4 has the most powerful Qualcomm processor to date with a top-of-the-line 2.7GHz Snapdragon 805 with 3GB of RAM. That makes the phablet fly, with no lag even with two different program side-by-side on-screen and many more running in the background.
The phablet will be able to handle pretty much anything. Most of that power goes to waste most of the time, but the new processor is also very power efficient. It lasts a solid two days on a charge even with heavy use, including push email all day, hundreds of notifications and three hours of browsing, 30 minutes of gaming and an hour of music streaming over Bluetooth.
When the battery does run out, the Note 4 charges fast using the USB power adapter that came with it, charging around 50% of the battery in 30 minutes, as long as it isn’t completely flat to start with.
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- AnonD-67395
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- 15 Oct 2014
The quad-HD screen is crisp, bright and has wide viewing angles, which makes viewing videos, photos and browsing websites a more satisfying experience than on a smaller 5in smartphone, much more akin to a tablet.
The very high pixel density on the large screen of 515 pixel per inch allows smaller text to be read, but may require a magnifying glass to see it. For comparison, the 5.5in Apple iPhone 6 Plus has a 401ppi and the Note 3 has 386ppi – the difference is visible on the tiny scale, but the merits of such a high resolution are debatable. The stylus, which slides out from the bottom of the phone, makes manipulating text on a tiny scale possible, but whether people are likely to want to do that is unknown.
The Note 4 is 8.5mm thick and weighs 176g, which is 4g heavier and 1.4mm thicker than the iPhone 6 Plus and 27g heavier but 0.4mm thinner than LG’s 5.5in G3, neither of which have a stylus. It is also 8g heavier and 0.2mm thicker than the Note 3.
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- 15 Oct 2014
Side-by-side it’s a game of spot the difference between the Note 3 and the Note 4. The biggest change is that, like the Galaxy Alpha, the Note 4 has Samsung’s new metal frame, which swaps the cheaper looking plastic for hard metallic edges.
The back is the same plastic, fake leather as the Note 3 which still feels cheap, especially compared to the cat-ear-like back of the the Alpha.
It feels solid and the best made of Samsung’s smartphones to date - a big improvement over the Note 3 and the Galaxy S5.
The big screen makes the phone difficult to hold and use in one hand; the plastic, fake leather back and hard edges provide a reassuring grip, but even with Samsung’s one-handed mode it isn’t a satisfying experience. It isn’t impossible and can be done in a pinch on the tube, train or bus.
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- 15 Oct 2014
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4 is all the phablet anyone could ever need, and while it might be a stretch to operate with one hand, it does promise to be a device to do everything you could ever need - at least on a mobile device.
After stretching the screen from 5.3in in its first Galaxy Note phablet, then up to 5.5in and then 5.7in, Samsung decided to stick with the 5.7in size and instead concentrated on build quality and software for the fourth and latest Note, hoping, as ever, to keep up with competition from LG and Apple.
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- Anonymous
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- 15 Oct 2014
I love this phone its really amazing
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- AnonD-260677
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- 15 Oct 2014
AnonD-308504, 15 Oct 2014the problem is the IOS belongs to apple. Android is every ... moreandroid never imitate. but ios do. in ios7 they imitate notification bars, showing background running apps like android. dont blame android. bcoz android is andoid. andoid's outfit is like samsung's previous mobiles such as star 2, star 3, samsung guru etc. if u see it carefully and compair, u will find it.
ios hasnt any home screen, not even u can set a homescreen wallpaper but android has it. so how could u say tht android make their os like ios. apple customized their os for consumer chois to survive in market nowdays but android dont need it. becoz peaple know what is android.
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- AnonD-237615
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- 15 Oct 2014
I have read that android L is for 64 bit OS.but galaxny note 4 is 32 bit.how could it upgrade to android L ??
i have read that exynos version cand upgrade to 64 bit.
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- ali
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- 15 Oct 2014
awesome features included
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- Rocky
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- 15 Oct 2014
I want to buy this phone soon. its amazing
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- AnonD-319722
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- 15 Oct 2014
So Note 4 has been delayed to week comencing 27th of October for CPW users
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- Steve
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- 15 Oct 2014
Just to let everyone know. Galaxy Note 4 has been delayed to week commencing October 27th from CPW.
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- Dave
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- 15 Oct 2014
Note 4 has now been delayed to week commencing 27th of October. CPW has said.
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- AnonD-48007
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- 15 Oct 2014
According to some leaked source code, Samsung's Exynos 5433 chip (the one that will run inside the international version of the Galaxy Note 4) will be an ARMv8/64-bit chip. That's the good news; the bad news is that the chip will be running in 32-bit mode only
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- TheNeighbor
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- 15 Oct 2014
AnonD-308504, 15 Oct 2014the problem is the IOS belongs to apple. Android is every ... moreI have the opinion of iOS as NOT as exclusive or special as you'd like EVERYONE to think. If you want exclusivity, get a Vertu smartphone.
Apple's strategy, like any other corporation is to sell as many devices as possible. Period.
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- Anonymous
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- 15 Oct 2014
AnonD-308504, 15 Oct 2014the problem is the IOS belongs to apple. Android is every ... moreYep, i really get sick of having file explorer and no limits on the application and operating system of android.... its so annoying I want to go back to a heavily restricted iOS. LOL
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- AnonD-307967
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- 15 Oct 2014
AnonD-1846, 15 Oct 2014This is clear some people like seeing people being robed by... moreyour price argument is stupid. a Ferrari is 10x the cost of a toyota but its not 10x more reliable, 10x quicker or more comfortable but it still is better.
the note 4 is a lot better than any low/mid range device you have mentioned. obviously you can't afford it and want to troll those who can. bug ger off troll.