Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Overview

Manufacturer: Samsung

Release Date: October 2014

The Design: Metal frame and buttons with the familiar faux leather, removable back cover fits well in the hand despite its size.

The Display: 5.7", Super AMOLED, 1440 x 2560 pixels, 515 ppi pixel density.

The Camera: 16MP camera, f/2.4 aperture with digital & optical image stabilization, back-illuminated sensor, HDR, 4K video recording @30fps, 1080p HD video recording @60fps, 3.7MP front-facing camera.

The Audio: The speaker is located on the back of the phone and produces a loud, decent quality sound.

The Call Reception & Quality: Both good.

The Battery: Capacity: 3220 mAh.
Talk time: Up to 22.5 hours for 3G.
Standby time: Up to 450 hours for 3G.

The UI Speed: Smooth and fast, with no lag even with several demanding applications open in the background.

The Overall Experience: Samsung's flagship phablet has received some important upgrades over last year's model. These include a 1440p Super AMOLED screen offering an ultra-sharp 515 ppi vibtant QHD display, an improved 16MP camera with optical image stablisation (first for Samsung), the latest Snapdragon 805 chipset with a quad-core 2.7GHz Krait 450 CPU, Adreno 420 GPU, 3GB DDR3 RAM and a slicker build quality, which uses a metal frame and buttons.

Other useful features include a more tactile home button which doubles up as a finger print scanner, a faster charging battery and a flatter, more refined version of Touchwiz. Add to these the fact the device has all the latest connectivity technology, the SGN4 is as capable and future-proof a phone that money can buy right now and is a definite step up from both the SGN3 and this year's Galaxy S5.

Design

87%

Display

95%

Camera

93%

Audio

86%

Call Reception & Quality

91%

Battery

94%

UI Speed

93%

Overall Experience

94%

Value

90%

Total Score

91%

User Rating

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Positives

Large 1440p Super AMOLED display, really good 16MP camera, 4K video recording, lots of software value-adds, S Pen, excellent battery life, removable battery and expandable storage.

Negatives

Some find Touchwiz too busy, still uses a plastic design.

Posted September 29, 2014 by The Editor

How To Buy

Things to Consider

Though the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is a modern ‘phablet’ smartphone, everyone has different preferences when it comes to what they want from a smartphone. With that in mind, here are the top things we believe you should be aware of before buying the Samsung Galaxy Note 4:

The plastic body of the phone is prone to cracking and scratching if dropped, put in a pocket with metal coins or keys, or handled roughly. We therefore recommend you invest in a case and screen protector
The screen size is 5.7″ meaning that one handed use will be difficult for everyone but those with very large hands
The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is a high-end phone and the price reflects that. The advantage of buying a high end phone such as this is that it is more future-proof i.e. has the spec to handle OS upgrades and more resource intensive apps in the future
The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 uses a micro-SIM

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