[Android General] KloNom:
The whole review can be read in a nicer format with all pictures in high quality on my blog ;) :

http://klonom.com/no-1-n4-review/

The NO.1 N4 (also known as the NO.1 Note 4) is a clone of the popular Galaxy Note 4 with an MT6582 SoC, 5.7″ HD Display, 1 GB RAM and 8 GB ROM. We kindly received the N4 from the GearBest Online Shop. It is available for about 109€ from here with the voucher code NO1JY .

Spezifications:

-MTK 6582 SoC with Quadcore Processor (each up to 1.3 GHz)

-Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean (KitKat is fake)

-1 GB RAM, 8 GB ROM

-8 MP back camera (13 MP interpoliert), 5 MP front camera

-5.7″ HD Display (1280×720)

-GPS

-Sensors: Light, Proximity, Acceleration

-1200 mAh battery (measured, supposed 2800 mAh is fake)

-WiFi, Bluetooth

-2G & 3G (WCDMA)

-USB OTG

-IR-Blaster

-Heartbeat Sensor

-Integrated Stylus

-Single SIM (micro SIM)

Items Delivered:

The NO.1 N4 comes within a white box with a NO.1 logo on it. Beside the actual phablet the following accessoires are included: An additional screen protection foil (one is already applied, bubble free ;) ), an USB charger (5.3V, 1A), an USB data/charging cable and an User Guide on English. You can see an overview in the next picture:

Unboxing Video:

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First Impressions:

First of all we were surprised to see the actual phone wrapped in a seperate bubble wrap bag in the box. Thumbs up here for the safe transport :) ! The device feels very valuable with a neat quality of manufacturing. Just like the original it has a metal frame and metal buttons. At our white version the frame also has been covered with white polish. The metal frame has been manufactured well and is flush at the borders. In direct comparison with the original phone nearly no significant differences can be found, also the weight is similiar. Just the backcover has a bit more grip than the original, which is more smooth,

On the bottom of the frontside the physical Home button can be found. Left and right beside this button the softkeys Back and Menu are placed. The Home button has a nice pressure point and sits tight in the socket. The softkeys have a white back illumination. On the top part the front camera, the light sensor and the proximity sensor can be found.

Like at the original Note 4 the Power button is also made from metal and placed on the right side. Like the volume rocker it hast a slight space in the socket, but still feels valuable in our opinion. No reason to be afraid that it will become more loose or similiar :D .

On the top side of the N4 the 3.5mm headphone jack and the IR-blaster are placed. This is just as in the NO.1 Mi4 not a mockup, but an actual (quite well) working IR-blaster. More on that in the later parts.

The bottom side contains (also just like the original) the MicroUSB port and the “S-Pen”. More details on that S-Pen imitation later.

On the backside of the phone you can find the camera, the flash, the heartbeat sensor and the speaker. “Original-backcovers” are fitting.

Below the backcover you can find the detachable battery, the MicroSIM as well as the MicroSD slot. Also contacts for Smartcovers are available. If these have the same functionality as with the original phone have not been tested.

All in all the the manufacturing looks very nice, thumbs up!

UI/Android:

According to the specifications, the NO.1 N4 is delivered with Android 4.4.4 KitKat. Similiar to the NO.1 Mi4 this is not true: The actual OS is Android 4.2 JellyBean, the KitKat incl. animation is fake.

The clone has a TouchWiz-(Copy?)-Interface. In a direct comparison to the real Note 4 it looks surprisingly similiar. Also the launcher itself runs surprisingly smooth, at least unless not too many background applications are opened. Of course the real launcher on the Note 4 runs way smoother – the cheap MT6582 can not compete with it. Alternative launchers like for example the Nova Launcher run very smooth, no lagging or bad performance could be noticed. Here are some impressions.

Performance:

The Note 4 clone is delivered with the well-tried MT6582 SoC and 1 GB RAM. This is also reflected by the Antutu Benchmark result. In the Antutu v5.6 benchmark the N4 returns a score of roughly 20000 points. For its price this is a medium score. For users with high demanding applications this will probably be not enouh, but for “average” user this performance should be enough for everyday use.

Memory:

According to specifications in the shop the NO.1 N4 has an 8 GB memory. Again, NO.1 tried to artifcially improve this a bit if you look closely at the Storage info in the settings:

Wow, over 12 GB of storage :D ! But wait, something’s weird with the division. A bit more clear picture is shown through the App Storage Partitions:

The main partitions are /data and /storage/sdcard0. In total these are roughly the parts (system partitions not included):

-/data Partition: 2,018 GB (1,777 GB usable)

-/sdcard0 Partition: 4,493 GB (full usable)

-Total: 6,511 (6,27 GB usable)

So the specifications given in the shop are correct. The N4 also supports external storage extension via USB OTG. Beside it also has a MicroSD slot.

Camera:

...check my Blog Post for sample pictures of the camera and a conclusion of them ;)

http://klonom.com/no-1-n4-review/

Sensors:

In the App “Sensor Toolbox” the following sensors are shown: accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, sound and magnetic field. But the magnetic field sensor and the orientation sensor do not return any values, probably these ones are actually not existent sensors. All other sensors have been tested successfully.

GPS:

One of the two major drawbacks of the NO.1 N4 is the GPS. A fix was just successful after several tries and a long time – and then still everything beside stable and exact. At its best the GPS can only be used for a rough locationing, not for navigation.

Battery:

As just discussed the GPS, the battery is the second drawback of the N4. Officially it has a battery with a capacity of 2800 mAh, also the label on the battery states this. But already the relatively short battery runtime lets you have doubts about the correctness of this specification. Two times measuring reveals the actual battery capacity of roughly 1200 mAh. With this capacity the battery barely enough for a day with low usage. Who is ready to invest roughly 15€ more can try a Galaxy Alpha battery: This one has a battery of about 1800-2000 mAh and should be fitting after a small fixing.

Supported Bands:

The following frequency bands are supported by the NO.1 N4:

Other Features:

The number of implemented features actually surprised us. For example the “Air Gesture” which is supported in the home screen and menu works reliably well (see review video). Also “Smart Wakeup” is included: From a predefined list of patterns you can choose the linked app, which is started when you draw the pattern on the display when the phone is in standby.

Also the already mentioned IR-blaster convinced us with its strength. We could not make a difference between the N4 and the original remote control: from all angles and distances they worked the same well. Even the “Learning function” works. If you can not find your wanted device from the actually quite long list, the N4 can “learn” from the original remote. Therefor just point the original remote at the IR port of the N4 in the learning mode while pressing the button.

The NO.1 N4 also has a heartbeat sensor. At this point we are still not 100% sure how reliable the actual data from this sensor is. Anyhow, after several test measurings the sensor seems to return reasonable values (manually counted were similiar). Since this could still be the result of random occasion, we do not want to give a guarantuee here that the sensor has to be real, but at this point we take it as existent and working.

Beside that, the N4 also comes with an S-Pen Imitation. This can be used as a normal stylus, but it does not reach the sensibility and accuracy of the original one.

Misc:

The N4 has a notification LED with 3 colors (red, green and blue) at the top left which works out of the box as a such. Google Apps are preinstalled. The smartphone is delivered in a not rooted state, but can be easily rooted via Framaroot (Barahir method).

Review Video:

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Conclusion:

If you are interested in a Note 4 clone, meaning you’re into the design and feeling of the original Note 4 but do not need the same performance (and are ok with a bad GPS and battery), then we can definitely recommend the NO.1 N4. It has its downsides at the GPS and battery, but offers great quality in manufacturing and haptic. Of course there are phones with a higher performance for the price of the N4, but for clone ratios the N4 has a decent quality.