Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Samsung Galaxy Note Review 4: out of competition – ZDNet.be

  • Aluminium chassis
  • Performance
  • Display Quality
  • Autonomy

You can blame Samsung that they have stolen over the years, here and there, but the ideas major smartphone train she pushed on ahead. fully self Yes, the Dell Streak was perhaps the first, but Samsung made sure it was completely handrail. A year after the original Note competition was also with him, and this year is even Apple get a piece of the cake. High time for Samsung to once again get to show that they are the concept phablet (horrible word, from now on I just talk about ‘big smartphone “) have been invented.



Aluminium

At first glance does not seem the Galaxy Note 4 not a big step forward compared to the Note 3 In being so, because the latter was a pretty good device with few negatives. The Note 4 immediately deletes already one downside: plastic. Where everyone in Note 3, including myself, were tired of the plastic, Samsung has intervened. After the Galaxy Alpha is now up to the Note 4 to enjoy an aluminum chassis.

The border around this time is real aluminum, nicely machined finish in black or white. It also gives the phone a much firmer and better feeling. Even with some weight and torque I get no movement in Note 4 I must admit that the sharper metal edge at the beginning to get used to. Extra victory: the hideous stitching around the back of the Note 3 is gone. The Note 4 still has the plastic structure neplederen. Plastic may not seem flatter this shape gives it extra grip and is scratch resistant.



Achievement Monster

In terms of specifications, Samsung has just about everything in the Note 4 stopped what technically is possible. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 2.7 GHz quad-core processor with 3 GB of RAM on board. It is the fastest CPU at the moment? The Nvidia Tegra K1 is faster, but to stop in a smartphone is asking for trouble. More than enough power to drive the high-resolution screen, as well as to rotate available on Android. New games He has a dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi receiver onboard LTE Cat6 and supports microSD cards up to 128 GB. By default, the Note 4 32 GB storage.

Samsung emphasizes in this Note 4 to the AMOLED screen has received a thorough upgrade but it shows not directly. The screen resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels sounds sexy, but when you compare directly with Note 3 you really have to nitpick to see a difference. Like the LG G3 Samsung can not help but to roll with the muscles but do not consider the higher screen as a motivation for an upgrade. It is fortunately an excellent quality screen, with integrated Wacom digitizer for stylus.

This stylus can still be found aboard the Note 4, about the same size as in Note 3 The feeling is still the same, and also the interaction with Android is hardly changed. Not a bad sign, because this remains the Note 4 is the only phone that is somewhat useful to the larger screen is used for additional features.



Health First!

Samsung have a lot of healthy boys walking around, because the app’s Health knows every time a lot of extra additives and gauges to make you feel better. This time, you can also measure your stress level next to your heartbeat. Same with the SpO2 measurement that can measure. The oxygen concentration in your blood From this, the Note 4 can deduce whether you are fit or not. Useful? Not exactly, but nice to between once keys off. Would you not use it? Then you do not have nothing

Another extra meter aboard the Note. 4: UV. Useful when you are lying on the beach and do not know how much time you need to lubricate. Especially with high clouds can sometimes come to surprises. Again, not a priority function, but in some cases extremely convenient. In addition, S Health still counts your steps and displays your calories burned. There’s even now a trainer that motivates you to achieve with sound messages during your activities your goal. Fun for the fans or whoever fitter wants to live.



Light skin

We wrote that Samsung has chosen the Galaxy S5 for a much fresher, lighter Android Peel, and that pulls it through to the Note 4 The number of installed apps is reduced significantly; you’ll find everything from now on in the Galaxy Apps store. A fine choice, just do not. Need the default installation of Flipboard, Pen.up, Dropbox or Evernote for me If you want to minimize your UI, they should be optional. The shell runs on Android 4.4.4, but Samsung has already said that shortly after the release of Android L the update will also come. To Note 4 (and S5)

Furthermore, everything looks fresh and fast. TouchWiz haters should really give it a chance, because it is absolutely no longer resembles the slow, thick, tough skin that was until last year. In addition, Samsung will reward each Note 4 with a lot of deals around premium apps, including one year of free Wunderlist Pro Runkeeper Elite for 6 months free, Bloomberg one year free, etc. It is an extra for those who are interested.

There is also another fingerprint sensor aboard the Note 4, again with the same problem as with the Galaxy S5: placement. You can not put your finger quickly over the home button push, and moreover do every time the screen again greasy. Far from convenient, and during my long test period, absolutely no loss.

Camera Quality

After Samsung has long held that optical image stabilization does not need, stubborn has finally listened to the masses again. with Note 4 The 16 megapixel camera has optical image stabilization, and this time pulls particularly handsome photos. The autofocus is very fast, and the colors look realistic on your computer. The screen of the Note 4 looks more saturated, but that is rather a standard feature of AMOLED. Moreover, you can enable HDR when lighting conditions are not ideal, for a better result.

In addition to great photos filming the Note 4 in 4K at 30 frames per second. Despite claims that the end result does not always feel as smooth. Separately, looks quality in 4K particularly good, especially when you consider that all this comes from a smartphone. For the 3.7 megapixel front selfies doing fine work for photos in good lighting conditions. When it is dark, turn better on the back to the camera.



Autonomy

The Note 3 was a performance monster with a great autonomy and Note 4 can almost match. He is a fraction shorter than its predecessor, but still more than enough to one day to survive. Intensive use (including wifi, bluetooth, nfc, 4G) Even long days from 16 to 20 hours are not a problem for the Note 4.

compared to its closest competitor, the LG G3, Samsung scores so a lot better. The G3 has quite difficulty with such an intensive day of use, and usually gives quits after 12 hours. Just too tight to whom his smartphone intensive. Whoever Note 4 uses economical, with only 4G and wifi, even cites the promontory of two days. One of the best handsets in the area of ​​autonomy alongside the Xperia Sony Z2, a deserved kudos to Samsung.



Conclusion

Note 4 has few weaknesses on board, I am the found out past two weeks. He helps some errors of the Note 3 of the world, and does not add too much to make. New errors The aluminum chassis is a remarkable improvement, excellent specifications and the gorgeous display make the Note 4, a powerful, beautiful device that quite a few boxes afvinkt of what the perfect smartphone should be able to. Granted, he’s big, but you choose consciously. There are also excellent devices available in a smaller size, such as the excellent LG G2 or Sony Xperia 3 Compact.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 remains without doubt the best big smartphone that you can buy at this moment. The competition does not even come up to the shoulders of Samsung in terms of additional functionality to a larger screen. Even if you do not use the extra pin is still the case. There also the Apple iPhone 6 Plus not compete, which may take an example. The Galaxy Note 4 In every way outclassed. The Note 4 is the best work that Samsung has delivered in a long time and this year I do not see anyone do even better. Still digesting the hefty price tag …

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