Samsung Galaxy Note 4: First impressions

[caption id=“attachment_243115” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”]  Samsung Galaxy Note 4 sports a 5.7-inches 2560x1440 pixel Super AMOLED display with a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection (All photos: Nimish Sawant)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_243116” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”]  The 5.7-inch size means that one-handed operation will be a bit tricky. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 SoC which has a 2.7GHz quad-core CPU and Adreno 420 GPU. The Super AMOLED screen makes the colours pop out[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_243117” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”]  Samsung Galaxy Note 4 bundle includes a warranty card, data cable, an adaptive fast charging power adapter, a prong along with four S-pen tips and a headset[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_243118” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”]  Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has the familiar faux-leather finish rear cover which is quite flimsy when it is removed[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_243119” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”]  On the rear side you have a 16MP camera below which you have the LED flash unit and the heart-rate monitor[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_243110” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”]  The rear cover on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 opens up to reveal an elongated 3220mAh battery[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_243111” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”]  Beside the 3220mAh battery, you have the single micro SIM slot and above it, the microSD card slot which can take in microSD cards up to 128GB[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_243109” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”]  The metallic edges around the Note 4 provide a solid feel to it. On the left hand side you have the volume rocker which has the same design philosophy as the wedged edges[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_243108” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”]  On the left hand side you have the power/standby button which also borrows its design from the edges. We quite liked the silver lining around the dark edges[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_243106” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”]  On the top portion of the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, you have the 3.5mm headphone jack, a microphone and an IR blaster on the left hand side[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_243105” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”]  At the base you have a microUSB port for charging and data transfer and the S-Pen compartment at the edge. The physical home button also acts as a finger-print sensor[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_243104” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”]  Samsung Galaxy Note 4’s S-Pen comes with a lot of new features. The S-Pen works almost like a mouse on your smartphone and if you’re doing a lot of typing, cutting, copying, this is definitely an asset[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_243123” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”]  Samsung S-Pen also features Air Command. You have to hover the S-Pen over the screen, then press the side button on the pen to wait for the Air-Command palette to open[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_243114” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”]  Samsung Galaxy Note 4 includes S Health app. The S-Note app lets you take quick notes, photo notes or voice dictations as well[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_243112” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”]  Samsung Galaxy Note 4 comes with the TouchWiz UI[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_243113” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”]  Settings menu on the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is neatly divided into Connections, Device, Personalisation, System and Applications[/caption]