Improving perfection
Only three years have passed, but when it comes to technology … It was in 2011 when Samsung presented his first G alaxy Note , a terminal with a screen above the 5 “-more specifically 5.3″ – which also pulled the trunk of memories digital pen or stylus.
From Samsung recovered a tool that, once, looked like the perfect gadget to control devices with resistive screens but with the advent of capacitive touchscreens, was relegated to the bottom drawer. Samsung reinvented. was born the revolutionary S-Pen .
There were many who put The outcry criticizing both the manufacturer, as we received the good that face new product range. ¿Excessive size? What a stylus? What a nonsense.
But three years go far. On the one hand, Samsung has clearly not wrong. In addition, many manufacturers-including Apple- which have followed suit , and increasingly demanding users larger screens as the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 .
From 2011 to the Original Note and its 5 3 “ Each year, after the summer, the manufacturer has surprised us with new releases : The Note II in 2012 with a size of 5.5″ , the Note 3 in 2013 with 5.7 “, and how could it be otherwise, this year, presented as usual at the IFA in Berlin, where we saw it in person and you have the Galaxy Note 4 .
Of Note 3 to the new Galaxy Note 4 has only been a year, 12 months that Samsung had to work very hard . Not surprisingly, The Note 3 was considered by users and specialized as the best terminal press developed by the Korean brand and one of the best in 2013.
Bet Samsung in Galaxy Note 4 is firm and solid, and is now commercially available in four colors. gold, pink, white and black
A commitment to ‘big’ horse, but winning
Users want screens becoming larger is an overwhelming truth. It’s what you use the phone mainly and increasingly, consuming and, above all, create content .
Everyone saw it coming ago years, but Samsung was the one who risked … and he was right. And for this reason no one does a shadow on today’s market phablets more “pro”. This, coupled with its unique S-Pen is the key to success of range Galaxy Note .
In terms of design, the new Note 4 detaches slightly from the previous Note 3 and follows the trail of new Galaxy Alpha (in this sense, the best part has been the Galaxy Note Edge). It is lightweight, small, powerful and, above all, elegant . And, as in Alpha, these are weapons that champion the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 to head the list of virtues.
Galaxy Note 4 back cover has a texture very similar to Note 3 (loses perimeter stitching design) and metal profiles that improve those of his predecessor, who wanted to pretend they were not.
Never I criticized plastics / polycarbonates finishes: if plastic is plastic, period why not be better or worse Mobile.. And with the first look at the Galaxy Note 4 the truth is that what you see is what appears: metal is metal and plastic is plastic. . A substantial improvement over its predecessor
From Samsung told us that his virtues
physical controls and buttons
Speaking of controls and physical buttons, the truth is that neither has any news . Power button, volume controls, audio jack and a USB 2.0 connector.
Few developments in this area beyond that from Samsung , take a step back and leave the microUSB 3.0 of Note 3 for a microUSB 2.0.
Standard incorporates fingerprint scanner, barometer, heart rate monitor and three microphones that work simultaneously to take voice notes, and more.
triple microphone is a feature that makes you win integers as you can see in the video below, which explains the interview and meeting which, to be honest, I must say it works really well so:
A screen to enjoy all day
4 new Galaxy Note screen has a 5.7 “Super AMOLED, like its predecessor. In fact, it is the first of the Note that does not increase in size when compared to the previous generation. Quad HD resolution offers, or what is the same, 1,440 x 2,560 pixels, and laboratory test results has thrown truly remarkable .
The gamut color amounts to 140% of sRGB and in contrast few terminals will match. As far as brightness is concerned, not defending bad and although it is not able to achieve the values offered by the new iPhone 6, the fact is that 389 cd / m 2 is a number for negligible .
The pixel density rises at 518 dpi, inordinate amount, but the fact is that if Samsung are able to manufacture screens so why not take advantage? No longer the card of all terminal and screen Galaxy Note 4 looks really sharp.
So we presented at Samsung screen, as defined by them, 2.5D (halfway between 2D and 3D) for the sense of volume generated by its crystal with a curved profile on the edges.
Touchscreen & multipresión
The screen of the Galaxy Note 4 features capacitive technology supports up to 2,048 pressure levels (doubles the performance of its predecessor), ie, is much more accurate in every respect.
In addition, is able to distinguish different pressure angles , and as also shown by Note 3 incorporates the Samsung Air Command for quick access to S-Pen, and numerous dedicated applications, manicured, to take advantage of all these benefits.
And, how could it be otherwise in the analysis of Samsung Galaxy Note 4 , the highlight comes on the heels of the S-Pen integration with the terminal software, and specifically in this model with the new TouchWiz layer and S-Pen Widgets .
The fact is that new features have been included, and I improved and present- in this regard, but the changes announced last year with the Galaxy Note 3 were most notable and groundbreaking, and in this new terminal, was complicated surpass that level .
Even so, and although it may seem that offers nothing new, both the Air Command (deployed by default to extract the S-Pen) and the multi-window mode, has been optimized and enhanced in Note 4 .
Now, in addition to have multiple applications running on the screen while you can minimize a floating icon . To make matters worse, passing information between them is much easier
Better watch video.
To conclude this section, comment the tip of the S-Pen of the New Samsung Galaxy Note 4 , as in previous models, can be changed easily using the included tweezers for parts that come in the box terminal.
The autonomy of use, the vast prejudiced
Now, being one of the terminals with a higher resolution display and market size is a double-edged sword . And that power a qHD panel Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (with 80% more pixels than a Full HD and four times more than 720 HD ) is not easy.
Similarly, process that amount of screen information is not available to any graphics processor and scathing it may seem that this handset from Samsung not performing as it should , despite equaling the results of terminals lower resolution.
So, for lack of updates future that surely as happened with Note 3 optimize Galaxy Note 4 in this aspect, autonomy streaming video playback seems Short and the results obtained with the benchmark PCMark not differ much in time, about 6 hours of use.
Never again without battery …
But far from what may seem, in the day, covered with notes needs any user. And, as the last terminal of the brand, has the ultra power saving mode which, yes, minimum technical low, Stretching autonomy several days to not remain incommunicado offside as well have seen first hand in this review of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 .
On the other hand incorporates a new feature of Fast charging (compatible only with the serial adapter Fast Adaptive Charging , which can vary the voltage output between 9.0V and 1.67 A or 5V and 2.0A), which allows loading the 50% of the battery capacity of Note 4 in approximately 30 minutes , as with a normal one would not be realized in less than 55 minutes
In the video below you can see more detail:
Full connectivity and performance end
A level of connectivity Wireless you can not ask for more : new Galaxy Note 4 incorporates support 150 Mbps 4G, dual-band MIMO 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1
cable as. we discussed earlier, the USB 3.0 standard is abandoned and, again, Samsung opts for the previous version 2.0 yes, this time, support MHL 3.0 to see contents video on the large screen of a compatible TV or monitor.
In performance terms, the truth is that not many terminale s -they can have a few fingers that can be compared on equal terms with the Samsung Galaxy Note yield 4 level multicore or single-core processing. In the graphics, the fact is that, although not noted in the same way and the iPhone 6 or Sony Xperia will exceed Z3 in some benchmark , we must take into Note that the 4 ha of working at a higher resolution than other terminals.
| Benchmark | Samsung Galaxy Alpha |
|---|---|
| Geekbench 3.2.1 (Multicore / 1 core) | 3,188 / 1,093 |
| Basemark II 1.0.11 OS / X Medium 1.1 | 1,239 / 31,413 |
| T-Rex GFXBench 3.0.16 – Onscreen / Manhattan – Onscreen | 1,492 / 681 |
| 3DMark Ice Storm / Extreme Ice Storm / Unlimited Ice Storm | 14,350 / 14,356 / 19,442 |
| AnTuTu Benchmark 5.1 | 40,020 |
To help achieve this performance, in part, the 3GB of RAM that Samsung has joined the terminal, like his predecessor. Speaking of memory storage, the Galaxy Note 4 is only available in version 32 GB capacity . However, it has microSD slot cards and supports cards 128GB, off the 64GB admitting the Note 3. In the video below you can see more information about this.
High resolution 4K video
As for Camera Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Riding new higher resolution sensors , both front and rear, and light optics. The main chamber reaches the 16 megapixels and adds Optical Image Stabilizer , a real success and thanks to which best shots are achieved low light situations.
The first tests performed during the first Samsung Galaxy Note test 4 last September in Berlin, left the terminal up to the Samsung Galaxy S5 with good results in both quality and speed, without losing sight of who is tel: da for giving, but what it does, it does well
Back in the lab, although even the pictures are in great definition, The noise level is too high to a terminal in its class. At least the trip delay of this Samsung is lower than average and can record videos in 4K .
Of course, as in the Galaxy Alpha ocurrría The ‘Soft’ mode to capture video at 60 fps, is only available when operating in Full HD. It’s off the 240 fps 6 Apple iPhone can capture at this resolution.
With regard to the front camera, rises to 3.7 megapixel with luminosity of 1: 1.9 , perfect for selfies, even in low light. We also have the help of a new panoramic mode, which opens in the Note 4 , to autofotos with a field of view of 120 °, Groufies mode similar to Huawei Ascend P7.
You can see more information about the various shooting modes and settings of the camera in the video below:
Sports Betting: S Health
As the Alpha Galaxy , one of the most steadfast of Samsung in their latest handsets launched into platform market is S-Health , a service by applying the same name, allows record and review sports, the food we eat and heart rate in real time .
The application provides information on the exercise performed (using the pedometer function that uses internal sensors), calories and distance, depending on the profile created (sex, age, weight and height).
Also, if the data from ingested foods are introduced calculates calories that they bring and lets out a Full record to create plans for monitoring and physical activity specially designed for the user. How could it be otherwise, and like the Galaxy S5 and Alpha, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 incorporates in the back next to the LED flash, Pulsation sensor to measure heart haunting quite reliable.
accessories that make a difference
How to make a difference with other handsets available in the market? For if the S-Pen-and their functionalities asociadas- were not sufficient, from Samsung have signed agreements with brands such as Montblanc and Swarovski to launch accessories compatible with the Galaxy Note 4 that give a distinguished touch terminal .
From sleeves with cut glass and embedded of the Austrian brand …
… to leather covers and S-Pen design along the lines of the distinguished brand of writing instruments.
Yes, the price of all these items will not be available to everyone. Luxury, pay .
Our Review
In summary, Note 3 left the bar high and it was difficult to improve. Have they succeeded in Samsung with Galaxy Note 4 ? Did I need more RAM? Need more storage? An SoC with more cores or 64-bit? There was a must . I think the race of smartphones currently spends more for having a thoroughbred in terms of functionality and UX, and not therefore be The most powerful hardware. However, the analysis of Samsung Galaxy Note 4 , shows that besides offering a full experience, is also between the best as far as technology is concerned.
However, although the generational leap has not been so remarkable as the Note 3 The Galaxy Note 4 more than up to scratch and is one of the best current terminals, no doubt. If we talk about innovation, we must recognize that the best part has been the Galaxy Note Edge terminal is coming to market. However, there are enough reasons to add it to the wishlist at the expense of his predecessor, Note 3. And was not task easy .
The price of Samsung Galaxy Note 4 in Spain is 749 €, a figure out of the reach of most users. However, it is possible to find in other online stores like Amazon, 699 €, and joint purchases in different forums.
What remains to be seen is whether the reception from users is good and better becomes the terminal year. All indications are that well be: The Note 3 is not dead … but long live the Samsung Galaxy Note 4
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