Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Review
The Samsung Galaxy Note 4's S-Pen -- the narrow stylus tucked handily inside Samsung's surprisingly successful, giant 5.7-inch Galaxy Note phone -- stands apart in a crowd. No other popular phone includes a stylus, and also this one makes the most of its mouselike properties, with an ability to write and draw on the screen. Every day, I've used it instinctively to jot an inventory or note, also to keep the screen clean from finger smudges.
As someone that enjoys the physical act of writing, I love the Note 4's stylus skills. However, if the act of putting digital pen to paper baffles you, skip this handset in support of other big-screen phones that potentially are less costly and perform core tasks just as well. This year's Galaxy Note makes only incremental improvements over last year's runaway Note 3, and when you don't make use of the S-Pen heavily, the Note "phablet" costs too much in comparison with competing large-screen phones such as the LG G3.
The Note 4 will cost you $300 on-contract and $600 off-contract in the US; £600 or £650 in the UK; and AU$940 in Australia. Scroll to the end for price comparisons.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
The Note 4's specs also earn outstanding marks overall, including its eye-poppingly vibrant display along with a mostly-excellent 16-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization. Rapid LTE data speeds along with a robust processor join quite a few other specs and features that easily make metal-rimmed, Android-powered Note 4 easily add up to other top-rated handsets -- and frequently better. The phone's drawbacks, though present, are minor and few.As someone that enjoys the physical act of writing, I love the Note 4's stylus skills. However, if the act of putting digital pen to paper baffles you, skip this handset in support of other big-screen phones that potentially are less costly and perform core tasks just as well. This year's Galaxy Note makes only incremental improvements over last year's runaway Note 3, and when you don't make use of the S-Pen heavily, the Note "phablet" costs too much in comparison with competing large-screen phones such as the LG G3.
The Note 4 will cost you $300 on-contract and $600 off-contract in the US; £600 or £650 in the UK; and AU$940 in Australia. Scroll to the end for price comparisons.
