That's right -- the rumors were right. Samsung's new phablet will sport a display with a super-crisp, 1440 x 2560 pixel resolution (Quad HD or QHD), which works out to the very impressive 515 pixels per inch for a super-detailed image. Unfortunately, at least at this point in time, so many pixels are more trouble than it's worth. Essentially, you're sacrificing battery life as the processor has to work harder to push so much information constantly. Samsung, however, disagrees, and claims that the 3220 mAh battery in the Galaxy Note 4 will actually provide the phablet with an even longer battery life compared with the Note 3 thanks to component efficiency improvements across the board.
While the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 is already commercially-available in some regions (South Korea), it's international debut hasn't yet taken place. That changes today, or, well, as soon as the Note 4 hits the market. What's more, a second version of the Note 4, headed for some markets, will have the company's home-grown, 64-bit Exynos 5433 chip.
Starting with the Snapdragon 805, the quad-core chip is clocked at 2.5GHz, and is all about pushing high resolution devices. Helpful with that is the new Adreno 420 GPU, which not only introduces a non-trivial performance boost over Adreno 330, but also allows for a higher-end graphics content to be rendered by the unit. The new silicon is also capable of category 6 LTE speeds, which, in theory, can reach the whopping 300 Mbps. That's more bandwidth than you can hope to get from your carrier.
As for the Exynos 5433, the 64-bit chip is of the octa-core flavor and utilizes four Cortex-A57 and four Cortex-A53 cores in an ARM big.LITTLE configuration, meaning that loads are transferred between the two clusters, depending on the lightness (or heaviness) of the task. If maximum power is required, the two clusters work together for superior speed.
Lest we forget, Samsung has also fitted 3GB of LPDDR3 RAM inside the Note 4, which, even today, is more than enough for a smartphone.
As expected, the Note 4 packs a 16-megapixel sensor, very likely nearly identical to the one inside the Galaxy S5, but better. That last part can be almost entirely attributed to the inclusion of an Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) gizmo, which the company calls Smart OIS. The 'smart' part is due to the fact that the camera combines both Optical and Digital stabilization to lower processing time. For those of you who aren't aware, OIS is very for video capture (compensates for hand shake), and is also useful for stills, as it allows the camera to snap photos at higher shutter speed without having to worry too much about blur. That's great to have when doing night shots.
Looking at the front, Samsung has included a 3.7-megapixel selfie camera with very wide, f/1.9 lens. Since this is the selfie age and all, the front snapper comes with a few tricks up its sleeve – like the ability to take a photo by just putting your finger on top of the rear camera's lens and then removing it to snap, or, the addition of selfie panoramas.
Like the Galaxy S5, the Note 4 is also equipped with a fingerprint scanner that Samsung claims has been improved over the implementation found in the former. That's some great news, seeing as we generally disliked having to depend on its mercy when using it on the GS5. On a similar note, the heart rate monitor that debuted with the S5 is also present here, though we're not sure why that is. After all, a free app off the Play Store has, in our experience, been a pretty solid alternative.
What's new with the Note 4, however, is the inclusion of the oft-rumored, and completely novel UV sensor. What's more, certain markets will apparently also see a model with an SpO2 sensor that can measure the oxygen saturation in your blood. Right now, we don't know exactly how that one will work, as you'll likely need external accessories to do that, and Samsung was completely mum about it during its presentation.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is headed for an October release, and the typical carrier $299 price tag with a 2-year commitment is quite likely, at least judging from the way the company priced the Note 3. As for pricing off contract, the Note 4 will probably cost you about $750 stateside.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/The-Samsung-Galaxy-Note-4-arrives-guns-smoking_id60086
they finally selling something with that curved edge. would have thought it would be the flagship phone. They showed that edge at CES a few years ago
it's beautiful
welp looks like am getting a phablet i want that note edge
