Written by
Didier Latil
Monday, December 15, 2014 at 22:50
Samsung offers for this end of year its new version of its famous Phablet Note equipped with a slab rest on a 5.7-inch size, all for a slightly larger footprint and specifications revised upwards. The design has undergone a significant makeover her side, taking Alpha codes and not Samsung Galaxy S (and that’s good!). More angular edges and a metal liserai give it a classy look, even if we find the back plastic shell ‘leather look’, which still does not convince us (despite the disappearance of stitching).
Beveled edges also involve touching that hangs slightly when the fingers slide on the edge of the screen, a small disappointment, as the back camera sensor or audio jack, both slightly protruding. Available in several colors (black, whit e, pink and gold), it still incorporates a storage location of the stylus and a micro-USB (fast charge) on its lower edge, the volume buttons and power on both side of the screen.
Top components
Samsung remains committed to providing the latest components cries, including a 805 Snapdragon processor clocked at 2.7 GHz, especially offering 4G LTE-Advanced (more commonly known as 4G +). Enough to ensure the 300 Mbit / s in download speeds for those that can take advantage of a new 4G + networks deployed by operators in some French cities, and at least 4G. Plus 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB default storage, expandable via a 128 GB microSDHC card, the Galaxy Note 4 turns all applications and video games seamlessly. Samsung has also added the fingerprint reader on the home button on the front panel, ensuring good security practice to quickly unlock the Note 4, but not always very accurate and ultimately remaining in the field of the gadget. Similarly, the heart rate sensor at the back camera is a good idea on paper, but not very accurate to use.
In short, the features that clearly place the Note 4 above the Samsung Galaxy S5, with a slightly higher price, but still be able to enjoy all the hardware of the Samsung sphere connected bracelets and watches, protections (S View Cover) … and the Galaxy Gear for VR Note 4 use the augmented reality mode.
A software offers comprehensive
The Galaxy Note Android 4 embarks 4.4.4 (update to Android 5.0 Lollipop being planned for early 2015) with the Samsung Touchwiz overlay the regulars will recognize immediately. Now fully functional, the interface is really convenient home to group functions according to the tastes of the user, despite a certain complexity to find some features, paradoxically too many. The SmartSwitch function is still present, to move easily all its contents (contacts, photos, music, messages, videos, memos, appointments …) to its Samsung Galaxy Note 4, regardless of their previous phone. With numerous embedded applications Samsung (including S Health to monitor fitness, Flipboard Briefing for news), the manufacturer proposes others on a platform Galaxy Apps, with a home video player, but S Translator, S Voice Child mode (Kids Mode) … All this in addition to the applications of the Google universe.
Do not spoil the Note 4 also provides a multiwindow enhanced mode that allows two applications displayed simultaneously, a really nice feature on a mobile device that also serves to productivity. All applications do not support this mode.
We also appreciate the presence of the stylus manufactured by Wacom, the specialist in this kind of technology. Two times more accurate than its predecessor, it has a sensitive tip to pressure, to click precisely on a menu or a text, but also draw and write, select a text box or object, with functions of performing handwriting recognition. His physical button is a real plus for quick access to contextual features of the S Pen, particularly Air View, with four major features: Action memo (post-it), Capture (to capture the screen), intelligent selection (for tracing a area to ‘cut’) and clip image (capturing an area of the screen). By moving the stylus to one or two inches from the screen, you can access the touch without touching the tile.
An exceptional display and audiovisual dream
The new Note 4 Screen goes well beyond the simple Full HD with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels with a Super AMOLED technology which ensures more excellent color rendering, very good viewing angles and image retention very low display. In use on applications, games or videos, it is a real treat, although the difference with a Full HD screen is not always obvious. By cons, deported on a large screen UHD (via WiFi) or for use with the Samsung Gear VR, the quality of display is a more than convincing argument. For photo and video part, either in front with a beautiful goal from 3.7 megapixels with wide angle for group selfies or 16 megapixel sensor on the back, we feast. The videos are also of good quality, can reach up to 4K in 30 frames / second.
| Network | 2G, 3G, 3G +, 4G / 4G + * (Class 6-300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload) |
| screen | 5.7 “Super AMOLED Quad HD (2560 x 1440 pixels) display with 640 ppi density, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 quad-core 2.7 GHz + Adreno 420 graphics chip clocked at 600 MHz |
| OS | Android 4.4.4 + overlay Touchwiz Samsung |
| RAM | 3 GB |
| storage | 32 GB (26.5 GB available) + micro SDHC slot (128GB) |
| Main camera | Intelligent OIS 16 megapixel sensor, LED flash, autofocus, geo-tagging, HDR, detection of smiles / faces, panorama mode, HDR …. Live in UHD video |
| Front camera | 3.7 megapixel sensor, F1.9 / Selfie (90º), wide angle Selfie guide (120º) |
| Connectivity | micro SIM card, micro-USB-B 2.0 port Fast Charge, MHL 3.0, 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 4.1 (BLE, ANT +), Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac (2 x 2 MIMO), infrared, NFC | Other | Google services (Play Books, Play Movies, Play Games, Gmail, Googlemaps, GoogleDrive, etc.), Google Now, GPS + AGPS, accelerometer, magnetometer, proximity and light sensor, gyroscope, fingerprint reader , heart rate … S Pen Pen: 15 g, 15 mm score, pressure level 2048 pressure levels. |
| DAS | Head: 0.315 W / kg – Body: 0.273 W / kg |
| Size | 153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm |
| Weight | 176 grams |
| Color | White, black, pink, gold |
| Battery | 3320 mAh |
| Battery | 1 good day for versatile use – 14h talk time (3G) / 11 am (4G) - Video 7 am |
| Price | 749 euros |
Without revolutionizing the range of Galaxy Note, this version 4 is undoubtedly the most successful, with a more attractive design, a beautiful qHD screen and stylus, more specific, which brings comfort Use the exceptional touch. Whether to write, to use an application or to draw the Note 4 offers many features that intelligently use the famous S Pen. Both cameras work great and autonomy is always waiting for you, all for a price ‘reasonable’ for a Smartphone that is more 4G +. Despite a fingerprint reader, and a pulse sensor that will not be unanimous, this is the ultimate gift for Christmas logged in with the promise of the arrival of Lollipop (Android 5.0) in the first quarter 2015 …
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