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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] lancer3vo:
Note 4

Was shocked to see the Samsung people settled in BB and with everything layed out. I didn't even know any of this and was only browsing at BB and then the Note 4 popped up and that was all I was staring at for a good minute which seemed very long and then I dashed to it to pick it up onto my hand. Low and behold, the Note 4, Note Edge, at last, in person, in real life! Oh man oh man the security cord could do with a bit of extension at the least! Whatever... the Note 4 was nice in my hand, it felt so right. It looked so nice. I used to use a Note 2, until it got soaked while kayaking with only 1 layer of ziplock around it.... Forgot to do the second layer. So I'm back to my S3, phone was dead right when I saw the Note 4, so no pictures, sorry. But the Note 4 sounds amazing! The speakers are LOUD! Mind you, BB was packed on a Sunday evening and pretty loud with the noise environment. The person above said it had no bass, now that I think back, I don't believe I heard bass.... But who cares!?!? The speakers will for SURE make you hear that notification or phone call that you get from a few rooms away in your house! The Note 4 was a blast to play with! The camera selfie made me look so handsome!!! Right when I was about to snap a photo with my S3, the S3 camera looked so dark compared to the N4 camera. My phone wouldn't do the N4 any justice if I was to snap a few shots anyways! But man oh man oh man oh man! The N4 is awesome! If you don't the Note 3, check the N4 out because it might not be a huge upgrade to the N3 users. This baby is going out in the market for $825.99 w/o contract, 299.99 with 2 years contract for most carriers and damn... Do I want one for my Verizon account! For the folks out there with second thoughts on which phone to get that's over $500, this is the bad boy to go for. This is the one. Don't even think about waiting for the N5, it'll be approx 365 days before that happens. I'm still stoked! I had to leave BB to go to Costco before it closed.... BUMMED me out..... I'm still thinking about yesterday though.... Dying to go there again to play with it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] omorofos:
EDGE,

Samsung always want to have an EDGE over others.

the s pen capabilities turn the rest phones to FOLLOWERS.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] abcodi:
I Samsung Note Good or do you guys suggest any other phones?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] oneandroidnut:
note all the way. i live for the note lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] spyro2:
Hi

What a pretty phone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Dr. Evo:
Posting some Note 4 photos I took at BB

Hey, everybody. I'm going to all the Note 4 general forums to post a few pics I took of the Note 4, just in case there's a person or two who hasn't been able to see them in the flesh at Best Buy, or they want to see real life photos.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] cubarican84:
Honestly I was not that impressed at Best Buy today. The overall design is beautiful. And the 2d screen thing was noticable to me. Also whites looked brighter and whiter and less washed out when compared to my Note 3. Other than that same ol Note and definitely not a significant upgrade over the 3. That being said I cannot resist the $200 trade in offer and I will be upgrading. Lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rushless:
I thought the same until paying close attention to the display with web and image content. The N3 has a grest display, but the N4 has a STUNNING display.

Still, I agree the Note 4 is not a giant leap from the N3.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Dr. Evo:
"2K," I'm sure you meant.

I really don't understand what giant leaps anyone expects in 2014 and beyond. The days for "giant leaps" from one phone to the next, has come and gone. That was around the time the HTC EVO 4G came out and the two years following. It was a small window in time and now we're at a point where technology has pretty much been maxed out in the mobile phone department. There's not much more that can be done other than increasing screen resolution even further, increasing display size (basically maxed out too), making a 4D/hologram display, increasing RAM, 64-bit processor, and that's about it. I don't know what more people honestly expected in the Note 4, other than waterproof, 64-bit processor, 4GB RAM, perhaps a 5.9" screen, and an all-metal body. There's not a lot of room for drastic, game changing improvements, anymore.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] cybrwulf:
Yes, if you can't see a difference, then why should you upgrade?

However, I can say having all the latest phones, that the display of the Note 4 is stellar, and I for one can't wait until I can get mine. I had S2, S3, Note 2, Note 3, M7, M8, and iphone 6+, and thats all recent obviously that would be related to a person who would want a Note 4... They have all been great. All of them, and they work for people in various ways, but I need something that I can take notes on, so bring on the 4.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rushless:
It is important if paying full price :) Case in point, the S4 to me was a big enough leap from the S3 to jump, but not the S5 and it's wimpy 16gb.

The Note 4 could be a big leap in relation to the S4 for me, but not the N3 that is still great.

Everything tends to be relative.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] unlockcodes:
note

is camera of note is best?

unlockcode4u
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] fillyo:
I had the S3, the S4 and the S5, and each one was noticeably better than the previous. I took a family member's upgrade and gave him my S5 yesterday, so now I am using an S3 until my Note 4 arrives. If you don't think there are huge improvements, think again. While this unlocked bootloader S3 will suffice for three weeks, this will be painful. You notice the difference more when you downgrade then when you upgrade!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] pcsperson:
Out of the Samsung Galaxy series I would say yes. Plus it will have OIS built-in.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Makeroflostsouls:
This... I use to upgrade all the time at least every year. But I haven't upgraded since the the HTC DNA I have now. My contract has been up for a while now. Just haven't see a phone that was worth getting. The note 4 looks to be a nice solid upgrade for me finally. Heck my wife hasn't upgraded either. She is getting the new iPhone 6 just because of the bigger screen. That and it's free with her iPhone 5 trade in. Phones already do everything we need them to do and fast. There isn't much wow factor left in the phone world.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] zounduser:
I can't wait to get this! !!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] oneandroidnut:
me too!!!!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] fozzir:
I'm torn, don't know if I should wait for the N4 or the Edge. Since I have the N3 I might go for the Edge just to try something different. I agree, overall not a big difference between N3 and N4. Just faster and better camera even though the camera on the Note 3 is great!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] buhohitr:
I and few of my friends check out the edge and we all agreed that the little extra screen is no use at all, actually it kind of interfere with the big screen, also a distraction while you looking at the main screen. Samsung made the little screen to make it "unique" and "the edge" over others, but didn't make we felt like one. It doesn't take long for us to make our mind on the regular Note 4. You should stop by at Bestbuy and try it out yourself, once you hold both in your hand, it pretty easy to decide.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] gcforreal:
I thought the difference was very small until I actually held the n4 beside my note 3..huge different in build quality and feel in the hand. And that damn screen,amazing damn screen looks better than my TV at home lol. But if you haven't go play with n4 in person. The edge looks cool but its just so gimmicky to me I mean it's a conversation starter but that's it. What real benefit are you getting by that little side bar? But think of the con's cases will be almost non existent plus you know if you drop that thing it's a goner for sure. It's nice but seems like a gimmick and its supposed to be more expensive than the regular n4 so it's a no brained to go for the n4 IMHO.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] IchHabDickeEier:
Yes

I'm excited for this phone
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] lawtq:
Lol after all the meh'ing he decides to get it. Cracked me up
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] adampa1006:
I was real impressed seeing it at best buy. The build quality seemed great, and the display is easily the best I have ever seen on a smartphone. That being said, seeing now what the Edge can actually do, I am intrigued
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] simpletona70:
I've been bask to Best Buy like 4 times recently, not just to check out the note 4, but I did check it out every time. I just love the feel. I don't want to play with it too much yet because I want to experience that joy once mine arrives and I can set it up. Today I went to see the Note 4 so I could pair my Gear watch, just cause I was stuck at the pairing setup and couldn't actually use the watch.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Gareee:
The note has basically the same camera as the galaxy s5, which is being considered as the best available right now. Add to that more horsepower with the faster processor, and the new wide selfie mode (which is amazing!) you have one hell of a camera on a phone.

The only thing lacking is an optical zoom, but that increases phone size and cost quite a bit. The picture sizes are so large now though, you can easily crop them down for a faked "zoom" and still get a great size image for printing.

Try the demo units at best buy.. I loved the camera, and I'm picky.

(The only thing I didn't see was a "fall colors" mode which we have on our S3s, but I think with the newer camera apps you are supposed to apply color enhancement in the editor instead of having them as a selectable filter.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rushless:
As far as the Edge, Samsung staff at the launch pretty much implied the bendy display will be proprietary and part of the Samsung ecosystem mentioned in the presentation.

That to me is fancy talk for no third party apps.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] catalyn83:
oh......can't wait :D I hope to get it soon
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Circlel05:
I played with it today and I am going to order one when I get home.

I didn't think there was enough of an improvement over the note3 from what I've read about it. Once it's in your hands it is way better. The camera is amazing and the screen looks awesome. Only drawback is that I won't be able to root and use a custom rom. I think I can live with that for a while.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] listerart:
Visited my BB several times now...

I'm switching from and iPhone 5 to the Note 4. I've done the OS jump before and felt really burned (iPhone3 to HTC EVO) but the Note 4 has lured me back for the S-Pen alone. I'm an artist and can't wait to make use of it and Sketchbook Pro for roughing out ideas and designs on the go. It's a beautiful screen, very responsive S-Pen - I've done a few test drawings on BB's display model each time I've stopped in. I'm sold. Black one preordered. May even jump even further and pick up a Note 12.2 tablet depending on how well things go with little Note. Very excited!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Cicatrize:
Just got done fiddling with a white Note 4 at my local Best Buy. They had 3 white ones (didn't see the Edge). I'm still getting one, but I came away kinda unimpressed. I'm convinced a big part of that was the fact I couldn't really DO much on it, due to the security cable being way too short on the device and the s-pen. One of the device's s-pens was actually broken in half, probably because people were trying to actually use it.

From a design standpoint, it's spectacular. It looks like a Note 3 with much better quality construction. However, as much as I love the look of the white on the edge of the aluminum, I'm worried it's just paint and will chip off and look like **** like my Note 3 does. I'm really disappointed about that and hoped it would just be aluminum color. If the black one has a standard aluminum edge, that's the one I'm going with. The screen is gorgeous, but tough to tell a difference from the Note 3, except that the edges of the screen glass feel SO MUCH better than the Note 3 does. The rounded glass at the edges make it feel much more premium compared to the glass-to-plastic transition in the 3. The s-pen seems a lot more accurate, and the pressure sensitivity seems to have been greatly improved. I noticed a difference immediately.

I couldn't really gauge a lot of the things I wanted to due to how it was constrained, like the camera, feel in hand, in-depth s-pen testing, how the home button feels and how likely I am to hit the screen while pressing it, etc. It's a bummer that they make these demos prisoner to so much binding and tight cables, but whatever. I'll get a better experience with it next week.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] SiNJiN76:
Awesome. Would love to see a drawing in action. Can't find but a couple videos on YouTube, and they ain't all that impressive.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magikdroid:
Last night I dropped my N5 pretty hard onto the ground. The screen didn't break, but the device will not turn on. I get nothing when I press the power button.

Also, there is no sort of vibration if I hold down the power button so I know its not starting.

I removed the back cover to see if anything is loose in there, but I do not see anything.

Please help.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheROMGuy:
Any burnt out circuits? Torn ribbon cable? Have you tried plugging in the device to your computer to see if it shows up?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magikdroid:
When I popped the back open there were no loose cables and I didn't see any burnt out circuits. Oddly enough, even though I cannot get the screen to illuminate, when connected to the PC is begins to search for the driver, etc. as if the phone is working.

A replacement is on the way. At this point, I want to recover the data. Ideas?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheROMGuy:
open the device manager and install the google usb driver manually? Then see if you can't pull files from it?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Hardcore73:
You can play with the new Note 4 at Best Buy starting today. Hopefully some of you will get us some good videos to check out.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] vegabyson:
Best buy myrtle beach
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] scoobrel:
Taken at Best Buy Westbury. Dropbox link is a photo of the Note Edge taken with the note 4.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0a81kwtu5d817lc/2014-09-26%2014.08.05.jpg?dl=0
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Hardcore73:
Great job guys! How is the Edge to hold? On the fence between Note 4 and Edge
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] yyhd:
Nice! I'm surprised they didn't alarm the device.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] hypersonicx:
Did they have the VR to test out also?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] scoobrel:
The edge felt OK, not as good as the 4. Also while using it you might accidentally touch the icons on the side, and resizing windows by swiping down from the top corner seem only to work from the left whereas the note 4 works from any side. When i tried to swipe down from the right side(where the curved screen meets the main screen) it wouldn't resize the window. But both screens looked sharp and vibrant.

Short clip recorded with the note 4 in UHD.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ovqi85rtfid7g89/20140926_141258.mp4?dl=0
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] scoobrel:
No VR but they had the gear circle.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] chong67:
I should be able to find a N4 at any BB store now and tomorrow right?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] hypersonicx:
I figured they would be at the Best Buy locations that have a "Samsung Experience" kiosk inside.

Im going to check my Best Buy Samsung Experience store when I get off work here in Mt Juliet TN
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] AngryDinosaur:
im checking it out tomorrow too. not gonna get it the day it comes out though
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] hello00:
dont like how the styles pop outs
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] spridell:
Does the Edge have the metal around it like the Note 4?

Different reports floating around the internet. Some say yes some say no.

I live right down the street from the westbury best buy. I have to go take a look.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] scoobrel:
I'm not really sure. I didn't spend too much time playing with it, I went there mainly to see the note 4.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] RaymondPJR:
What about price? A T-Mob rep just told me it will cost $750.00 off contract. He also said the release date for T-Mob was pushed back to the 25th of October! Has anyone heard any different, they are not always the best to go to for information.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] TEKHD:
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Oct 25...whaaaaaaat? Lol
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Dvanzutphenkann:
Has anyone got into the developer options to see if the note 4 is art capable?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] RaymondPJR:
I know, I know! Please let him be wrong! Using the S3 isn't the same after having a Note 3. I was going to skip the Note 4, but it all its working out nicely!!!

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I'd like to know that for certain also!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Dvanzutphenkann:
I'm going up to my local best buy tomorrow if they have it on display. I'll check it out and report back if no one else has already.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] aooga:
I wouldn't listen to that rep. T-Mobile cs leaves a lot to be desired.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] TEKHD:
True... You can speak to 5 representatives and end up with 5 different versions...
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] SeanPlunk:
I played with both the Note 4 and Edge today.

The screens on both are stunning. Everything looks a step sharper than the Note 3. The colors still pop, but everything looks more natural. Whites are noticeably whiter. Both screens are brighter too.

The metal rim is a nice touch and from a quality standpoint both devices were nicer than the Note 3. Still, they're not on the level of the iPhone/HTC devices and are probably closer in quality to the G3/Moto X (2014).

I was super excited for the Edge, but after using one I'm not sure what I think. The bent edge is really small and kind of awkward to use on its own. For most applications that section doesn't do anything. When I was using Chrome for instance it just goes black and says My Note Edge. I installed Nova to see what it did with a launcher and the result was the same. You can swipe the strip and something will come up, but there didn't seem to be a full-screen mode where normal content was stretched to that area automatically. Also when using some apps the content from the strip area seemed to overlap slightly over the main screen area.

I couldn't get any great pics (and some are blurry) but here they are:

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It felt metal to me. I was specifically checking and I'm 99% sure it's metal.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] knite75:
I checked out the Note 4 at BBY too.

I placed my Note 3 and 4 side by side and tried to see if there's any discernable difference with 2K screen... I see no difference :(

This is the stock photo I used

The camera is super fast to focus and amazing.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] chong67:
I saw the Note 4 at BB on Sat. Here are my thoughts:

1. The speaker is loud. It sounds even better if you put your hand around it. Try it and let me know.

2. The sound is bad when blasting. At 15, its bad. I had to put it at 13 when playing audio. No even a tiny hit of bass. My HTC One M7 sounds so much better! I wonder if there is a equalizer you can mess with on this phone.

3. I dont see any difference in the high resolution. 1920x1200 (wide) is OK already.

4. Whatsapp is preinstall? What if you dont want it? I do use it.

5. I forgot to check out if I can uninstall any of those app that I dont want. I dont want their file explorer as it doesn't have FTP.

Overall, I can't wait to get it. This is my first Samsung phone. I always use HTC.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Kawaisa:
It's pretty much unfair to compare any speaker to the ones on the HTC Ones :eek:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] drmacrofish:
Note 4 is ART capable.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] aooga:
I can see what people are saying about the gap here. Hopefully it'll get fixed.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] drmacrofish:
Lol. No gap there man. Probably just the way the light was coming off the chamfered edges. I looked.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Kawaisa:
There are no gaps in that picture.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] aooga:
Awesome then! Light can do that.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Dvanzutphenkann:
I also looked for the "Knox" app everyone loves so much and it wasn't present but in the about phone section it had Knox version info so I have no idea about that one. Was hoping they wouldn't put Knox in the phones anymore
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] hatchback:
I went to BB and tried to stick a business card in between, there was no gap there.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] aooga:
Cool. Must be over played just like "bendgate"
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] recepo1:
That black Note edge will be my next phone looks good
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] dkb218:
I'm expecting the release date to be moved up a week or two... First week of October.... But you didn't hear that from me.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] aooga:
Don't mess with us like that lol. :silly:
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] Exfex21:
Went to the best buy in fullerton, ca yesterday. Note 4 in white is actually a very nice looking phone. I ordered a black one myself but I believe the white one will be just as popular as the black one.

No gap noticed. I really like the solid feel of the overall device. Camera has a nice 8x zoom on it with a bunch of hardware customizations. (volume keys can either take picture or zoom in or out.)

I am now very happy with my purchase. I have a feeling we will enjoy this device a lot!
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] RaymondPJR:
And the speaker has migrated to the back of the phone instead of on the bottom like on the N3?
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] DrexelDragon:
And why should we believe you? :p
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] scoobrel:
Just saw the Gear VR at best buy westbury. But unfortunately it's not working yet.
[T-Mobile Galaxy Note 4 General] mocsab:
I pre-ordered my Note 4 on the 24th like so many others - and finally had a chance to see the NOTE 4 in person at Best Buy.

First impressions ? AWESOME. The phone felt exceptionally good in my hands. Very solidly built - not heavy but solid -

The screen is amazing - I have never seen such a brilliant display

The screen edges are curved and there seems to be a small space between the edge of the glass and the outer edge of the phone..I didn't measure it but it is enough that you can catch it with your fingernail if you run your finger tip around the edge of the phone - will this be a bad thing? I really don't know - only time will tell

I have never seen a phone with a screen edge like this before - I can see how it is going to be difficult to get a glass screen protector to fit properly - it will end up making that 'edge' even more pronounced. I am not saying this is bad - but I honestly don't know what kind of impact this will have - will dirt collect around the edges? (That seems very possible) I normally don't use a case - but I have always used a glass screen protector as added protection to protect the screen - it will be interesting to see what Spigen and LOOME or any of the other Glass Screen protector makers come up with.

Bottom line - I am very excited about getting my new NOTE4 - a little nervous about that 'edge' but not enough to regret pre-ordering it - It is much closer to what I had hoped the S5 would be - can't wait til OCT 17th!