On the Note 4, text selection works much like it does on a PC: drag and highlight. The Note 4 is the only phone compatible with the Oculus-powered Samsung Gear VR , our pick for the best virtual reality experience you can have today. Notes have always had good battery life for their respective time periods. The Note 4 took a big step forward, though, as it lasted twice as long as the Note 3 in our video streaming test over Wi-Fi, with brightness set at 75 percent.
The Note 4 uses Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2. You just need to make sure you're using its included charger, or another Quick Charge 2. Notes have also had good cameras for their eras, and the Note 4 is one of the better smartphone cameras you can use today though it could afford to fire up a little faster.
The Galaxy Note 4 also marked the first appearance of Optical Image Stabilization, to help with shaky-handed photography, in the Note line. The Note 4 has Samsung's swipe-based fingerprint sensor: similar to the one found in the Galaxy S5 , but a bit more sensitive. The international version of that first Note was more like the three later models, with a physical home button flanked by two capacitive keys. We find the Note 4's orientation, which now includes recent apps, to be the best.
Modern Android has phased out dedicated menu keys, and having a quick shortcut to recent apps makes multitasking quicker.
Samsung's split-screen multitasking first arrived in the Note II, though the original Note later received it via update.
The global version of the original Note also switched things up, using a dual-core Exynos 4 chip clocked at 1. The Note 4 launched with Android 4. We should start seeing Android 5. Well, at least during their initial runs: you'll find each of them discounted once newer models arrive. If you're hanging onto one of the old Notes, and are still on the fence about upgrading, you can check out Gizmag's Galaxy Note 4 review. LOG IN. Menu HOME.
Search Query Submit Search. Mobile Technology. By Will Shanklin. Facebook Twitter Flipboard LinkedIn. Gizmag compares the features and specs of the Galaxy Notes View 53 Images. Air Command row 1. Air Command row 2. Battery row 1. Battery row 2. Build row 1. Build row 2. Cameras row 1. Cameras row 2. Capacitive keys row 1.
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Fingerprint sensor row 2. Heart rate sensor row 1. Heart rate sensor row 2. Pressure sensitivity levels row 1. Pressure sensitivity levels row 2. MicroSD row 1. MicroSD row 2. Sure, take a look at these displays via a microscope and the differences are huge, but who would care about such a thing anyway? Verdict : As much as it surprises me, Samsung opted not to improve the display of the original Galaxy Note. The international version of the original Note featured a System on a Chip SoC , one that encapsulated both a 1.
On the other hand, the U. But while the differences between the two versions of the original Note are easily noticeable, the Galaxy Note 2 outperforms both of them by an even more significant margin, thanks to the overclocked Samsung Exynos Samsung also used the Exynos inside the international version of the Galaxy S3, but the quad-core processor inside the Note 2 was overclocked from 1. From the looks of it, all flagship smartphones scheduled to be released in the second half of the year will feature 2GB of RAM, and Samsung did not disappoint.
Expect multitasking on the Galaxy Note 2 to be as smooth as it gets. When it comes to the internal storage, Samsung has decided to make the Note 2 available in a 64 GB variant as well, besides the 16 GB and 32 GB variants that mirror the original Note. Unfortunately though, it is highly unlikely that the mAh battery on the Galaxy Note 2 will be able to yield better results than the mAh battery used in the original Note with the quad-core Exynos CPU and slightly larger screen sucking more battery and al.
When it comes to cameras, the Note 2 looks to be identical to the original Note, both using an 8MP primary camera and a 2MP secondary camera. The first Galaxy Note was launched internationally back in October , with Android 2.
Now, on to the Galaxy Note 2, it pleases me to say that Samsung has finally stopped its tendency to release top-end flagships without the latest version of Android available. The Galaxy Note 2 uses all the smart functions that Samsung originally introduced with their Galaxy S3 such as Smart Stay, Smart Alerts and such, read more about them in our previous article here. Obviously enough, the original Note has no such software tweaks.
While the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is definitely better than its predecessor, the difference is basically limited to a better SoC, a slightly larger display that maintains the resolution and an improved S-Pen. In addition, if you own neither of these smartphones, the original Note might still represent a good buying decision, as its price will most likely drop once the Galaxy Note 2 becomes commercially available.
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