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{Help} Confused between Note 4, Note 4 Edge and S6 Edge.

After S6 Edge announcement and watching videos I am too much confused between Note 4, Note 4 Edge and S6 Edge.
What i like about Note 4 is 5.7" Screen and clearity of camera, Multitasking While in note Edge i like the Edge features so I was confused in between this two devices but after S6 Edge announcement i am going crazy as i am not able to decide which should i buy. I like the S6 Edge features like People Edge Contacts, Dual Edge, It's look and Notification animation it's very cool but it also have some demerits like Non removable Battery, Non Expandable Memory, No proper usage of Dual Edge Screen because of small 5.1 inch screen. So plz help me to decide which one to nuy. If you were in my position then what you would have buy ???.
I want to buy anyone from the above devices so i can start making My Previously made Black Metallic Theme for my New Device...
Those who want to have a look to my Black Metallic theme which is made for Note 2 can visit the below link.
Black Metallic Theme by Manikant

Poll have been added which will help me to decide

I'd wait for the Note 5 release. That way you'll get the new s6 features as well as the big display with the curve on the edges.

For this moment note4 with Exynos. May be note 5 at the end of the year. Note edge and s6 edge are very dificult to protect.

Get the note 4. Really cannot go wrong with this phone even now, with the sterling battery life and that screen. Lollipop will show up eventually and it will only enhance the note. Sure enough s6 looks good, but its a first generation product where i am concerned and a bit of a hail mary. It's the first time they have gone all in with their own processors and lack of expansible storage and removable batteries, eschewing that for a wonderful design.
The note 4 has both of the above, sterling build quality, the current best screen on the market ( i got both the nexus 6 and 6 plus and believe me only iphone even comes close in fidelty), all around great shooter and wonderful battery life.
As much as i admire the s6, i think its one product to sit out until they get it better next year. Golden rule... never buy a first gen product.

manikant_009 said:
After S6 Edge announcement and watching videos I am too much confused between Note 4, Note 4 Edge and S6 Edge.
What i like about Note 4 is 5.7" Screen and clearity of camera, Multitasking While in note Edge i like the Edge features so I was confused in between this two devices but after S6 Edge announcement i am going crazy as i am not able to decide which should i buy. I like the S6 Edge features like People Edge Contacts, Dual Edge, It's look and Notification animation it's very cool but it also have some demerits like Non removable Battery, Non Expandable Memory, No proper usage of Dual Edge Screen because of small 5.1 inch screen. So plz help me to decide which one to nuy. If you were in my position then what you would have buy ???.
I want to buy anyone from the above devices so i can start making My Previously made Black Metallic Theme for my New Device...
Those who want to have a look to my Black Metallic theme which is made for Note 2 can visit the below link.
Black Metallic Theme by Manikant
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If you must absolutely get a samsung device, get the S6 edge.
There is currently little-to-no support for the Note4

How do you define support? I'm never going to catch up with all the threads in this forum for the T-Mobile one alone, much less Note 4 in general. There's certainly development happening.
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I was going between the Note 4 and Note Edge and while I was realllllllly hoping the Edge would come down a bit in price, it's clear that T-Mobile has a high opinion of its flagship and isn't coming down any time soon. I sprung for the Note 4.
I hadn't even heard of the S6 or S6 Edge until after the 4 had arrived at my door. Now that I have, I see they don't have an S-pen.
It's not my whole existence but I do send enough text from my phone that I really do benefit from a thick, heavy, slide-out keyboard. I'm not one to carry a bluetooth KB around either, so I really wanted a phone with an integral hardware KB. Nobody makes a decent one any more: the MyTouch 4G Slide was better specced than the current LG slider they offer, and coming off of that phone, I wasn't about to pay for the LG and get worse hardware, and none of the other carriers offered attractive options.
I can write about as fast as I was able to type on a phone keyboard, so I decided the next best option was a pen. The Note 3 would have been more affordable, but still more than double what we paid for my MyTouch 4G Slide, so considering the cost, I decided to go all in and get the better hardware of the Note 4. Again, wanted the Edge, but the additional nearly-$150-or-so was a major turn-off for nearly identical hardware.
Aside from stock twitch-whiz interface and bloatware apps, I'm pleased with it and the handwriting recognition does pretty well for me.
I hate Samsung devices, though. Mainly because of twitch-whiz, to be fair.

Which phone after Note 3

Hi Everyone
Had my SN9005 since launch. Feel it's now time for a new phone.
Been waiting for the LG G4 battery reviews and they are not very promising. Though it still seems the best of the bunch at the moment. Would love a Droid Maxx but no signs of anything similar being released in the UK.
Wanting to move away from Samsung because of KNOX.
So what's the options pls.
TIA

Wait for the new Nexus or the new OnePlus

I still don't see why everyone is so obsessed with KNOX... The EU laws render the KNOX flag irrelevant. (So unless you lot all vote 'leave' in 2017, those apply to you as well.)
At any rate, maybe the Nexus 6? Or the newly expected Nexus 5 2015?
Personally I'm waiting to see what the Note 5 will be.

probably the note 5 it will be a huge upgrade over note 3 and even note 4 i will tell you why:
1- cpu = it will have a 64 bit fully unlocked out of the box
2- ram = it maybe 4 giga as its first note and 64 bit samsung may not remanufactures note 4 so it will be 4 giga ram to feed real 64 bit cpu
3- software = newer touchwiz with lollipop 64 bit fully support out of the box
4-display = 2k or even 4k i think it will be 4k and it maybe 5.9
about the edge it may not came with edge it may come with fully foldable display very limted like note edge did in 2014

If this is indeed the Note 5, then I would be first in queue for it. My only problem is that Samsung seems to be heading towards closed off devices and I'm not a fan of them.
If this is the case, I'll be going to the G4. I've loved my Note 3 since I've had it. I don't think I can go for a smaller sized phone anymore. 5.1 just seems too small now.

Note 3 camera and casing really let me down. Kinda material (casing) with kinda price tag really dissapointed. No more Samsung after Note 3.
Any suggestion?

Unfortunately with Samsung they are not updating they bring out the best phones but leave customers hanging I've not even seen lollipop and m is being released and puts me off getting Samsung again to be left out in the cold after 12 months so that's why I'm going nexus I get the updates soon as they come out and no that in 3 yes time they will still be releasing current updates

what do you guys think of the upcoming chinese phones like xiaomi or meizu ? (i heared the last xiaomi mi note pro had massive overheating problems)

Note 5
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I think that the best option is waiting for note 5 or new nexus or other new. At now don't have worthy successor note 3 in my opionion. If you must change note 3 for other phone i suggest Note Edge because is different from phones in the market but have KNOX. For example i like have phone which is uncommon .

Note 5 or next nexus.

I personally think that note 5 will be the best choice. It should have many improvements over note 3

I wonder why Note 3 still rock us.
I think may be Note 5 (Edge) or S6 Edge (Plus).:good:
I like the phone with many good custom ROMs.

Atm it's not worth changing it with another phone, even the s6 wouldn't be a decent upgrade.
I'm keeping this for another year (bought it last summer) and will most likely get the note 5 after it gets a bit cheaper.
Nexus 6 is garbage (just like all the nexus devices), note 4 is not worth it, s6 is not worth it, g4 is not worth it, basically all current Gen phones are simply not worth it, as they aren't a huge upgrade.
And Sony is absolute trash, stay away from it! I've had their z3 tablet and it was the worst flagship device I ever owned, in my life.

i upgrade my note 3 every now and again with new casing and glass screen protector.
am using it till it dies.
the thing is so future proof. the only thing its missing is a finger print scanner

spaco22 said:
i upgrade my note 3 every now and again with new casing and glass screen protector.
am using it till it dies.
the thing is so future proof. the only thing its missing is a finger print scanner
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+1. Absolutely true. Got a new battery and updated rom. Maybe it won't die?

I have to agree with most persons that indicated the note 5 as being a viable option, but the concern I have is with Samsung Tizen OS. If the note 5 comes with Android M, I'm sure that will be a great device, otherwise seek the LG G4.

ChardC said:
otherwise seek the LG G4.
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It's just such a shame that the Spen is a Samsung exclusive...
I can't go without it. If I'm not writing or drawing, I'm using it for games or the delightful little feature that is Penwindow. A regular stylus would not suffice, it's the Wacom tech that makes it what it is.
Regular stylusses are like trying to fingerpaint a Picasso.
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Galaxy S6 Edge+ or Note 5 - Which one did you buy ?

After the Samsung event today, when the pre-order went live, I got crazy over which one to buy. Even on samsung website, they have put a teaser to select the one I like. For being a note fan, I was inclined towards Note although I loved the edge display of S6 (never liked the 'S' series though). But finally, I took the big step. Ordered one S6 Edge+. Thought why not give a try, I can always change it after a year or two if its not that good, but I gotta try the edge for once.
So, which one did you buy ? (if you thought its worth the upgrade ofcourse). Or do you think I made a mistake ?

Yeah who know's if it's a good choice or not - tell us what it's like when you get it
Note 5 pretty much killed the Note series

I'll get it on 28th. I expected a delivery with the release date, however, I booked mine from BestBuy since they were giving away a free wireless charger (please note that this is not the fast wireless charging pad). I'll post some reviews once I use it for considerable time.:cyclops:

If you're one of 750 million people in Europe Samsung made the decision for you ...
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I'm still on my note 2 here. I was waiting for the announcement to decide if I wanted to go to note 4 or note 5.
The lack of SD card and no removable battery killed it for me.
Then I saw the new keyboard case!!
Omg be still my heart! It's been 4 years since my beloved HTC G2 and it's physical keyboard.
I might jump ship from the note and go for the s6 edge +!
I don't use my spen very often...

I like the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge plus, but the battery maybe the big problem which is bother me. Do I need to carry a power bank with it all day lone?

I wonder if existing S6 Edge owners will be pissed since they just bought a spanking new phone only a few months back, and now so soon an upgrade has been released.

Edge+ for me. I rarely used the S-Pen and just bought the Note line due to the large screen. Battery is a concern, but we will see.

Note 4. Samsung makes decision easy.

Being in the UK it would have to be the S6 Edge+. The only issue is that currently my provider (O2) has announced There will be 1 capacity available - 32GB but it hasn't even been 24 hours so I'm hoping it's incorrect.
Currently running 96GB on my Note

Motorpsycho said:
Note 4. Samsung makes decision easy.
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Exactly. The only thing good about the Note 5 or S6 Edge+ is the looks, mostly everything else is a downgrade over the Note 4.

Lembo said:
Being in the UK it would have to be the S6 Edge+. The only issue is that currently my provider (O2) has announced There will be 1 capacity available - 32GB but it hasn't even been 24 hours so I'm hoping it's incorrect.
Currently running 96GB on my Note
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Hey fellow loyal Samsung user who don't exist according to Samsung!
Even though I would have managed to get over the fact that for what ever reason the Samsung god decided we are not worthy of Note 5, when I went to O2 website and saw the only option of 32 GB.... I simply just close the tab and went to look at XiaoMi Redmi Note 2!

nookcoloruser said:
If you're one of 750 million people in Europe Samsung made the decision for you ...
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Right, Note 5 would have been my best choice for an high-end device to buy.
So... I'll buy a Nexus 5 2015.

I got a ship notification for the GS6E+ for a Monday delivery. I guess AT&T had them ready. I just ordered a few hours ago.

Im soo hyped i just got both the S6 Edge+ and the Note 5 pre ordered and im going forum post trigger happy lol I hope they mod, custom rom etc the works on these devices cuz i cant wait to see what these magicians can do with these devices!

which color are u getting, looks like US is getting only the black and the gold version, i was keen on the silver titanium version.
The verizon store owner who is also a friend told me that the gold version looks very classy, as a samsung rep brought it over to the store to show it to him.
I am kinda finding it hard figure out, if i should get the gold or the black

Decided on the edge+ cause i never use the s-pen
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first guy in UK to get one ! maybe in the world

Motorpsycho said:
Note 4. Samsung makes decision easy.
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geoff5093 said:
Exactly. The only thing good about the Note 5 or S6 Edge+ is the looks, mostly everything else is a downgrade over the Note 4.
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Well, I'm not the one to judge what you should or shouldn't buy, however, I wouldn't say its a downgrade in anyway. For further clarification, let me take a few examples of the things people have been complaining about:-
Lower Battery Life
-You might say it has a 200-300 mAh lesser than any competitive device or even older Note devices. However, there is a good reason for that too. The new AMOLED is highly optimized for less power consumption compared to older Note devices. GS6 Edge and Edge+/N5 packs the same Quad HD resolution, hence the screen consumption will be same even though the screen size is bigger since the PPI is reduced in Edge+/N5 (which is again irrelevant to naked eye).
-The 14nm processor is way more power efficient than the older processors used in Note series.
- The non inclusion of SD Card also positively affects the battery life, check google for more info (we will come to the negative side later)
- The LPDDR4 RAM in newer smartphones have double the efficiency (data rate) with considerably less power consumption.
Even though I do not disagree that inclusion of bigger battery with some compromise over thickness would have been better, however, the battery (even though sounds less on paper) is equivalent (if not more) to what we used to get in old note series.
Missing SD Card
This seems to be one of the biggest worries for most of the folks, and they do have a valid reason for that. However, if we talk about why the SD Card hasn't been included, I can tell you its definitely not because SD Card is not supported with UFS2.0. The real reason is due to UFS2.0 being too fast (atleast 3 times of eMMC 5.1 ). When coupled with an SD Card, just imagine the user experience when half the app is running from UFS2.0 while its cache/data is stored in SD Card, that might actually lead to lags. This is the same reason for Apple not supporting SD Cards too (they don't use UFS2.0 though). Although its not the perfect replacement, however, you can pick some cheap sandisk otg flash drives for like 10-15 bux or may be wifi flash drives for like 30-40 bux. At least that's what I use.
Removable Battery
I think they did it to make create that unibody design and give it the premium look. I know it might not be what we were looking for in Note series, however, I do remember the days of the past (like 2 years back) when Samsung was criticized for their cheap plastic models compared to metallic HTCs. Well, guess what, they heard us. Even I miss this one. I'm looking forward to pick one MobilePal QI enabled power bank which retails at around 38 bux. I know we can't carry another bulky device with us all the time, but samsung didn't leave us with much choice in this area.
Missing IR Blaster
I still couldn't figure out what made them get rid of this. I was so much looking forward to this one and this is probably the only thing I would miss on my upcoming flagship. Can't do much here either...
Overall, I do not think Samsung has released a downgrade to its predecessors. The inclusion of amazing hardware [14nm fastest processor, UFS2.0, DDR4 RAM, Fast Wireless Charging, LTE Cat9, Optimized S-PEN, etc] bundled with its fair and unique software does put it above any other flagships in the market ( if we do not consider the price range ). Again, this is not for the sake of any argument, its just as per my analysis. Please feel free to correct me if I've mentioned anything wrong.

If you don't like to call it a downgrade then call it a sidegrade if you like and of cause the SOC, Fast RAM, Software improvements for the SPEN and so on are on the plus side. The problems you name for a SD card would apply to OTG storage just the same, besides you have to have this externally plugged in tearing at the usb port. For now the majority of S6 users seem not to be very impressed by battery time. Maybe software improvements can make that better and the hardware has the potential to deliver equal running times, but for S6 users this promise is not yet fullfilled.
The plastic back of Samsung phone always were a pro argument for me and i did never understand why people cried for metal or glass bodies. A plastic back is light weight, very cheap replaceable. Never had a problem with that while other phones with metal bodies had poor connection strength.
Actually i bought the Note 4 yesterday from my carrier for 19,95€ with contract prolongation while a S6 (without edge) with 128GB would have cost me more than 340€ and S6edge+ will probably be even more expensive while having only 64GB and the Note not be available for Europa at all (at least for now). Paying 300-400€ more for a phone that has some technical advantages and a lot of disadvantages in usability and the promise that regarding battery time it might come close to the note 4 and some of the insufficiencies can be compensated, somehow. Sorry, I don't see this for me.
I think their new commercial slogan will be "Samsung, making decisions easy!".

Looking like no Note6 Edge

It's increasingly looking like no Edge 2... i say we all keep our Note Edges going and not buy another Samsung this year around aswell, to make the point to Samsung.

I was gonna do it anyways since I really do appreciate the features the Edge screen has and I am cheap, but lets not kid ourselves, we are small niche. Most people don't really research phones just the mainstream phones they see on ads. This community is small enough on XDA. I doubt they'll notice. I mean hell, their OTA updates since 4.4.4 have turned the Note Edge into Note 4. Unfortunately I think our little phone and group is all thats gonna be left of a cool experiment that got trashed by the stupid mainstream phone reviewers

The Note Edge was a testbed for the upcoming S6 Edge. There were a lot of references for the "Zero Project" (S6 codename) in the Note 4 and Note Edge code. Both (N4 and N Edge) had a unique design language that was started with the Galaxy Alpha (which was also the testbed for the Galaxy A series) and ended with these devices. Both were stuck in the same User Interface over all their major updates. Both devices were -sadly- released when Samsung was already planning a new era of devices. Easily forgettable devices for both consumers and the manufacturer itself. The S6 Edge Plus replaced what "Note Edge 2" should had been and I'm pretty sure that an S7 Edge Plus would be the third one. Lets face it: Why do you want a pen with a curved canvas?

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The Note Edge was a testbed for the upcoming S6 Edge. There were a lot of references for the "Zero Project" (S6 codename) in the Note 4 and Note Edge code. Both (N4 and N Edge) had a unique design language that was started with the Galaxy Alpha (which was also the testbed for the Galaxy A series) and ended with these devices. Both were stuck in the same User Interface over all their major updates. Both devices were -sadly- released when Samsung was already planning a new era of devices. Easily forgettable devices for both consumers and the manufacturer itself. The S6 Edge Plus replaced what "Note Edge 2" should had been and I'm pretty sure that an S7 Edge Plus would be the third one. Lets face it: Why do you want a pen with a curved canvas?
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For me it's been the best phone ever because of those two reasons

Yeah, I love my edge but see no future for me and Samsung. I will use this phone until my contract expires at the end of the year. It is not that hard for me as there is no real progress in technology I will miss out, isn't it? Maybe I will switch back to HTC..
zuz mobile / edge

galaxynote2 said:
The Note Edge was a testbed for the upcoming S6 Edge. There were a lot of references for the "Zero Project" (S6 codename) in the Note 4 and Note Edge code. Both (N4 and N Edge) had a unique design language that was started with the Galaxy Alpha (which was also the testbed for the Galaxy A series) and ended with these devices. Both were stuck in the same User Interface over all their major updates. Both devices were -sadly- released when Samsung was already planning a new era of devices. Easily forgettable devices for both consumers and the manufacturer itself. The S6 Edge Plus replaced what "Note Edge 2" should had been and I'm pretty sure that an S7 Edge Plus would be the third one. Lets face it: Why do you want a pen with a curved canvas?
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With a 5:10 screen ratio, S Pen and curved screen go together fine. Infact i much prefer the wider screen of my Note Edge, don't want to go back to skinny phones.

The Seperate screen is absolutely the best feature . The ability to multitask in this way is more productive than having multi screen!!! MARKETING BOYZ!!!

Sadly there are no more developers left for this phone. Everyone's developing roms for mainstream phones.

petethepete2000 said:
It's increasingly looking like no Edge 2... i say we all keep our Note Edges going and not buy another Samsung this year around aswell, to make the point to Samsung.
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Don't give up hope completely. There may be a second variant of Note 6 with curved edge. Not sure how good source is...
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/new...laxy-c5-galaxy-s7-active-leaked-online-835579

If rumors are repeated enough they become true...
http://www.theweek.co.uk/71388/samsung-galaxy-note-6-prices-specs-and-release-date

Just keepin the hope alive!
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/new...s-new-10nm-6gb-ram-edge-variant-tipped-840693

I'm waiting for the S10.
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Rumours suggest there will be

Need advice/help?

Im deciding on getting a android phone to be next to my iphone. i was wondering is s7 edge still worth getting and can anyone tell me if the coral blue color variant looks to girly or does it look different in person.

The S7E is a great device. Especially with the good prices available right now since the S8 has been released. And now android 7 nougat is available so it's running one of newest versions (only 7.0 is available the newest is 7.1.2 I think and android 8.0 will be out this year but who knows when or if that will make its way to the S7E)
The coral color is powder blue. It's not girly to me... I have the gold one, and giving the choice I'd get the coral blue or black. But honestly ones you put a case or sticker (like d brands) you won't see much of the color anyway.
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I would say wait until the Note "8". S7 Edge lacks in the memory, feel in your hands not quit so good and getting to show its age compare what is coming out this year (small main (internal) storage space is one of many things that is lacking compare to devices coming out this year)..
S8+ is more in line with today's technology. But!!! The feel in the hands is not much better than 7s Edge (little better but not much). In fact I was very extremely disappointed with the feel of S8+ in my hands compare the way the Note 7 felt in my hands. So I am hoping Note "8" will have more closely feel of the Note 7. Otherwise S8+ seems to give a feel somewhat larger and with more technology improvements over S7 Edge. Still the Note "8' will be more worth waiting for rather than getting the S8+ now or at this point to be stuck with S7 Edge for a couple of years.
If you are going from iPhone (iOS) to Android it is best to for the top end Android device if you don't want to be disappointed. Which is the reason I say wait for the Galaxy Note "8".
All in All, you are not saving money going with Android device vs iPhone (iOS). In order to get the experience one expects one needs to go for the top end device of current year. Not a lower end version or a last year high end device. This goes the same with iPhone (iOS) as well as for Android.

My girl is an ios user (i know i know i failed). Her iPhone 6 is only as good as my s5 as far as speed goes. Her camera is comparable to mu old S6. You can buy last year's flagship and be perfectly happy with it.
Yes when your a flashaholic and love getting into the root Files and tweaking it all you will see differences in performance, but a normal person wouldn't notice the difference between a S6 edge plus and a S7 edge...
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