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[Galaxy Note 4 General] Erazo1986:
I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that 90% of the people who bought the note 4 knew what the spec sheet looked like before buying? People will always find something to complain about in a age where nobody is ever satisfied with anything. Enjoy the damn phone and quit complaining about everything samsung didn't do and look forward to what they might do in the future. If you wanted water-proofing, go buy a S5. If you wanted a all metal phone, buy a Iphone or Htc one M8. The note line is in a class of it's own and always has been.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Fuzzi99:
1. I think everyone wanted that

2. Eh I always use either headset or plug into surround sound system

3. I see no point just like UV sensor

4. If they had waited a bit longer or USB released the 3.1 type c earlier it would have been great to have

5. What are you kidding? Do you know how badly that would screw with the reception?

6. I barely use the camera so I'll pass here

7. The Exynos chipset is 64 bit and from what has been said it'll be running 64 bit Android L on the U variant at least.

Just my 2 cents worth

Sent from my fabulous Note 4 Exynos
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Slai:
You DO know you can buy a metal back, right? As long as it's removable so I can get a GRIPPY back for the note 5, sure go ahead and make the standard one metal. There's absolutely NO point in doing so though, it only has negative impact.

Front facing camera i can live without. Video calling isn't big anyways, and selfies are for children.

64-bit is obvious, if it becomes mainstream. And it will.

Temp sensor is about as useless for me as uv sensor, heartrate sensor and a waffle iron on a phone.

Stereo speakers aren't something I miss or want, as I use headphones or connect it to a sound system for music. Rather increase screen size.

Certified ip67 would be nice though, unless it's done in a way that needs me to open and close flaps all day long.

USB 3 wasn't a big deal on my note3 honestly.

I won't put a custom ROM over my note 4 unless it keeps the features TW brings, like the multitasking and spen etc. For now it seems fast, responsive, etc. and thus I don't see a need to change the ROM.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Kieran 1711:
So what if it lags? It's early days. Wait for Samsung to issue some patches before you go complaining about things. When it comes to the lag I think you may be exaggerating. If it is that bad then it must be just your note specifically and you should probably try reflashing the firmware or even trying a different firmware all together. And when it comes to the look of touchwiz, that's just your opinion. There are plenty of people out there who like the appearance of it. And if you do get lag, don't just make assumptions and blame touchwiz straight away. Every phone lags. I'm not saying touchwiz doesn't cause lag however I am saying that it lags nowhere near as much as you said it did.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] @Class:
Are you kidding me?

Its a USD $ 800 + taxes device... I ended up paying $1,000 for mine to be an early adopter only to be screwed by slow crippled wifi and the lag issue like everyone else!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Kieran 1711:
Yes, if you quote only the very first sentence of my reply it does sound like I'm wrong. Try reading the rest of it.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Slai:
Not like everyone else. As clearly not everyone has any "lag issue" nor a "slow crippled wifi".
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Magnesus:
Nothing. I will not buy such phone though. I hesitated with the Note 4 because I don't like the metal strip around it - but because of the stylus I went ahead with it because I really bought it more for note taking than using as a phone.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] @Class:
Yeah yeah yeah let's play the "not everyone" card...

Yeah not everyone is poor so why should I care?

Not everyone isn't stoned to death in Iran because those people are f**ked in the head. Why would I care?

Not everyone isn't starving to death and being killed by every decease known to man including Ebola AIDS and HIV in Africa but wait - its not happening to everyone

There are lots of reports of those issues but its not happening to me so I don't care :good:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Slai:
So don't write "like everyone else". My note4 was DOA, you don't see me claiming "my note 4 is DOA like everyone elses" because I know it's nowhere near everyone else. It's a handful.

So if you don't like the "not everyone" card, don't play the "everyone" card.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Tom-Helge:
1. No, not as long as the phone would be more bulkier because of that.

2. I would rather have even thinner bezels and more screen in front over stereo speakers on the front.

3. I have that on my Samsung Galaxy S4 (yes i have that one + the Note 4). And while it was kinda cool to have, i barely used it because it wasn't that much accurate because of heating from the phone that would screw up with the real temprature.

4. If you think about the MicroUSB 3.0 on the Galaxy Note 3, then no, i'll rather have the MicroUSB 2.0 that is on the Galaxy Note 4. The reasons for that you can read about here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56468912&postcount=34

5. Then go buy one here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Luxury-Alum...DA_Cases&var=570476610390&hash=item3f3f130882

That's the good thing with the removable backcover that you can decide yourself on what kind of backcover you want to use.

6. A 5 Mpix front camera wouldn't hurt to have as long as it's really good. And the main camera on the Galaxy Note 4 does indeed have 'phase detection auto focus'.

7. Samsung have confirmed that once Galaxy Note 4 gets Android 5.0 Lollipop, the 64-bit will be enabled. I'm not sure if this applies to the Exynos or the Snapdragon CPU or just both though.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] mojosodope:
I came from a iPhone 5s and picked up a HTC one m8. All metal uni and I loved it. I always said I wouldn't get a plastic phone. This is the best of both worlds. I know it's not real leather but it feels great is light weight and have the metal ring around it. Quit crying about the phone. If you want a louder speaker get a front facing or root and flash the mod.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] BarryH_GEG:
The only thing I don't understand is why you still have a Note 4. You've repeated the same (pesonal) complaints in thread after thread. If you can't return it, sell it. You might lose a hundred or two bit surely your sanity and satisfaction are worth that much. That is unless you enjoy playing the martyr.

My phone has none of the issues you're harping on and, to the best of my knowledge, neither do my friends or associates. There's a handful of people here that are clearly unhappy with their Note 4 purchase. That's fine. But do something about it rather than complain here to people incapable of changing anything. And clearly what the unhappy are complaining about either doesn't affect or bother the majority here and a half dozen people repeating themselves endlessly isn't going to change that. Neither will oversized bold colored fonts.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] kinghu:
Having spent the last six days in a hospital bed recovering from minor surgery, I've been able to put in some serious time with the Note 4.

I'm comparing this experience to an iPhone 5S on iOS 8.1, a OnePlus One running CM11S, and my memories of the Note 1 and 2 running TouchWiz.

I can honestly say, no matter if it's browsing or email, skimming through contacts and calendars, Kindle or Amazon, swipe typing in Tapatalk or handwriting in OneNote, playing Real Racing or Monument Valley, that I don't experience lagging, sluggish performance, or a hint of slowdown, except for the recent apps button. It takes about half a second to invoke the carousel.

It's a world away from the TW of old. It's as smooth as my OPO and 5S. I'm as surprised as anyone. Despite not finding fault in the three hours I played with it in the store before buying, I really thought it'd have issues once I used it daily. But it just doesn't.

I've not rooted, only disabled Flipbook Briefing and switched to Nova (as I've done on the OnePlus). I've also stopped a couple of apps from auto starting but nothing drastic (no battery savers, Greenify, etc). There's still S Memo, Scrapbook etc that I can do without.

I'm not saying there are Notes out there without issues but, as far as I can tell, my experience is this is the first Note that looks great and performs great.

Sent from my SM-N9100
[Galaxy Note 4 General] BarryH_GEG:
Yikes. The first time I used a Note 4 was mine after I purchased it and got it home. I've even bought cars without driving them first. Just shows how different everyone here's approach is.

No two Note's here are configured the same way, connect to the same networks, are used the same way, nor are their owner's expectations the same. I buy Note's for all the added productivity features. Many here refer to those features as "bloat." It's great to hear different perspectives. It's not great when people try to cram their's down people's throats.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Rekzer:
I've noticed mine has a bit of lag scrolling in facebook, and the app switcher always takes a second to load. It's clear TW has some issues here, but when the AOSP roms hit it wont matter (i assume so at least).

Coming from a Nexus 5, its a seriously nice piece of hardware. But in my current state, the Nexus 5 lagged ALOT less.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Slai:
If an aosp Rom doesn't remove the spen features, multitasking etc. If they do, I'd rather just have gotten a nexus 6 or Huawei Mate 7.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] kinghu:
Hah yep. Usually I'll buy online but it was a choice between the Note 4 and the 6+. Since they're in most stores I figured it's a good chance to get hands on and see if things had changed since the Note 2.

I pretty much told the assistant I was going to buy one or the other so they were more than happy and left me with them.

Sent from my SM-N9100
[Galaxy Note 4 General] JanvenConnect:
Apparently, the Note Edge also has a plastic back. Despite several claims that the phone frame is metal, it looks and feels plastic. If there's any metallic, it's probably just the metal rim that runs along the edge. Even then, that rim can be scratched easily making it less likely that it is metal. It's a very good excuse for users to switch to iPhone unfortunately.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Slai:
Note edge surely is plastic all over, no metal rim either.

If having to buy a new backplate in metal is what makes you go from a note 4 to an iPhone, you don't need a note 4 anyways.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Niwrad:
I dont know how long has OP been a fan or own a touchwiz device before but i can tell that he likes to jump on the van wagon where the popularity is. Lol

Bye
[Galaxy Note 4 General] BarryH_GEG:
So iPhones don't scratch?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ShadowFlare:
Yes, and they NEVER lag.

/sarcasm
[Galaxy Note 4 General] JanvenConnect:
I'm not saying the iPhone do not scratch. They are less likely to be scratched compared to the Note Edge. I had it for around 2 weeks and scratches started surfacing along the rim despite the phone was handled with care. Also, there are plenty of cases and covers for iPhone but there's very few for Note Edge. For Note Edge covers, they are quite expensive currently and are only available from websites like eBay. I also had a Sony Xperia Compact Z1 and there's no scratch along the side except maybe a few minor ones on the screen.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] BarryH_GEG:
Yes, the metal bezel on the Note 4 can scratch easily. Easier than other phones? I have no idea. I'll also never know because I don't want to own other phones. As for the Edge, who cares? It'll soon have its own forum and the 100 people that buy it can discuss it amongst themselves.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] JanvenConnect:
The note edge is actually just a concept release so it's unclear about the market reception, but at least it's a bold step from Samsung on innovation. Even if you don't own it, it's still good to know it's strength and weaknesses for future reference on new phone purchase. ;)
[Galaxy Note 4 General] dr.m0x:
The Note Edge seems likely to be a dead in the water concept. Android lollipop includes an "active display" feature which gives a similar effect without the hassle of a bit of screen out the side which is nigh on impossible to protect effectively.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] riz157:
My impression after a week with note 4

Lag issue

On recent apps drawer

Home button

Scrolling on browser stutters

Call quailty good

Speakers not loud enough and awful placement

Screen

Bright and vibrant best feature

Very responsive but prefer lcd touch

Viewing angles great but when tilted you notice yellowish tint

S pen hardly use but works well when needed

Camera

Sharp images very vibrant probably best camera out there

Again dont take much pictures so not fullly tested but for my use cant fault it

Design best samsung to date still hate the plastic finish on the back but less noticable on the white version

Side Bezels too big a big dissappointment

Overall could live with it and doesnt feel as cheap as before

UI

Much improved, better layout but still ugly and heavy!

Stutters at places Cartoonish

Worst feature about the phone

Unrooted but would love to try asop rom and lollipop on phone to see if i could use as my daily phone.

Overall probably live with it until i get my nexus 6:laugh:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Slai:
You disable doubletap home to start S Voice? Helps with any homekey delay. I assume you have, but figured why not mention it just in case.

Downgrading to a n6, eh? To each their own ;) .
[Galaxy Note 4 General] heatfire:
I use chrome beta and that samsung support library. Scroling is smooth. 99% of the time.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] riz157:
I agree Nexus 6 definetly downgrade when it comes bloatware, s pen possibly camera, sd card but upgrade in fluidity, smoothness, ui and speakers, rooting custom roms which are the most important aspects to me.

Btw i was awre of s voice deactivation but thanks for tip.

However i must admit white note 4 design is growing on me it doesnt look as plastic nor cheap as the black from the back and front doesnt lool half bad minus the home button.

I hate finger print most time doesnt work unlike the iphone which is spot on.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] riz157:
My favourite browser has to be HTC's and chrome works most times.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] tmac31:
white has tough back and black has softer back which really good imo its personal opinion anyway i like black more. i used white on note 3 it had tough back again never liked its more plasticy.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] BarryH_GEG:
The only one you've listed I'm experiencing is the recent apps button. But if you notice, it's only the first time it's used. It's faster subsequent times.

Agree

It's much louder, clearer, and better defined than the Note 3. Placement on the bottom is better for conference calls but the speaker being moved to the back isn't a big deal; at least to me.

Agree. I haven't noticed any tint when viewing the display from the side.

S Pen, S Note, Multi View, and the rest of the Note-series unique features are why I buy Note's. People who could care less should buy the Nexus 6.

I've been in Sonoma all week for a wedding. The camera has absolutely blown me away. Most of my friends are iPeople and some here have 6's and 6+'s. They too are blown away by the Note 4's camera. Some examples...

Totally subjective.

I use my phone to do stuff. Lots of stuff. Samsung's done a great job cleaning up TW, their provided apps, the overall integration of both, and the aesthetic. It's one of the most improved features of the phone. Don't use Samsung's "stuff" and hate OEM overlays? Buy a Nexus.

The display, battery life, and camera on the Nexus 6 still need to be evaluated. I'd bet the Nexus 6 with Volta/5.0 gets similar battery life to the Note 4. I'd also bet when the Note 4 moves to Volta/5.0 it'll significantly outperform the Nexus 6 battery wise. I'm sure the Note 4's display will be better. The Nexus 6's display is AMOLED so if it's made by Samsung they aren't going to give Google/Motorola their best "stuff." If it's not made by Samsung no one does AMOLED better. The camera's a wildcard but Nexus phones have traditionally had crappy cameras. Time will tell. The Nexus 9 is a mess build, QC, and performance wise so "Nexus" doesn't automatically mean "quality."

My personal big reason for not buying any Nexus is I like Samsung's added productivity features. As for the Nexus 6, my second biggest reason would be that it's comically large for a .2" gain in screen real estate.

To each their own...
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Slai:
Riz: also a downgrade in battery life it seems, but nothing huge. Also screen quality. But yeah totally different devices, imo. Big screen phone vs functional phablet.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] BarryH_GEG:
I'll say. AMOLEDs struggle on whites battery wise so this is a worst case scenario. But still, with the added benefit of Volta/5.0, this is amazingly poor performance.

The first test is our WiFi web browsing test which loads a set of web pages in a loop with pauses to avoid penalizing phones with faster SoCs than others. In this test we see that the Nexus 6 does perform somewhat poorly. Compared to Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 which has essentially the same specifications on paper, the Nexus 6 lasts 4.27 hours shorter. It is likely that this can be attributed to the display, which may not be as efficient as the latest and greatest AMOLED panel used in the Note 4.​

​

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8687/the-nexus-6-review/2
[Galaxy Note 4 General] jhill110:
Well, I have experienced no lag at all. As far as wifi... My S3 got 38 down and eleven up. My N4 gets 85 + down and still 11 up. Am very, very satisfied. For $165 out the BB door... Well, nuff said.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] BarryH_GEG:
Yikes. :eek:
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ShadowFlare:
Wow look at the difference on the Video Playback endurance. Does this really show how efficient Samsung's AMOLED really is? I understand Nexus 6 is using 1440P AMOLED too but not Samsung' made. And perhaps Mali 760 vs Adreno 420's efficiency too? I say it's the AMOLED, because the other 2 tests, Note 4 is ~3 hours longer.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] BarryH_GEG:
Want to know something even more scary? The Note 4 in that comparison is S-805 also. So the difference is purely s/w tuning and the display. Maybe Volta's a flop or Google/Motorola have a lot more work left to do on 5.0. That could be the case because the Nexus 9's battery performance is none too impressive either.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ShadowFlare:
Oh right, yeah, Lollipop is also a factor there.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] Tom-Helge:
And this is why i rather wait some few extra months for Samsung to release it's Android 5.0 Lollipop version as they can optimize their software to be really good.

Back when Samsung Galaxy S4 was released on the Google Play Store with the Google Edition software, GSMArena did test the batterylife of the stock TouchWiz ROM the Galaxy S4 came with against the Google Edition ROM. The Samsung / TouchWiz ROM had longer batterylife. And i believe the reason for that is because of optimizing of the Samsung ROM.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ciscostud:
The Note 4 display is "SuperAmoled". The Nexus 6 is only "Amoled"

The difference between AMOLED and SuperAMOLED is a single touch-sensitive layer; while the Nexus 6 has an extra screen layer for touch, Samsung builds touch sensitivity into the screen's existing top layer. This makes the display thinner, lighter and easier to see in bright sunlight, while consuming less power and offering better sensitivity.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] THS1989:
OP you are wrong.

The Note 4 is more premium than ever.

The fake leather removable back feels perfect. Clips on and off very easily and replacable.

The metal and gorrila glass 3 are awesome. To me, the Note 4 feels more premium than any apple or HTC phone to date.

Dont like touchwiz???

- Use a different launcher. There are mamy. I use Nova Prime.

- Disable apps you dont need like facebook and S Health and samsung or carrier ones
[Galaxy Note 4 General] enfurno:
Of course the iPhone has more cases..... The edge isn't even out yet where I'm at. Is this thread a joke?
[Galaxy Note 4 General] vollmilch:
Super amoled is just samsungs own marketing term for their Amoled displays.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] ciscostud:
You are WRONG.

http://mobile.pcadvisor.co.uk/revi...note-4-comparison-whats-best-android-phablet/

The difference between AMOLED and SuperAMOLED is a single touch-sensitive layer; while the Nexus 6 has an extra screen layer for touch, Samsung builds touch sensitivity into the screen's existing top layer. This makes the display thinner, lighter and easier to see in bright sunlight, while consuming less power and offering better sensitivity.

So, while the Nexus has the larger screen, Samsung packs the better panel technology, as well as a higher pixel density.

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Our-...mplete-phablet-lags-behind-the-Note-4_id62400
[Galaxy Note 4 General] mojosodope:
How is this thread still going.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] GalaxySpirit:
I think it's clear that the OP is either a fan who wants to see the best out of Samsung or merely a hater. Either way, relying on terms such as stupid,gimmicky,ugly,slow,hate to express an opinion instead of facts shows that you are biased
[Galaxy Note 4 General] hparsons:
A recent survey showed that 100% of the people that matter (to me) preferred the Note 4 over any other phone.

100%!
[Galaxy Note 4 General] kabuk1:
I have not experienced any of this. The recent apps has a tiny bit of lag but it's only a couple seconds.

The speakers sound awesome and they're plenty loud. How loud do you need them to be? You're not gonna get Bose-quality sound out a phone loudspeaker, and I don't know why anyone but business people who conduct conference calls would be nitpicky about what the speaker sounds like anyway. If you're playing music out loud anywhere but in the comfort of your own home, please go play in traffic.

Who cares? You don't look at your phone at a tilted angle during normal use anyway, you look at it head-on. This is just hunting for faults.

What? Were you expecting an edge-to-edge screen?

Cartoonish? Lol, have you seen iOS? If you hate touchwiz so much, install another launcher. Boom, fixed. Nobody is forcing you to use TW. And again, I have yet to experience this supposed stutter.

Why didn't you just wait for the nexus 6 then?

I might just be extra salty this morning but good lord I hate these b!tchfest threads. You're not trying to compare notes(no pun intended) or find any solutions to your issues, you're just complaining for the sake of complaining. Don't like it? Then return it & get something else, but don't come here and junk up the forums with these "this phone sucks!" threads. I have zero issues with TW and I sincerely don't understand all the hate Sammy gets for it. I am a 'power user' too- I use my phone all day long, I push it to the limits, and it has not disappointed me once. The only lag I get is on the recent apps button and that's like 2 seconds at most. If that's all it takes to ruin your whole user experience, then go get an iPhone.

Don't post nonsense about how Apple selling a lot of iPhones actually means anything either. McDonald's sells the most hamburgers out of all the major US chains too; popularity does not equal quality. I'm a phone tech and I repair iPhones all day long and believe me- just cause they're idiot-proof does not mean they break, glitch, or crash any less than any other phone.

This phone is amazing. It's not even a phone, it's a tiny computer that can make calls. If I went back in time and took it with me, I'd be burned as a witch cause this thing is MAGICAL. People just love to nitpick & complain.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] dr.m0x:
Give it a week, he'll be complaining about the battery life and camera on the nexus in no time.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] hello00:
i couldnt have said it any better myself
[Galaxy Note 4 General] riz157:
Some people are easily impressed only couple of seconds of lag he says. Laughable.
[Galaxy Note 4 General] riz157:
Try you never know.