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Anyone jumping on the Note 4 train later in the year? I am sure we can safely assume that the specs will be top of the line.
Probably SD 805
Might even be 4GB of RAM
I may but it will depend on the actual phone once it is released. The biggest deciding factor for me will be how locked down it is.
Antutu benchmarks revealed a 2K display, which is insanely good, I would wait and see how the phone first turns out to be. The display alone is a large upgrade also the newer TW shouldn't be as bloated and more stable + better looking. So probably.
The N3 is basically perfect in my eyes, so the N4 will have to be a pretty significant improvement for me to cash in my upgrade. If they take away the home button, that'll be a definite dealbreaker for sure.
Had the N2 and N3 and will more than likely get the N4.
I buy a phone now ~every six months or so, but no guarantee it will be the Note 4 unless it's the best phone at the time. I'm about due, so they better hurry up.
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The N3 is basically perfect in my eyes, so the N4 will have to be a pretty significant improvement for me to cash in my upgrade. If they take away the home button, that'll be a definite dealbreaker for sure.
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haha I was thinking the exact opposite - the only only thing I have disliked about the Note3 and GS3 coming from my 1st smartphone (LG g2x) was the hardware home button. I loved the clean 4-soft-key setup from my old LG.
If Samsung made a Note4 for me that was just a Note3 with all softkeys I'd buy it in a heartbeat :silly:
I will be JUMPing as soon as t-mobile lets me.
ya like hardware soft keys too, on screen and hardware keys are a no no
I've had every Note since the N7000/i717 (had both of those) and the N3 is end of the line for me. It's been good but Samsung hates developers and it'll take too long to get a solid device tree for non-TW roms.
Will probably be going with an iPhone or a new Nexus phone instead.
How dare you mention iPhone on xda ?
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I will 99.9% get the N4 on the first day.
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haha I was thinking the exact opposite - the only only thing I have disliked about the Note3 and GS3 coming from my 1st smartphone (LG g2x) was the hardware home button. I loved the clean 4-soft-key setup from my old LG.
If Samsung made a Note4 for me that was just a Note3 with all softkeys I'd buy it in a heartbeat :silly:
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To each their own, I guess. I'm an old lady though, I come from the era of button phones
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To each their own, I guess. I'm an old lady though, I come from the era of button phones
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There are only a few things I can think of right now that I really hate about the Note 3, and the Home button (Samsung, it's not an iPhone, and even the iPhone does it better anyway!) has to be #1.
The idiotic "drip" noise that replaced actual dialing tones, and touch sounds (audible feedback) is probably second. I had fixed the touch sounds while rooted when I was on NB4, but I upgraded to NF1 without looking up how to retain root first and Towelroot no longer works, so now I'm stuck with just turning those sounds off. I have never found a fix for the dialing tones short of replacing the dialer with a 3rd party one.
I also don't like the S-Voice or My Magazine, since they take up a otherwise useful button and can't be disabled without root (and disabling My Magazine causes double tapping the home button to crash the TW launcher).
But even with all that said, I still hate the home button first and foremost.
Will probably get the Note 4 if it supports band 12. Will come in handy up here in the North East when they deploy 700 mhz.
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If the rumors of a metal back or curved/multipane display are true than heck no! I like my samsung plastic, and the grip on this thing is perfect, and try drawing on a curved display, no thanks.
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I'm actually looking to see what Samsung does with the next generation of the Galaxy Mega 6.3. What stopped me from buying that was the low-end specs. I didn't even mind the 720p screen.
Now if Sammy can see it in their hearts to bump the specs so that it is responsive, then the next Mega will probably be my next phone.
I will get it if it comes with no Knox crap
I will... I like to be up to date with my gadgets besides note 3 is sooo last year ?
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Covered Design, Features, What was removed as well as added and a Speed Test. Is it worth the jump from the Note 3 to the Note 4?
After using the Note 3 as my main device for a year then getting the Note 4, I like to say that there is a difference and it feels refreshed. With the 1440p Display, New Touch Wiz Ui, and a few new features. Now I did notice that there are somethings missing from the Note 4 that the Note 3 had. There are also something that have been moved and changed, like the Pen Window feature is now used with the Multi-Window feature on the Note 4. Spec wise there is not a massive push but its still a beast of a phone. Watch the Full comparison below and let me know what you think. Is it worth the jump from the Note 3 to the Note 4?
No, not really. According to Engadget's review, the Note 4 barely pulls ahead benchmark wise. The Note 3 is still a very capable phone and one I will be keeping for two years. Samsung is taking a step backward and has removed the ability to add lockscreen widgets. I know some of you may not think this is a big deal, but why remove a feature that you have the OPTION to use? It's ridiculous and I personally use lockscreen widgets. Google made it a feature for a reason and for them to remove it is just absurd.
The Note 4 does not blow the Note 3 out of the water enough to justify the upgrade price for me.
Agreed, If you have the note 3, keep it. i got the note 4 only because i could go to it and keep my note 3 to give to my g/f. I will say, i do like some of the improvements in the UI, but there are a bunch of things that bug me as well. Specifically the menu button is no longer a menu button. And a lot mor bloat to turn off by default.
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No, not really. According to Engadget's review, the Note 4 barely pulls ahead benchmark wise. The Note 3 is still a very capable phone and one I will be keeping for two years. Samsung is taking a step backward and has removed the ability to add lockscreen widgets. I know some of you may not think this is a big deal, but why remove a feature that you have the OPTION to use? It's ridiculous and I personally use lockscreen widgets. Google made it a feature for a reason and for them to remove it is just absurd.
The Note 4 does not blow the Note 3 out of the water enough to justify the upgrade price for me.
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Agreed, If you have the note 3, keep it. i got the note 4 only because i could go to it and keep my note 3 to give to my g/f. I will say, i do like some of the improvements in the UI, but there are a bunch of things that bug me as well. Specifically the menu button is no longer a menu button. And a lot mor bloat to turn off by default.
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Agree as well, I did the jump cause It didn't make a difference in my payments on my Phone Bill. I sold the Note 3 and payed it off, now I have the Note 4. Truly its a step forward and two steps back in some places.
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No, not really. According to Engadget's review, the Note 4 barely pulls ahead benchmark wise. The Note 3 is still a very capable phone and one I will be keeping for two years. Samsung is taking a step backward and has removed the ability to add lockscreen widgets. I know some of you may not think this is a big deal, but why remove a feature that you have the OPTION to use? It's ridiculous and I personally use lockscreen widgets. Google made it a feature for a reason and for them to remove it is just absurd.
The Note 4 does not blow the Note 3 out of the water enough to justify the upgrade price for me.
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Note 4 rom on the horizon?
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Probably not. I won't have one to test it on :'(
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Specifically the menu button is no longer a menu button.
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The menu button is a menu button if you hold the button...
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I played with the note 4 today for about an hour at the store and just could t justify the upgrade. To be honest, the "premium" build quality didn't feel much different from. My note 3. I put the phones side by side and I honestly could not see a difference in screen clarity. The speaker wasn't loud at all.
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rooting and custom roms will hopefully throw this phone into overdrive
Good comparison video. I will definitely be rockin my Note 3 a bit longer until the Note 5 comes out. IMHO the Note 4 is simply not that big of a deal..
Not worth switching to.
don't get me wrong, i'm loving it but coming form the note 3 its eh. Coming from the Note 2 or S3 then yes.
I'm coming from the note 3 and not at all regretting it, absolutely love the phone. Feels much nicer in the hand, runs a lot faster, I have amazing vision so I could see the pixels on the 3, but I can't on the 4, and I'm loving the camera so far. Freeza I'm sad to see you're not making the switch, yes I am pissed about the widgets myself, only thing I dislike about the phone. I never ran anything other than what you put out for the 3 and it saddens me to not have your skill anymore. I'm sure some other developer will hopefully enable lockscreen widgets and shortcuts. As for the price, yeah it is a lot, but I sold a cheap phone to best buy for two hundred and my 3 is up on eBay right now for 300, so I made money by upgrading
Damn,no freeza? Might have to take this thing back
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No, not really. According to Engadget's review, the Note 4 barely pulls ahead benchmark wise. The Note 3 is still a very capable phone and one I will be keeping for two years. Samsung is taking a step backward and has removed the ability to add lockscreen widgets. I know some of you may not think this is a big deal, but why remove a feature that you have the OPTION to use? It's ridiculous and I personally use lockscreen widgets. Google made it a feature for a reason and for them to remove it is just absurd.
The Note 4 does not blow the Note 3 out of the water enough to justify the upgrade price for me.
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Wow huge blow to the note 4 not having freeza get it they should send you one for free!!!! No im not so sure I'll be getting it..
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Its a have to have hands on to see if your interested.
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Specifically the menu button is no longer a menu button. And a lot mor bloat to turn off by default.
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THIS! A thousand times this! I hate the menu button being changed. I've found that if you long press the new preview pane button, it gives you the same result as the old menu button.
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this is loaded question, per se. It's too subjective.
I think a lot of it depends on what tasks you're wanting to do with the phone. You already know the hardware updates. Do you use the stock Samsung or Spring software, there are improvements, especially on the Samsung side.
I even say the coming from the Note 2, it's a bit of a upgrade, which is what I'm coming from. Don't get me wrong, it's a great phone. But it wasn't the leap I experience when going from the Evo4g to the Note 2. I wasn't expecting it either.
Kortekn said:
THIS! A thousand times this! I hate the menu button being changed. I've found that if you long press the new preview pane button, it gives you the same result as the old menu button.
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I got use to the settings button now being a recent button. Took time and it did bother me, but im over it now.
UPDATE: After almost two weeks of use, I feel as if my Note 4 has more problems than my Note 3. It crashes and lags worst than what my Note 3 ever did on a bad day.
I am between purchasing a Nexus 6 and a Galaxy Note 4 in December, currently leaning towards a Nexus 6.
But this is the deal, because of my employer, I will not be able to root my phone. Yeah, I know there are some xposed modules that can hide root, but everytime my work apps update then I'd have to wait for the xposed module to update and basically don't want to deal with that. So my question is, how is the Note 4 stock unrooted? I've heard some negative commentary regarding TW lagging. I'm also concerned about waiting forever for the Android L update. So basically, Android L and lagging are the two biggest reasons I'm leaning towards a Nexus, but I definitely want to do my due dilligence in hearing user feedback regarding lagging, specifically with TW.
Thanks all.
PS. I had to switch to an iPhone earlier in the year due to a work agreement, but now I'm allowed to go to Android if I want, so can't wait to be back.
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I am between purchasing a Nexus 6 and a Galaxy Note 4 in December, currently leaning towards a Nexus 6.
But this is the deal, because of my employer, I will not be able to root my phone. Yeah, I know there are some xposed modules that can hide root, but everytime my work apps update then I'd have to wait for the xposed module to update and basically don't want to deal with that. So my question is, how is the Note 4 stock unrooted? I've heard some negative commentary regarding TW lagging. I'm also concerned about waiting forever for the Android L update. So basically, Android L and lagging are the two biggest reasons I'm leaning towards a Nexus, but I definitely want to do my due dilligence in hearing user feedback regarding lagging, specifically with TW.
Thanks all.
PS. I had to switch to an iPhone earlier in the year due to a work agreement, but now I'm allowed to go to Android if I want, so can't wait to be back.
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I ran unrooted for two weeks, and performance was fine. The only reason I finally rooted was to kill the ads in some of the apps I use. Personally I have no issues with TW, not laggy at all and I think it adds some useful functions.
I think the choice comes down to features. Can you do without an SD card, removable battery and fingerprint sensor? If so, then having pure android and fast updates may be worth it. Since I keep 50 gigs of media on my card and use the fingerprint sensor it was an obvious choice
I've only experienced lag since I rooted and installed xposed, there's a fix now, but if you're unrooted it shouldn't be an issue. The only reason I rooted this time was to kill the home button wake feature and take advantage of greenify.
Thanks guys. Makes me wonder if the people citing lag issues are just anti Samsung. I think it will come down to how it feels in the hand. The sd card isn't a big deal since I'll subscribe to Google Music.
Personally, I want Android Lollipop pretty bad, but I think where the Note 4 has a lead is that the features support the size of the phone better than the Nexus, which is just huge.
Note 4 has am SD card n removable battery nexus gets direct updates ...
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Have you considered the Note Edge? I heard it was coming out next month. The touch wiz interface allows you to use touch wiz software camera, fingerprint scanner and sheath are all super useful.
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Have you considered the Note Edge? I heard it was coming out next month. The touch wiz interface allows you to use touch wiz software camera, fingerprint scanner and sheath are all super useful.
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I haven't. It looks cool but I get a little scared of gimmicks like that.
Looks like the Nexus 6 is getting some pretty unfavorable reviews and played around with a Note 4 at Sprint this evening. I think I'm leaning towards the Note now.
My reasons for getting the Note 4 over the Nexus 6 is features. The Nexus 6 is a big screen phone but the Note 4 is really a phablet.
No multi window, fingerprint scanner, no S-Pen and no S-Health features.
Would love lollipop but otherwise very happy with the Note 4
I've read some great reviews about the nexus 6. I couldn't give up my note, though. The multi window and the s pen are a must for me now. I think there's always somebody who complains about lag on every phone. The only lag on this phone that bugs me (3/10) is when I click the recent apps button. It's a 2 second lag. I can count it every time. I'm just getting used to it because of the 1000 other reasons I love the phone.
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My reasons for getting the Note 4 over the Nexus 6 is features. The Nexus 6 is a big screen phone but the Note 4 is really a phablet.
No multi window, fingerprint scanner, no S-Pen and no S-Health features.
Would love lollipop but otherwise very happy with the Note 4
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Sansung has it on the note 4 but not for public yet saw on youtube
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My Note 4 is not rooted and I am very happy with it, no lags at all.
I'm stock rooted and My N4 is butterly smooth.No issues at ALL.
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Sansung has it on the note 4 but not for public yet saw on youtube
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I saw a vid of lollipop running on an S5. Looks sweet! No if we can get the update timely.
So this is for Note 4 owners like me who decided to try another device, but ultimately return to the Note 4. Somewhere to rant.
My weakness was a Nexus 6. The monster arrived yesterday but after less than 24 hours it's back in the box for return BIB4R. Too big, unwieldy, slower than Note 4 at loading apps, screen not as bright, camera produced circa 2013 quality pictures. Not a winner.
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i did same mistake.... i gave it a month but wen back to my note 4
I had the nexus 6 prior to getting the note 4. I liked the device I didn't have lag issues but the battery is terrible. I'm moving on from the note 4 to the LG G4. I feel crippled without root. I don't see the AT&T SM-N910A getting permanent root anytime soon.
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I keep looking at the G4. Actually I think it has a great screen too. There were ebay deals for 499 last week. Quite compelling.
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I played with the S6 edge and liked it. Bright and sharp screen. Snappy too. Sticking to my Note 4 because I enjoy watching movies on my gear vr. Plus the battery life.
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So this is for Note 4 owners like me who decided to try another device, but ultimately return to the Note 4. Somewhere to rant.
My weakness was a Nexus 6. The monster arrived yesterday but after less than 24 hours it's back in the box for return BIB4R. Too big, unwieldy, slower than Note 4 at loading apps, screen not as bright, camera produced circa 2013 quality pictures. Not a winner.
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I keep looking at the 6 and thinking of jumping from the note to it. This thing is so locked down, it drives me nuts and I am getting tired of it.
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I keep looking at the G4. Actually I think it has a great screen too. There were ebay deals for 499 last week. Quite compelling.
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I got mine for that price. G4 H815. I think the G4 battery is close to or equal of the note 4 as well. Not to mention perm root with greenify would be nice to have again. My brother in law has the G3 and loves it. Supposed to be here Monday and I'll set it up and I already listed my note 4 for sale which won't end until after I get the G4. I was hesitant to come back to samsung. If I did I should have got the unlocked model. I'm buying all my phones that way from now on.
The international G4 is a six core 3 gb phone. They always get the power house compared to the US models.
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Ive done this a few times and biggest issue for me has been the following.
I use my phone heavily for work. I do at least 4-6hours of conference calls a day on it as I mainly work from home. For the business folks on the forum you know most of these conference calls are standard 800 number followed by a pin. Example would be like 888-123-1234 pin/passcode 1234567#. Coming from blackberry days (about 5yrs ago) this was a great feature on the BB that you could format the number correct and the BB could dial the 800 number first, then wait and auto dial the passcode or wait for you to hit a button to auto dial it. Example being say if you formatted the number correct on the location field as 888-123-1234;1234567 or even 888-123-1234x1234567# or 888-123-1234,,1234567# it would work just fine. Even iPhone works on this now.
I find it extremely painful and mindboggling that only (from what I can tell) Samsung has this feature off their native calendar. IF you use say have google calendar, it doesn't work. So that being said, when I went to a OnePlus same issue, it would piss me off that I had to remember the entire number before dialing.
I don't get why this is such a hard feature to implement across the board on android. Same issue with LG, Sony, etc. Ive tried those, every time, those been deal breakers for me.
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dixit said:
Ive done this a few times and biggest issue for me has been the following.
I use my phone heavily for work. I do at least 4-6hours of conference calls a day on it as I mainly work from home. For the business folks on the forum you know most of these conference calls are standard 800 number followed by a pin. Example would be like 888-123-1234 pin/passcode 1234567#. Coming from blackberry days (about 5yrs ago) this was a great feature on the BB that you could format the number correct and the BB could dial the 800 number first, then wait and auto dial the passcode or wait for you to hit a button to auto dial it. Example being say if you formatted the number correct on the location field as 888-123-1234;1234567 or even 888-123-1234x1234567# or 888-123-1234,,1234567# it would work just fine. Even iPhone works on this now.
I find it extremely painful and mindboggling that only (from what I can tell) Samsung has this feature off their native calendar. IF you use say have google calendar, it doesn't work. So that being said, when I went to a OnePlus same issue, it would piss me off that I had to remember the entire number before dialing.
I don't get why this is such a hard feature to implement across the board on android. Same issue with LG, Sony, etc. Ive tried those, every time, those been deal breakers for me.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abzdev.confcalldialerstd
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abzdev.confcalldialerstd
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Will look at this more but tried it briefly, didn't work well. I get people who put the conf call in multiple different formats, some use X as the split between the 888 number and the conf passcode, some spell it out like CONFERENCE CODE: 1234567. Some do it a different way.
Be nice is android in general just follows the same concept iphone and BB do and just look for values in the location field and if its in a few different formats it knows how to handle it from a dialing perspective.
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dixit said:
Ive done this a few times and biggest issue for me has been the following.
I use my phone heavily for work. I do at least 4-6hours of conference calls a day on it as I mainly work from home. For the business folks on the forum you know most of these conference calls are standard 800 number followed by a pin. Example would be like 888-123-1234 pin/passcode 1234567#. Coming from blackberry days (about 5yrs ago) this was a great feature on the BB that you could format the number correct and the BB could dial the 800 number first, then wait and auto dial the passcode or wait for you to hit a button to auto dial it. Example being say if you formatted the number correct on the location field as 888-123-1234;1234567 or even 888-123-1234x1234567# or 888-123-1234,,1234567# it would work just fine. Even iPhone works on this now.
I find it extremely painful and mindboggling that only (from what I can tell) Samsung has this feature off their native calendar. IF you use say have google calendar, it doesn't work. So that being said, when I went to a OnePlus same issue, it would piss me off that I had to remember the entire number before dialing.
I don't get why this is such a hard feature to implement across the board on android. Same issue with LG, Sony, etc. Ive tried those, every time, those been deal breakers for me.
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I don't have a Note 4 but did have S4... and for these types of numbers where you have to enter pin, you just save the number in contacts followed by "p", which tells the dialer to pause after dialing the first set of numbers. So you'd enter something like 888-444-5555p123456. Once the phone dials in and it's time for you to enter the pin, then there's an option on the dialer to send out the remaining numbers which is the pin. Try that. Hope it works for ya.
Back in winter 2013, I had a note 3. I liked the note series, but I always wanted something different. Had a coworker tell me of the nexus 6 coming out, and I was all aflutter. Finally, another 6" phone. Well, I got my preorder in, and it finally came in the mail. Yay, a new phone, and a new GUI to learn and have fun with. I kept that phone for 2 days. Thankfully, I sold it on Craigslist to someone who really wanted it, and it allowed me to pay off the ATT payment plan. I think I lost a net of 5 dollars on it, between the case and the phone. I went to the Note 4 at that point. The 4 is an impressive phone. Definitely a bigger upgrade than from the 2 to the 3. I felt like I wasted money on that one. I could have kept the note 2 for a long time, it was a great phone.
I currently have the Note 4. My wife has the G4 and I have to say I'm pretty enamored with that phone if only for the cameras. Samsung needs to realize that selfies are a thing and these sh*tty front facing cameras are ridiculous.
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Got the Note 4 when it released. Then got the Nexus 6 in March, sold the Nexus about a week later. Just got a Sony Xperia Z3 last week so we'll see how long that one lasts ?
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I currently have the Note 4. My wife has the G4 and I have to say I'm pretty enamored with that phone if only for the cameras. Samsung needs to realize that selfies are a thing and these sh*tty front facing cameras are ridiculous.
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Camera looks ridiculous from pics I've seen and the front cam is what like 8 mp? I missed mine being delivered yesterday I'm p1ssed. Now I have to wait to pick it up monday. This will be my last Samsung phone. I said I was never going back after the last lol. If I ever do it will be unlocked.
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Ended up switching to the nexus 6. Don't think I will be switching back to the note 4. The nexus 6 is just smoother and opens apps faster than the note. I have been messing around with both of them for a couple days now and haven't found a reason to go back to the note.
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Ended up switching to the nexus 6. Don't think I will be switching back to the note 4. The nexus 6 is just smoother and opens apps faster than the note. I have been messing around with both of them for a couple days now and haven't found a reason to go back to the note.
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My main question for you is why would you decide to switch to the nexus 6 right now? I was faced with the same choice as you in october when both the note 4 and nexus 6 were new. I went with the note 4 for the s pen, screen, camera, better battery life and removable battery/ sd card. However, nexus did have lollipop at the time. But Android M is just around the corner and surely google will release a new nexus along with it. Why not just keep the note (which has lollipop, although the att one doesn't have 5.1) and wait until whatever Google calls the next nexus?
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My main question for you is why would you decide to switch to the nexus 6 right now? I was faced with the same choice as you in october when both the note 4 and nexus 6 were new. I went with the note 4 for the s pen, screen, camera, better battery life and removable battery/ sd card. However, nexus did have lollipop at the time. But Android M is just around the corner and surely google will release a new nexus along with it. Why not just keep the note (which has lollipop, although the att one doesn't have 5.1) and wait until whatever Google calls the next nexus?
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I just couldn't deal with the performance lag of the note 4 any more or the lack of root. Plus I want to unload the note before the note 5 comes out and the prices for the 4 drop. And I got the Nexus for free so I didn't have anything to lose by trying it out. Now I am glad I did.
I've had the Note 1-3, Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Oneplus One. I've played with the S6 edge at best buy. That thing was snappy and build was great. But I don't think I could live with the battery life.
Love the Note 4. Great camera, battery life, ir blaster, I actually use the spen at work to jot down notes, great 2k display, I have the gear vr and I enjoy using it for movies. I've manage to reduce lag by disabling the bloat, animations off except transitions set to .5. Going into every app and making sure sync and error reports are off. Stock everything. Ram usually sits around 2 gb.
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I just couldn't deal with the performance lag of the note 4 any more or the lack of root. Plus I want to unload the note before the note 5 comes out and the prices for the 4 drop. And I got the Nexus for free so I didn't have anything to lose by trying it out. Now I am glad I did.
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Where did you get a nexus for free?
I am due for an upgrade as of last week. I am looking at getting the note 7, when the latest fixed batch is available, which from what I gather they should be now correct?
But I have a question, will the new one be rootable? I have my note 4 rooted and unlocked, but I only did so so I can use ad blockers and a few other apps that need root along with xposed modules.
I saw the root guide in the other thread but I'm not sure if that's the same for the new one. Thanks.
They are only fixing the battery. Software stays the same.
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Excellent. Now I just need to find a store that has one. I went to verizon today and they said as far as they knew it was still unavailable due to the recall.
Don't do it.... I upgraded from my Note 4 and regret it like crazy. You will hate the curved screen
Let's not get crazy, this phone seems like a whole different line than the 4. Almost all of it good. The only thing I will say, and his post highlights this, the writing became less of a priority for them. You have less writing room, the SNote software is still worse (?!?). But everything else destroys the 4.
I never use the writing feature. Actually the only time I use the spen is to highlight stuff for copy/paste and sometimes to sketch a quick diagram. But 99% of the time, I don't use it. Really only reason I like the notes is due to the size. The rest is just bonus stuff really
I came from note 4 and I actually loved it. I did have to get use to the edges but when I got a case it was easier to deal with. Right now I have the s7 edge and have had no issues with them even though I can practically wrap my hand around the whole phone, cause I got use to it already.
droidx2.3.3 said:
Excellent. Now I just need to find a store that has one. I went to verizon today and they said as far as they knew it was still unavailable due to the recall.
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New Note 7's will be available on the 21st
VZW Note 7
accordingtoome said:
Don't do it.... I upgraded from my Note 4 and regret it like crazy. You will hate the curved screen
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I actually thought I was going to hate the curved screen, but I actually like it. In-hand feel is better, IMO than the Note 4. Screen is better, pen is better and the performance blows the Note 4 out of the water. Plus it's waterproofish.
+1. Way better than my old Note 4. Side by side the screen blows the N4 away (even at much lower brightness), snappier, better and faster camera, finger print scanner actually works (and fast), s-pen is better, and I like the edge screen - makes the phone narrower too and easier to hold and use one handed.