October 22, 2014 at 16:48
Dmitry Smirnov, IT.TUT.BY
Samsung GALAXY Note 4 & ndash; one of the most advanced, high-tech and, consequently, expensive smartphones on the market.
Samsung GALAXY Note 4 – one of the most advanced, high-tech and, consequently, expensive smartphones on the market. Therefore, the requirements for it, the buyer will be high. The author used a powerful new product as the primary smartphone for two weeks and now shares his impressions. 
Appearance, easy to use.
At the moment the smartphone market Chinese brands is rapidly replacing players from around the world. As a rule, this is by offering lower prices: B-brand smart phone could cost a half to two times less than the device by Samsung or Sony, while possessing similar characteristics.
Therefore, Samsung and other A-brands have to go to the next level. The time when you could afford to release a flagship soap and plastic housing with washable inserts psevdometallicheskimi eventually passed.
Samsung GALAXY Note 4 assembled excellent, no hint of squeaks and backlash (from another smartphone for $ 900 and you do not expect). Removable rear cover plastic, framed “under the skin”, but without psevdostrochki. Plastic is not as soft as in last year’s 3 Note that immediately raised eyebrows. Later, however, everything fell into place.
In the two weeks of active use without a cover white cap remained white even on bends. It is obvious that the Samsung is well thought out long-term preservation of the initial question of appearance, and chose a more practical (though harder material). Continuing the theme of safety should be added that in two weeks on the glass not a single scratch.
Following the trends in the market, Samsung has offered consumers a smartphone with a metal casing (more precisely, the ends). Confused is that the Korean manufacturer has decided to paint the ends of body color matte, so the “feel of the metal” is lost.
In his hand Samsung GALAXY Note 4 is excellent (for a smartphone with a diagonal of 5.7 inches), but to use it with one hand can not everyone (eg I constantly had to use a second). Weight is also considerable – 176 grams. However, people who are going to buy a large smartphone, well aware of the inconvenience associated with the weight and size.
In this case, the Korean manufacturer has done a good job on the ergonomics of the device – rear cover with beveled edges, rounded ends, narrow frame on each side of the display, conveniently located volume keys and locks.
Like: strict design, metal ends, non-marking rear cover, durable glass and ergonomics.
Do not like it: painted ends.
Screen
The displays have always been the strength of the flagship Samsung. Bright, high-contrast 5.7-inch screen with high resolution (2560 x 1440 pixels, 515 ppi) was no exception. Individual pixels you not be able to discern.
The minimum left and right frames look good, but when using a smartphone with one hand can be uncomfortable. Base of the thumb “crawls” on the screen, and he ceases to perceive any other pressing. However, this is a subjective element.
Liked: Ultra-high image clarity, vivid colors, high contrast and brightness (the display easy to read in the sun) , maximum viewing angles.
Do not like it: traditional “blue” Super AMOLED display (can be reduced effect, digging in the settings) in rare cases, the sensor did not work (probably get better updates).
Performance.
Modification stilusnogo flagship, visit us on the test – SM-910S, equipped with the latest 64-bit Eight Samsung Exynos processor 7 Octa with a maximum clock frequency of 1.9 GHz and graphics Mali-T760. RAM is 3 GB. This is one of the most powerful smartphones on the market.
Samsung finally a responsible approach to the optimization of the interface. Unlike GALAXY S5, here two weeks of use there was no lag when browsing, desktop or exit the application.
Of course, the smartphone easy to “digest” all the heavy games, including Asphalt and 8 Dead Trigger 2 at maximum settings (strange if it was not). Even after a long game smartphone is not heated by the energy-efficient processor (20nm process).
It’s funny, but in the synthetic benchmarks Samsung GALAXY Note 4 does not become king. In particular, the question of 3DMark.
Perhaps it was due to the high resolution possible – due to the fact that 3DMark is not yet optimized for this graphics accelerator. In any case, the synthetic tests – this is not an absolute indicator of power.
Liked: high performance in all applications, the smooth interface, smartphone does not get hot even in demanding applications.
Do not like it: –
Runtime
Battery capacity GALAXY Note 4 compared to its predecessor slightly, but increased – from 3100 to 3220 mAh, and the processor has become more economical. If at the same display resolution remains the same, then the question of autonomy on the part of just would not arise.
In the meantime, it turns out that in the active mode, Samsung GALAXY Note 4 runs, on average, half of the day. Of course, for most smartphones – it’s a great record, but we remember that the predecessor in the same mode could please the two days of work. Fortunately, the battery life is often “right” patches. One of them is already out for a number of regions, and, as reported by users, significantly increased the time on a single charge.
The test apparatus IT.TUT.BY this update did not wait. So while so:
At the same time the smartphone with Samsung GALAXY S5 times appeared a remarkable power-saving mode – the image becomes black and white, and the machine is much longer. Is a huge plus and quick-charge option. With the bundled charger smartphone is charged to 50% in just half an hour, and a full charge takes less than two hours. This greatly increases the value of the “native” charge, since the device from other manufacturers so it will not turn.
Liked: Quick Charge, Black -white energy-saving mode is not only effective but also efficient.
Do not like it: the battery life could be, and more (including performance the previous model).
Camera
Main Camera Samsung GALAXY Note 4 – 16-megapixel ISOCELL- module with the “smart” optical stabilization. “If in Russian”, the camera perfectly compensates for hand shake and allows ungreased pictures in low light.
Samsung GALAXY Note 4, of course, was one of the best cameras of smartphones. The truth behind this is and retribution – large, slightly protruding module on the back cover. In other flagship camera manufacturers have not released.
Do not like squelch automatically. If the light is low and the flash is off, the camera is a little “soaps” image – it becomes as if painted. Interestingly, when the night shooting only effect is not as pronounced – smartphone excellent “pulls” objects out of the darkness. Well that the algorithms of the camera can be corrected by updating the software.
Examples of photographs taken in different conditions, see below (images are clickable):
Samsung finally heard the fans Self .u GALAXY Note 4 – 3.7 megapixel front camera with aperture F1.9, an auto-retouch and create panoramic images. Start the countdown, you can, including using the voice command.
Example panoramic Self:
Liked: automatic mode is not wrong with the white balance even in difficult conditions (combined light), fast autofocus, excellent quality shots with flash and sufficient light, night, convenient to do SELF (qualitative).
Do not like: noise reduction in low artificial light projecting unit main camera lacks a dedicated button for the camera (starting from the lock screen is not as convenient).
Interface, fitness, scanner, stylus
Samsung GALAXY Note 4 running Android 4.4.4 KitKat with “gurgling” proprietary shell TouchWiz. Dwell on the interface itself does not want to – it works quickly and accurately, but apparently everything is the same as that of the flagship Samsung GALAXY S5 (review) and GALAXY Alpha (review).
We select only the new multitasking, thanks to which you can work in multiple windows. Samsung has optimized the component to maximize the use of large high-resolution display.
A user can select the format of the applications – full screen, the screen is divided into multiple windows, pop-up mode. Now, the size and location of application windows on the screen can be easily changed using the sliders.
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