If you’ve been aware of the smartphone technology lately, you know about the big Apple announcement that seems to end all announcements: the iPhone 6. Or in my case, just another Apple smartphone. I wasn’t that impressed with the announcement; the iPhone 6 certainly isn’t worth waiting outside a store for days.
All the other companies have felt the pressure of the massive success of the iPhone 6, especially Samsung. Samsung is Apple’s biggest rival in the smartphone industry and they have a new device to compete directly with the iPhone 6: the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Is the Note 4 a proper competitor or just another boring smartphone? Let’s find out!
Design
If you saw the Note 3, you won’t be surprised by the form factor: it’s basically the same thing. The only difference is that the Note 4 has a more premium finish with some metal around the edge as opposed to just a chrome plastic.
The result is a more comfortable device and, with such a big screen, more comfort is definitely needed and Samsung’s recent smartphones, such as the Galaxy Alpha, are geared towards more premium designs; a welcome departure from the unashamedly plastic predecessors.
Now, as most smartphone manufacturers are following a trend of enlarging their smartphones, Samsung has taken a slightly different route. Rather than just putting a bigger screen on the Note 4, Samsung has decided to improve the quality of the screen.
It’s now a QHD Super AMOLED display, still my favorite screen technology, that has a fantastic 500 ppi so you get stunning color contrast and wonderfully sharp images.
