Year after year, the schedule becomes almost routine: Samsung unveils its first “flagship” in March or April (Galaxy S) and provide a layer XXL in September, with the Galaxy Note. The announcements are expected, the run-products and, admittedly, the excitement of novelty less present to us. Is known in advance: the next note or S Korean brand will certainly be a top smartphone extremely strong range, which will highlight what makes the strength of the mobile devices of the brand: a quality screen and autonomy to the cleat. So when one has seen the Galaxy Note 4 to the editor, before even opening the box, we already feel they know the product inside out.
Surprise: taking the first Galaxy Note 4 between hands, these are new sensations available to us, primarily related to a somewhat noble design finally. One feels, Samsung is shifting away “100% plastic” for something more premium, and Note 4 is a perfect example of where the company wants to go. At halfway between a Galaxy and Galaxy S5 Alpha, the look of Note 4 is a roaring success. The beveled edges and silver are certainly many and bring that touch of sophistication one would expect on a smartphone more than 700 €. Up front, Samsung has further reduced the edges of screen and offers a strong focus on the slab of 5.7 ‘.
For the rear, however, is still the plastic premium, and the removable cap is once again very light. The coating imitation “leather stitched” seemed more discreet than the Note 3 and is very pleasant to the touch, ensuring a very good grip. However, despite a screen size equivalent, know that Note 4 took a little weight and thickness compared to Note 3, since it goes from 168 g to 176 g and 8.3 mm to 8 , 5 mm. Let’s face it, it does not change much. As of phablette, the Galaxy Note 4 is a pretty impressive device, yet is handled very well and does not really surprise those who are used to this type of format. Without taking too much risk, one can clearly say that this is the most successful rating out so far, aesthetically speaking
against a big regret: unlike the S5 Galaxy, the Galaxy Note 4 is not certified IP67. It’s a shame, as we would a smartphone at this price is waterproof and resistant to sand or dust. Difficult, in any case, why Samsung has not kept this aspect on its new phablette …
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The absence of IP67 certification is So to emphasize, but it is one of the rare product defects. Let’s talk about the screen, for example: it really impressed us. With a qHD resolution (2560 x 1440 pixels), this slab of 5.7 ‘reminded us of the excellence of the Galaxy Tab S. The Super AMOLED technology used here is certainly something, and we find exceptional brightness, ultra warm colors (maybe a bit saturated in the user’s default display smartphone, and fans loyalty pass in “Basic” in the settings) and contrasts of great depth .
If one asks always the question of the interest of a QHD screen under 6 ‘, difficult to be choosy facing pretty crazy accuracy of displayed images. Only tiny fault, pretty amazing: the screen tends to darken slightly when you lean forward. Nothing major, fortunately, but given the overall quality of this panel, it had to meet. We also note that it is protected by Gorilla Glass 3, which is always good to take
continue in superlatives, evoking the image of its new Note 4 to phablette experience, Samsung returns to a Sony sensor here the IMX240, a size of 1 / 2.6 ‘, and up to 16 megapixels. No need to beat around the bush: the image quality is excellent. A large amount of light is captured here, which allows night shots without flash of excellent craftsmanship, showing some grain and surprisingly sharp.
The colors are also extremely loyal and warm, while the OIS done an excellent job. Samsung also adds the amount of options and usual settings, that make novices how amateurs will find them. In short, we are clearly facing one of the best photo sensors of the smartphone market. The front 3.7 mp camera is not far behind, and allows seflies quality quite honorable.
We now turn to one aspect that has always been the strength of the range rating: autonomy. With the presence of a QHD necessarily greedier screen, however, we were afraid that the battery of 3220 mAh (only 20 more than the Note 3) slightly struggling. Well, no, far from it. On our video playback test, the score 4 runs for almost 13 hours, and a “classic” is used widely possible for two days. So after a day of using a lot of data in 4G, take photos, send messages and a few phone calls, we still had 50% battery at 1 in the morning without turning on the saving mode energy. Like the Galaxy S5, Samsung has also added a “super energy saving” mode, which passes the screen in black and white and turns up services. Very extreme, this option allows you to take more than 24 hours with only 10% remaining.
Galaxy Note 4 Video Autonomy (mn)
Finally, the icing on the cake, the “quick charge” feature provides the ability, through the use of the supplied charger to recover 40% of battery in less than an hour. In short, once again, if you are looking for a very tough smartphone is to the new Galaxy Note that you must turn.
First on perf
Side performance, the presence of a Snapdragon SoC 805 (quad-core 2.7 GHz GPU Adreno 420) and 3GB of RAM lets hope that there are better. Our benchmark scores in this direction and confirm that Note 4 is a powerhouse.
Galaxy Note 4 Score AnTuTu Benchmark
Galaxy Note 4 3DMark Score Unlimited
Galaxy Note 4 SunSpider score (ms, less is better)
The use of the device is an exemplary flow regardless launching the application, especially as Samsung has had the good taste to make its much nicer than before overlay. Quite close to that found on the Galaxy S5, “TouchWiz 2014″ has a simple interface, while flat-design and ergonomic. There are some specific phablette size features like the ability to display two applications on the same screen or resizing a window with a simple slide of the thumb. The S-Pen stylus meanwhile seems pretty close to that of Galaxy Note 3 and is still as accurate. Overall, Samsung has made great efforts on the part of software for a year and, if still a “stock Android” classic you prefer, we must admit that TouchWiz is now actually fun to use.
In the end, we are facing the ultimate phablette? From a strictly technical point of view yes, the screen is awesome, his monstrous performance, unparalleled autonomy and excellent image sensor. Samsung also had the foresight to improve the design of the device, which finally passes for a “premium” product. Two things, however, prevent them from reaching the 5 star no IP67 certification and price, very high. But make no mistake: we are anyway before a highly successful device that is near perfection
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