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The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has killer specs, tons of features

Written by Andre Yoskowitz @ 05 Sep 2014 12:24 User comments (6)

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has killer specs, tons of features

Samsung unveiled their Galaxy Note 4 earlier this week, showing off a phablet with killer specs and a plethora of features.
The note 4 has a 5.7 inch inch Quad HD Super AMOLED screen, (2560 x 1440 resolution) and is powered by a 2.7 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 805 CPU or a 1.9 GHz Octa-Core Exynos CPU depending on your network and country.

Additionally, the phone has 3GB RAM, 32GB external storage, microSD slot for up to 64GB, a 16MP rear camera with Smart OIS, a 3.7MP front facing camera with "Wide Selfie" features.

The phone runs on Android 4.4.4 KitKat, the phone has support for 4G Cat 4, 4G Cat 6, 3G / HSPA+. 2.5G support and has a large 3220 mAh removable battery with Fast Charging tech.

On the software side, we have Air Command with Action Memo, Smart Select, Image Clip, Screen Write, S Note, Snap Note and Direct Pen Input, also it comes with improved Multi Window, Ultra Power Saving Mode, Voice Recorder, Interview Mode Recording capability, Dynamic Lock Screen, Briefing, Download Booster, S Health 3.5, UV sensor, Heart Rate Monitoring, Bluetooth v4.1, IR LED, HDR rich tone software for camera along with Selective Focus, Rear-cam Selfie, Dual Camera, Virtual Tour Shot, Shot & More, Beauty Face, and others.



All four major carriers in the U.S. will carry the phone, which is expected to cost $700 off-contract.

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6 user comments

15.9.2014 15:09

So tough... I can't decide if this is finally the phone to replace my S2 or not... it has some great stuff but they left out the dust/water proof feature that I expected to be standard from Samsung because of the S5. I was also hoping for the first ever 4gb of ram... that one is nitpicking.. but it was rumored to be in this phone. Still I am sure it is going to be a great phone and I may still yet get it.

Almost forgot, if it can fully charge the phone in an hour then that would be a huge plus! I also think I heard they went backwards and made this phone USB 2.0 where the Note 3 had USB 3.0... that makes me shake my head.

This message has been edited since its posting. Latest edit was made on 05 Sep 2014 @ 3:11

25.9.2014 17:04

First of all if you travel overseas it will not work and Samsung has lousy support and lousy software upgrades. Kit Kat 4.4.4 has problems plus $700 so as far as I'm concerned they can keep it. Check out LG instead.

36.9.2014 11:58

Originally posted by ronhondo:
First of all if you travel overseas it will not work and Samsung has lousy support and lousy software upgrades. Kit Kat 4.4.4 has problems plus $700 so as far as I'm concerned they can keep it. Check out LG instead.
yes I agree the LG GS3 is an attractive phone with lots of features.

46.9.2014 12:13

The waterproof is the issue on this phone for me and as to Samsung's upgrade software I don't see a problem there.

I have the S4 so if I was going to jump up, I want the size of the Note and the S5 waterproof feature. I do like the protocol features supported by this phone that is a definite upgrade.

This message has been edited since its posting. Latest edit was made on 06 Sep 2014 @ 12:14

517.9.2014 20:33

Originally posted by harhumph:
So tough... I can't decide if this is finally the phone to replace my S2 or not... it has some great stuff but they left out the dust/water proof feature that I expected to be standard from Samsung because of the S5. I was also hoping for the first ever 4gb of ram... that one is nitpicking.. but it was rumored to be in this phone. Still I am sure it is going to be a great phone and I may still yet get it.

Almost forgot, if it can fully charge the phone in an hour then that would be a huge plus! I also think I heard they went backwards and made this phone USB 2.0 where the Note 3 had USB 3.0... that makes me shake my head.
If you have a note 3 then why replace an S2? Business phone?

617.9.2014 20:35

Originally posted by Mr-Movies:
The waterproof is the issue on this phone for me and as to Samsung's upgrade software I don't see a problem there.

I have the S4 so if I was going to jump up, I want the size of the Note and the S5 waterproof feature. I do like the protocol features supported by this phone that is a definite upgrade.
I do not see the craze in waterproof phones. In 22 years of me owning a cell phone I have yet to need that.

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